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Nov 30, 2022, 11:39 PM

Australian Battery Metal Players Key To South Korea's EV Ambition

South Korea needs critical mineral supplies, having pledged to become a battery manufacturing powerhouse by 2030

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  Reuters | Nov 30, 2022

  Mazda unveils $11 Billion EV Spending Plan, Considers Investing In Battery Production

  The company also raised its sales target for electric vehicles (EVs) to up to 40% of its total global sales by 2030

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  Reuters | Nov 30, 2022

  Germany To Spend 6.3 Billion Euros On Push For Electric Car Charging Points

  The plan envisages a 14-fold increase in the number of charging stations, climbing to 1 million by 2030 from around 70,000 now. It would focus on building them in local municipalities which are currently undersupplied.

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  Reuters | Nov 30, 2022

  Mercedes Signs 1.5 Billion Eur Deal With Rock Tech Lithium To Push E-Car Drive

  The deal allows the luxury carmaker to supply its battery partners with raw material, starting in 2026, including a qualification period, in order to rapidly scale up production of fully electric vehicles, it said in a statement.

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  Reuters | Nov 30, 2022

  Musk Says Pepsi To Receive Tesla's First Semi Trucks In December

  Tesla Inc is starting Semi electric commercial truck production and PepsiCo Inc will get the first deliveries on Dec. 1, the electric vehicle maker's chief Elon Musk tweeted on Thursday.

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  Reuters | Nov 30, 2022

  Tesla Has Considered Exporting EVs From Shanghai To US, Canada - Report

  Tesla has considered plans for exporting made-in-China electric vehicles to the United States and Canada.

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  Reuters | Nov 30, 2022

  Mercedes Cuts Some China Electric Car Prices, Shaking Shares

  Mercedes-Benz had cut prices on some of its EQE and EQS models in China due to changing market demand for top-end electric vehicles.

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  Reuters | Nov 30, 2022

  Japan To Seek U.S. Flexibility On EV Purchase Incentives, Kyodo Reports

  Japan will ask the United States to be more flexible on EV purchase incentives for non-American carmakers.

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  Reuters | Nov 30, 2022

  VW's SEAT Says Spain's Subsidy For Battery Plant, EV Production 'Not Sufficient'

  The chief of Volkswagen's Spanish unit SEAT said the subsidies offered by Spanish authorities for a battery factory construction and electric vehicle production "is not sufficient", but voiced optimism about finding a solution.

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