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Ukraine exempts Starlink from VAT; customs duty;

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Ukraine’s Cabinet declared Starlink satellite equipment exempt from VAT and customs duty, The Kyiv Independent reported, adding that Starlink has been crucial for providing communications for the Ukrainian military. The subscription price in Ukraine increased from 60$ to 75$. The financial situation is not good here.

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EPA issues emergency fuel waiver for E15 sales

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Specifically, the regulations require parties upstream of retailers and wholesale purchaser-consumers to turn over their storage tanks to low volatility summer gasoline and stop selling higher volatility winter gasoline by 1 May so that retailers and wholesale purchaser-consumers can meet the applicable low volatility gasoline standards by 1 June.

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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The detailed report— Need Nickel? Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance.

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Rivian reaffirms ~25K production goal for 2022, reports solid demand despite price increase

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“Additionally, we recorded a lower cost [sic] or net realizable value (“LCNRV”) adjustment to reflect the amount we anticipate receiving upon vehicle sale (after considering future costs necessary to ready the inventory for sale) and losses on firm purchase commitments. Rivian links supply chain woes to ongoing Ukraine-Russian war.

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Tesla increases price of base Model 3 in Germany by €7,000

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Rivian links supply chain woes to ongoing Ukraine-Russian war. Buyers who purchase an electric vehicle are eligible for up to €9,000 ($9,871.88) in subsidies, depending on the net price of the car they bought.

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Biden Administration announces $3bn plan for U.S.-based EV battery manufacturing

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The Biden Administration made a massive push toward the eventual domestication of the electric vehicle supply chain in the United States on Monday. Electric vehicle manufacturing has boosted globally, but the United States is working toward making more parts of the supply chain available in the U.S. billion plan to boost U.S.-based

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Mercedes breaks ground on new battery recycling facility in Germany

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This is achieved through a mix of solar energy installed at the facility and green energy purchased from the grid. “Crises such as the corona pandemic or the brutal Russian war of aggression against Ukraine have clearly demonstrated our dependence on supply chains and primary raw materials. .