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FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows BYD electric vehicles (EV) before being loaded onto the "BYD Explorer No.1" roll-on, roll-off vehicle carrier for export to Brazil, at the port of Lianyungang in Jiangsu province, China April 25, 2024. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
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Four-month window for EU-China talks before EV tariffs become permanent

There is a four-month window during which the tariffs are provisional and intensive talks are expected to continue between the two sides.

Visitors wearing face masks check a China-made Tesla Model Y sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the electric vehicle maker's showroom in Beijing, China January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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Tesla cars for first time on Chinese government purchase list

Tesla Model Y was included in a list of electric and plug-in hybrid models that government in China can purchase as a service...

BYD is China's dominant electric vehicle maker but is looking to expand overseas (AFP)
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China’s BYD opens EV plant in Thailand despite slowdown, tariff row

China's EV giant BYD opened a factory in Thailand on Thursday, hours before the European Union imposed swingeing tariffs on Chinese EV firms

China's BYD opens its first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing regional EV market, in Rayong, Thailand, July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
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China’s BYD opens EV factory in Thailand, first in Southeast Asia

The facility is worth $490 million and will have a production capacity of 150,000 vehicles per year.

FILE PHOTO: Nissan Motor's electric vehicle (EV) model Sakura is being charged at a charging station in Yokohama, Japan, November 3, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
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Nissan, Honda consider partnering on software, charging infrastructure: Nikkei

The automakers are looking to jointly develop the operating system that controls cars in a bid to bring down costs.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a car logo of Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery at a dealership in Vladivostok, Russia, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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Carmakers respond to EU tariffs on Chinese-made EVs

With the EU extra duties on Chinese-made EVs expected to take effect on Thursday, some carmakers have decided on counter measures

FILE PHOTO: A Fiat 500 electric car is displayed at a showroom of a car dealer in Rome, Italy, November 9, 2023. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane//File Photo
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Carmaker Stellantis joins forces with France’s CEA for EV battery research

Stellantis announced on Wednesday a partnership with the French state's CEA research organisation to work on next gen battery cells for EVs

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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EU governments hesitant on Chinese EV tariffs as trade spat escalates

EU countries are wavering over whether to back additional tariffs on Chinese-built EVs, as Beijing threatens wide-ranging retaliation

People inspect electric vehicles made by Chinese automaker BYD during an auto fair in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Investment in electric vehicle manufacturing is booming in Morocco, a country that neighbors Europe and enjoys a free trade agreement with the United States. That's partially because Chinese firms see it as a side door to access the U.S. market and new Biden administration subsidies designed to shut them out. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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EV boom: Morocco gains from US-China trade dynamics

Chinese manufacturers have announced plans for new factories to make parts for EVs that may qualify for $7,500 credits to car buyers in...

FILE PHOTO: Tesla's Model 3 is displayed 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/Angelika Warmuth/File Photo
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Analysis: Rough road ahead for US EV makers despite upbeat quarterly sales

Demand for EVs has grown more slowly than expected due to high borrowing costs, economic uncertainty and consumer preference for gasoline-electric hybrids.

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