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No Tech Transfer Requirements in Chinese-European Battery Partnerships Despite EU Subsidies — Study
External experts commissioned by T&E find no EU-wide or national requirements on technology transfer and breaches of air pollution rules from battery factories in Poland and Hungary. T&E calls on clear foreign investment rules and a comprehensive European strategy for battery supply chains. Despite receiving €900 million in state aid … [continued]
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The Wheels Are Already Coming Off The Honda-Nissan Merger Plan
Talks between Honda and Nissan are at an impasse according to reports in the Japanese press, and could fall apart this month.
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Canadian Transit “Think” Tank Presenting Fluff & Denials To Mississauga Council
Over a couple of the last months of 2024, part of my time was spent looking at the bizarre situation of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC). That’s resurfaced, as the Mississauga hydrogen bus trial is going forward despite having zero merit, and CUTRIC’s founder and head … [continued]
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Dwindling List Of EVTOL Firms Shrinks Further
The inevitable is occurring in the dead end space of Jetsons urban air mobility fantasies. Two more origami rotorcraft have left the vertiport for the great airplane graveyard in the sky as Volocopter disappears and Airbus drops its program. Volocopter was founded in 2011 in Bruchsal, Germany. Initially named e-Volo, … [continued]
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2024 Is Over, And Legacy Auto Could Be Doomed, But The ICE Is Not Yet Defeated
A few months ago, I wrote about a global peak ICEV fleet, and argued that we’re very close to it — perhaps even surpassed it by now. Despite the headline, I stand by that position, and that’s because the focus here is different: not about internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEV), … [continued]
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