Electronic Vehicles Archives - Green to Black https://greentoblack.org/category/electronic-vehicles/ Making the business case for environmental goals Wed, 06 Aug 2025 17:35:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/greentoblack.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Green-Bull.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Electronic Vehicles Archives - Green to Black https://greentoblack.org/category/electronic-vehicles/ 32 32 230171673 Driving Change: How the Chinese are Transforming Auto Markets in Brazil https://greentoblack.org/driving-change-how-the-chinese-are-transforming-auto-markets-in-brazil/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=driving-change-how-the-chinese-are-transforming-auto-markets-in-brazil Wed, 06 Aug 2025 17:29:40 +0000 https://greentoblack.org/?p=157 According to a recent article by Somini Sengupta published in The New York Times, multiple Chinese vehicle manufacturers have begun expanding into Brazil in the hope of transforming the automobile markets of Latin America. Companies such as BYD and Great WAll Motor have been making strides in EV technology, developing affordable vehicles with batteries capable...

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According to a recent article by Somini Sengupta published in The New York Times, multiple Chinese vehicle manufacturers have begun expanding into Brazil in the hope of transforming the automobile markets of Latin America. Companies such as BYD and Great WAll Motor have been making strides in EV technology, developing affordable vehicles with batteries capable of fully charging in just five minutes and with ranges comparable to premium-priced Teslas. This convenience combined with affordability makes these vehicles perfect for Brazil’s hydropower-focused, renewable electrical grid. The environmental benefits of this industrial shift are prominent. EVs charging on clean electricity could cut emissions drastically across Brazil’s 212 million person population. This move began to pick up when BYD took over Ford’s factory near São Paulo, and Great Wall Motors acquired a Mercedes-Benz’s facility. While legacy automakers are struggling with EV development, Chinese companies have invested heavily in groundbreaking technology and are thus gaining control over supply chains. The result is a surplus of affordable yet advanced vehicles bringing clean transportation to markets long dominated by fossil fuels. Given that the U.S. has almost entirely banned the importation of Chinese EVs and the Trump administration is continuing to pull away from EV and clean energy development, America is at great risk of losing its long-held leadership in what is currently the fastest-growing segment of the automotive industry. Chinese manufacturers have now achieved a 20% stake in Europe’s EV market and are continuing to establish manufacturing facilities globally as demonstrated by the factories they are establishing in Brazil. If this trend continues, American competitiveness in the clean energy economy will fall further into jeopardy.

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]]> 157 Tariff Talk: Graphite Mining and American EVs https://greentoblack.org/tariff-talk-graphite-mining-and-american-evs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tariff-talk-graphite-mining-and-american-evs Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:16:41 +0000 https://greentoblack.org/?p=145 The Trump administration has announced 93.5 percent tariffs on Chinese refined graphite, the typical anode component in electric vehicle batteries. According to a New York Times article by Jack Ewing published on 7/17/2025, this decision, combined with the elimination of tax credits for EV purchases and leases, will likely increase vehicle prices and reduce accessibility...

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The Trump administration has announced 93.5 percent tariffs on Chinese refined graphite, the typical anode component in electric vehicle batteries. According to a New York Times article by Jack Ewing published on 7/17/2025, this decision, combined with the elimination of tax credits for EV purchases and leases, will likely increase vehicle prices and reduce accessibility for average consumers. This policy has created immediate hurdles for the green energy transition and multiple American businesses. The tariffs will impact American car manufacturers who have EV models, including Ford Motor and Tesla, as well as local battery suppliers like Panasonic and LG Energy Solution. The timing of this announcement is most concerning, however, to Panasonic, as they recently established a new factory in De Soto, Kansas with 4,000 employees whose futures are now in jeopardy. The ultimate effects are slightly more complex, however; while the short-term effect is adverse to both the EV market and American workers, these tariffs, as tariffs are intended to do, could actually result in greater U.S. disconnection from the Chinese supply chain. The policy will likely incentivize American companies to invest in domestic graphite mining or synthetic production using hydrocarbons here in the U.S. If successful, this could create domestic employment opportunities and investment opportunities while also eliminating the environmental costs currently coming from international shipping. The question is simply how quickly American industry can adapt to meet demand while maintaining competitive prices, and whether the inevitable short-term disruption will hinder the administration’s claimed goals of energy independence and domestic manufacturing growth.

 

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