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#electricvehicles

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The Japan Times

Labor prosecutors in Brazil are suing Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD and two contractors over allegations of slave labor and human trafficking at the construction site of a manufacturing plant in the country. japantimes.co.jp/business/2025 #business #companies #brazil #china #electricvehicles #carmakers #byd

The Japan Times · Brazil sues EV giant BYD over ‘slavery’ conditions at plantBy Leonardo Lara
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Bruce MacDonald

"In an example of the cutthroat rivalry between carmakers, Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD announced at the weekend that it would cut the prices of more than 20 of its models.

"The move brings the price of its cheapest car, the Seagull EV, to as low as 55,800 yuan ($7,745; £5,700).
bbc.com/news/articles/c8jgrl1w"

The Volvo EX90, featuring the new QNX software, is showcased inside the Convention Center during CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on 9 January, 2025.
www.bbc.comChinese-owned Volvo Cars to cut 3,000 jobsThe firm's boss pointed to the "challenging period" faced by the industry as a reason for the layoffs.
#cars#ElectricVehicles
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Voting is Your POWER

General Motors announced potentially groundbreaking new battery tech that not only has 30 percent more energy density at the existing production cost for cells but also would circumvent China's stranglehold on intellectual property for EV batteries. #battery #ElectricVehicles #climate #ClimateChange #environment #ev

wired.com/story/gms-new-batter

WIRED · GM's New Battery Tech Could Be a Breakthrough for Affordable EVsBy John Voelcker
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Bruce Mirken

No, #Republicans won't succeed in killing #ElectricVehicles , but if their proposals go through, "they will diminish the US auto industry globally, leading to job losses and surrendering one of the jewels in the crown of American industry to China, where there is no similar effort to destroy its own rapidly growing domestic #EV industry." electrek.co/2025/05/24/republi

Electrek · Republicans won’t defeat EVs – but in fighting them, may kill US auto industryBy Jameson Dow
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