Electric Vehicles

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https://carnewschina.com/2025/04/23/all-new-lexus-es-ev-makes-global-debut-at-2025-shanghai-auto-show/

more new models for battery swapping with automakers including FAW, Changan, BAIC, Chery and GAC.

Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto has planted multiple concept versions of its EV on the streets of California.

Leading supplier says Shenxing cells can achieve 520km range compared with BYD’s 470km https://archive.is/bAJGG

In 2024, Bolivia’s state-owned lithium company, signed contracts worth a combined $2 billion with Russian and Chinese companies to mine lithium from Salar de Uyuni in the country’s southwest.

Local communities already experiencing water shortages say they’re concerned the projects will divert large amounts of freshwater from agricultural lands.

Experts have pointed out inconsistencies with the contracts, including the lack of environmental impact assessments required under Bolivian law, and the lack of community consultation.

Bolivia holds an estimated 23 million metric tons of lithium reserves, or about a fifth of the global total, which is in growing demand for production of electric vehicle batteries.

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