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Spotlight: Electric Vehicles (EVs)

Kathari News coverage of electric vehicles (EVs) comprises the full range of zero emission vehicles (ZEV) including China’s “new energy vehicles” (NEV), battery electric vehicles (BEV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), range extending hybrid electric vehicles (REEV) and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV).

FILE PHOTO: Flags of European Union and China are pictured during the China-EU summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee//File Photo
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China autos group ‘strongly dissatisfied’ with EU anti-subsidy tariffs

The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) is "strongly dissatisfied" with anti-subsidy tariffs proposed by the European Union.

FILE PHOTO: A man tests Cognac in a cellar at the Remy Martin factory in Cognac, France, November 21, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo
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China cognac probe is a reaction to EU car tariffs, says Hennessy owner LVMH

China announced plans for a hearing on European brandy imports on the same day the European Commission's provisional tariffs on Chinese-made EVs took...

FILE PHOTO: A staff member hands an umbrella to a man outside a store of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio at the company's manufacturing base in Hefei, Anhui province, China June 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ellen Zhang/FIle Photo
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Nio CFO Feng steps down, EV maker appoints insider as successor

EV maker Nio said on Friday Steven Wei Feng has stepped down as its CFO, effective immediately, citing personal reasons

FILE PHOTO: A general view of BYD's first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing regional EV market, in Rayong, Thailand, July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
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BYD’s steep EV discounting in Thailand sparks backlash, PM seeks assurances

Thailand's consumer protection agency has initiated a probe into discounting by BYD dealers that left some buyers feeling they overpaid

FILE PHOTO: Tesla Model Y on display at the Everything Electric exhibition at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention centre in London, Britain, March 28, 2024.  REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
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Several Chinese state firms in Shanghai buy Tesla Model Y cars

Several state-owned firms in Shanghai have recently purchased Tesla Model Y as service cars, a local government statement said on Friday

FILE PHOTO: A staff member cleans a display showing the locations of battery maker CATL's production bases, at the CATL booth during the first China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, China November 28, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
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How China’s EV battery makers stack up in energy storage

China's electric vehicle battery giants CATL and BYD are eyeing the growing market for stationary energy storage

FILE PHOTO: A general view of visitors looking at models from BYD, a Chinese automobile manufacturer, during an event a day ahead of the official opening of the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon/File Photo
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China steps up pressure with EU brandy probe hearing as EV tariffs begin

China has repeatedly called on the European Union to cancel its tariffs, expressing a willingness to negotiate.

China has spearheaded a targeted industrial strategy to boost its EV sector, pouring vast state funds into domestic firms (AFP)
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Why are Chinese EVs facing EU scrutiny and tariffs?

Beijing has yet to react but a Chinese trade group condemned the bloc's "protectionism".

Brussels launched an investigation last year into Chinese manufacturers to probe whether state subsidies unfairly undercut European automakers (AFP)
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EU slaps Chinese electric cars with tariffs of up to 38%

The EU on Thursday slapped extra provisional duties of up to 38% on Chinese electric car imports because of "unfair" state subsidies

FILE PHOTO: A poster for an MG-4 EV, a brand of Chinese state-owned carmaker SAIC, is displayed at a car showroom in Santander, Spain, June 13, 2024. REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo
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What happens next in the EU investigation into Chinese EVs?

EU regulators will impose provisional duties on Chinese-made EVs imported into the European Union from Friday

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