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Here’s what to know about Europe’s new vote on Chinese tariffs

November 4, 2024
It’s official: The European Union is moving ahead with increased tariffs on Chinese-made EVs to as much as 45.3% – in an effort to save its auto industry from total demise. Question is, will it even matter to a powerhouse like BYD? After more than a year of investigations into what it suspects are unfair subsidies on Chinese-built electric vehicles, the EU’s Official Journal announced that…
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New 400-mile 2024 Chevy Silverado EV Work Trucks now cost same as used

October 30, 2024
A number of Chevrolet dealers across the nation are advertising a new 2024 Silverado EV in 3WT trim at around $60K, which is close to where Hertz is pricing year-old low-mileage examples of the fully electric pickup that are being culled from its rental fleet. At $74,900, including destination, the Silverado EV 3WT is perhaps a bit pricey. Fortunately, Chevrolet is offering its $7500 Ultium…
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Uber is offering customers rides in the Lotus Eletre for a chance to win free rides for a decade

October 28, 2024
To promote emissions-free rides in the UK, Uber has teamed up with Lotus to deploy a fleet of the latter’s Eletre Hyper EVs around London. Now through the end of November, London commuters can book a ride in an Eletre by selecting Uber Green in their app. Better yet, the rider who saves the most emissions will win free Uber Green rides for the next ten years. The Lotus Eletre is a new…
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Arkansas may be sitting on 19 million tons of lithium

October 24, 2024
Researchers now estimate how much “white gold” may be found in southern Arkansas’s vast lithium reserves: up to 19 million tons, or enough to meet the projected 2030 world demand nine times over. United States Geological Survey (USGS) researchers used water testing and machine learning to get an estimate of what might be found in an underground brine in the Smackover Formation in southern…
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