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Miguel Afonso Caetano

"German media outlet Handelsblatt reported on Thursday that the recently escalated trade war between the U.S. and China is accelerating the negotiations between the European Union and the country led by Xi Jinping.

As expansion into the U.S. market appears increasingly unlikely, China is shifting its focus to negotiating with EU leaders to cancel the tariffs imposed late last year on all fully electric vehicles imported into Europe.

The European Commission began imposing provisional countervailing duties on Chinese EV imports on October 31, 2024, following an anti-subsidy probe launched in 2023.

The tariffs, which add to the EU’s standard 10% import duty, range from 7.8% on Tesla’s Shanghai-built vehicles to as high as 35.3% on models from state-owned SAIC Motor, which owns the MG brand. BYD and Geely face rates of 17.0% and 18.8%, respectively."

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EV · EU, China Accelerate Talks to Negotiate Minimum Prices on Imported EVs: reportGerman media outlet Handelsblatt reported on Thursday that the recently escalated trade war between the U.S. and China is accelerating the negotiations between the European Union and the country le…
#EU#China#EVs
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michael

10-Apr-2025
Global EV adoption fails to cut CO₂
Coal-fired power plants are among electricity sources - this has been troubling me too - if people buy more #EVs, the extra power needed will have to come from some reserve, and in most places that means #fossilFuels, as they're not going to build extra renewable capacity for the extra EVs. Only when
renewable energy is abundant and has reserves will the switch be reliably a bonus. eurekalert.org/news-releases/1
#science #ClimateCatastrophe

EurekAlert!Global EV adoption fails to cut CO₂The transition to electric vehicles won't reduce carbon emissions unless countries clean up their electricity grids.
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Alo Japan

alojapan.com/1243674/turmoil-a Turmoil at Tesla and the Challenges Facing Japan #Economy&Tech #ElonMusk #EVs #Japan #JapanNews #KokoKato #news #tesla The Donald Trump administration’s decision to impose a 25% tariff on imported automobiles delivers a major blow to Japan’s auto industry. As a cornerstone of the Japanese economy and a key source of foreign currency, the automotive sector plays a vital role. Japanese manufacturers currently account for nearly 40% of the U…

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Peter Nimmo

"Rules on #UK #car firms relaxed ahead of 2030 #petrol vehicles ban - BBC News"
One huge thing that government must do to get more people buying #EVs is to get more charging points installed. That includes on-street chargers outside homes with no driveways, and many more public charging places
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3xe7

Engineer assembles car doors in a car factory. She has brown hair tied into a ponytail and is wearing black top and jeans.
BBC NewsUK to relax electric car sale rules as Donald Trump's tariffs hitThe prime minister says measures will help the car industry but critics claim they are not enough.
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EV Curve Futurist

BYD is building a jaw-dropping 50 sq mile EV megacity in Zhengzhou—larger than San Francisco. It’s not just a factory; it’s a self-contained metropolis with homes, soccer fields, and 80,000 workers. A staggering display of scale, speed, and ambition in China’s EV takeover plan. #EVs #BEV #BYD

BYD is building something the world has never seen before—a colossal EV megacity in Zhengzhou, China, that spans an incredible 50 square miles, making it larger than the entire city of San Francisco. This isn’t just a factory—it’s a self-contained industrial metropolis. Once completed, it will be capable of producing over one million electric vehicles annually, putting even the world’s largest automotive facilities to shame. But what makes this project truly jaw-dropping is not just its production capacity—it’s the vision. BYD is creating a fully integrated ecosystem where work, life, and recreation coexist. The site includes high-rise residential buildings for its employees, soccer fields, tennis courts, and a wide range of amenities to support a vibrant community. Think of it as a futuristic company town—but on a scale that feels almost science fiction. Currently employing around 60,000 workers, BYD plans to grow that number to 80,000, turning this facility into a small city in its own right. The complex is being developed in eight phases, with the final stages now underway. Once operational, it will supercharge BYD’s already formidable position in the global EV race. This is China’s EV strategy in action: scale, speed, and state support, all rolled into one. While Western automakers struggle with transition timelines, BYD is out there building an empire—one electric car, one megafactory, one megacity at a time.
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