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Well, EVs do need fluids, so they may as well develop E friendly ones.
How Shell May Speed The Transition To Electric Transportation

Yeah! GM now sees tesla wisdom - years after the fact - but still .... partnering with Korea to build batteries - (instead of gas burners) for their future cars! Go GM!
Just when you think they're down & out ... they go & show of that they see the writing on the wall ...
GM and LG to Partner on Battery Factory - Tesla Motors Club

i just wish Toyota would expand their battery capacity - where they are currently being forced to go 100% ev
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So Japanese hybrids are the fastest growing car market segment in China.

I find it interesting that Chinese EV makers are using LiFePO4 for their EV batteries which has much longer cycle life. But range anxiety is still a concern.

Japanese hybrids are beating the slump in China’s car market

"Sales of Japanese brands’ hybrids have risen about 30% this year in China to more than 220,000, making the vehicles one of the fastest-growing market segment, according to the association. Japanese carmakers control about 99% of the traditional hybrid market in China, according to numbers from consultancy WAYS Information Technology Co. that exclude plug-in vehicles.

Among the reasons shoppers are going for hybrids is range anxiety — the fear that an electric car’s battery runs out and leaves the driver stranded. China’s charging infrastructure is in early...