GreenergyDaily
Aug. 27, 2024
1. Canada is reportedly planning to impose new tariffs on electric vehicles from China, following moves by the US and the EU. The Canadian government plans to announce a 100% levy on EVs from China and 25% on steel and aluminum, according to Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to unveil the policy in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2. According to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China plans to develop 5,095 green factories, 371 green industry parks, 605 supply chain management enterprises, and approximately 35,000 green products.
3. In the first 7 months, China's actual use of foreign investment in the high-tech manufacturing amounted to RMB 69.58 billion, which accounted for 12.9% of the nation's total actual use of foreign capital, marking a 2.6 percentage points increase compared to same period last year.
4. Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has signed an agreement with Huawei to use the Chinese tech conglomerate's advanced autonomous driving system in its off-road Fangchengbao EVs, Huawei said on Tuesday. The Bao 8 SUV under the Fangchengbao lineup will be the first BYD model to sport Huawei's Qiankun intelligent driving system and go on sale later this year.
5. China has issued a total of 16,000 autonomous driving test licenses so far, the Ministry of Public Security said today. Some 32,000 km of roads nationwide have been opened for self-driving vehicle testing.
6. In the first seven months of this year, the value of Shenzhen's New Energy Vehicle exports reached 15.15 billion yuan (approximately US$2.13 billion), marking an impressive year-on-year increase of 50.8%, according to Shenzhen Customs statistics.
7. In the first half of 2024, China's lithium-ion battery industry continued the growth trend. According to the lithium battery industry standardized announcement of enterprise information and industry associations, the first half of the country's total output of lithium batteries 480GWh, an increase of 20% year-on-year.
8. The Chinese Embassy in Canada expressed on Monday its strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition against the Canadian government's action to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, which is typical trade protectionism and politically motivated, noting China will take all necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.
9. A China-led international scientific expedition on the ecological environment of the Aral Sea kicked off in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, aimed at addressing ecological crisis and jointly promoting green innovation cooperation in the region.
10. QatarEnergy agreed to a 15-year deal with Kuwait Petroleum Corp. for the supply of up to 3 million tonnes/year of LNG. QatarEnergy has agreed to a 15-year deal with Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC) for the supply of up to 3 million tonnes/year (tpy) of LNG to the State of Kuwait.
