New rules take aim at Chinese brands but will also affect European marques imported from China Just days after European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s speech about Chinese electric carmakers’ predatory pricing practices, France is running with her words. Paris has redefined the criteria for the country’s electric vehicle incentives – cash of up…
PHEVs a gateway drug for newcomers to the electrified automobile world Even as the number of makes and models of full electric cars (BEV) on offer around the world balloons shoppers appear to be increasingly flocking to plug-in hybrids (PHEV). PHEVs offer, in a way, a bridging technology (or a gateway drug) for newcomers to…
Consumers should make the choice, not be forced by government UK prime minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday announced that a long-standing policy on the ban on the sale of internal combustion engines by 2030 will now be pushed out until 2035. The prime minister said the change was being made to give people more time…
Interest extremely high with five times more bids than base issue LG Energy Solution (LGES) will be accelerating its already rapid expansion after the South Korean battery producer raised $1 billion through its first global so-called green bond issue. Interest was high with the bonds priced 40 basis points below LGES’s forecast after the firm…
Largest ever delegation of Chinese companies descend on Munich auto expo Chinese vehicles – more specifically Chinese electric cars – stole the show at the 2023 IAA Mobility exhibition held in Munich last week. About 50 Chinese companies traveled to the expo, which is typically a showcase for German industrial prowess and the future of…
Chinese dominance of the mine-to-megawatt supply chain The $430 billion US Inflation Reduction Act has a lit a fire under US plans to build battery factories onshore and establish a global supply chain for electric cars with the help of friendly countries. The EU’s response, the Green Industrial Plan, is equally ambitious and no less…
Hesitant EV buyers continue to flock to PHEVs in all key markets Even as the number of makes and models of full battery electric cars (“BEVs”) on offer expands rapidly, hesitant buyers continue to flock to plug-in-hybrid electric vehicles (“PHEVs”) in all key demand markets. PHEVs represented some 22% of the global electric car market…
Over 300 attendees and participants from all corners of the globe Earlier this month, Adamas managing director Ryan Castilloux spoke at the 27th Rare Earth Permanent Magnet (“REPM”) workshop hosted at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. The workshop, which first convened in 1976 in Dayton, Ohio, saw over 300 attendees and participants turn…
