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Gotion’s Colossal Battery Factory In Michigan Is Dead

The State of Michigan has canceled a giant factory that would have brought cutting-edge battery technology to America.

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Vulnerable candidates get creative as they vie for climate votes - Roll Call

Candidates in tight congressional races are staking territory outside political norms as they clash over energy and environmental policy.

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US Lawmakers Question Chinese Investment In Michigan Battery Plant

Controversy over Chinese investment in U.S. as Gotion plans .36 billion factory in Michigan, raising national security concerns.

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Chinese businesses hoping to expand in the US and bring jobs face uncertainty and suspicion

In 2022, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer welcomed a Chinese battery company’s plan to build a $2.36 billion factory and bring a couple thousand jobs to Big Rapids

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This Is The Most Direct Threat Yet That Elon Musk Could Quit Tesla

Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm wrote an assertive letter urging investors to approve Musk's fat paycheck and move the company's legal domicile to Texas.

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The China-linked EV battery mega factory dividing a US township

Michigan factory making battery components for electric cars may offer an economic lifeline, but for some residents there’s a problem: the parent company is in China

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Battery-Maker Gotion Rebuked Over Late Disclosure of Planned U.S. Factory

Company gets a black mark on its compliance record for taking too long to inform China’s securities regulator about its deal to build the plant

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Education tax credit veto referendum on 2024 ballot in Nebraska

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Republican hysteria over Chinese electric vehicle battery plant makes no sense

Elements of the far right have essentially claimed that Communists are using taxpayer funds to build some sort of spy base or to promote the Chinese Communist Party’s activities in Manteno.

Chicago Sun-Times

Battery-Maker Gotion Switches On Germany Factory

The Chinese firm’s Göttingen-based plant expects to begin delivering battery packs for vehicles and energy storage systems in October

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Gotion To Build $2 Billion EV Battery Factory In Illinois

Gotion High-tech Co, one of the largest Chinese EV lithium-ion battery manufacturers, will build its first battery factory in the United States.

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Illinois lands Chinese EV battery plant as Pritzker, Duckworth seek more deals with Asian companies

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth are trying to seal deals with Asian companies — the governor with a direct line of communication with business heads, and Duckworth with two Asian trips under her belt this year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Critic of Chinese battery plant in Michigan once lobbied for Chinese lumber company

LANSING, Mich. — Former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, one of the most vocal critics of the push to bring a Chinese battery manufacturer's plant to Northern Michigan, lobbied a decade ago on behalf of a Chinese lumber and plywood company.

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Feds decline review of Chinese battery plant plans in Michigan, company says

Federal regulators have concluded they don't have the proper jurisdiction to conduct a review of a planned $2.4 billion Chinese battery part manufacturing plant in Big Rapids, Michigan, the company said in a Tuesday statement in which they committed to moving forward with the project.

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China-Based Gotion Unveils 621-Mile Battery, Mass Production To Begin Next Year

With mass production set to begin in 2024, the new battery has already passed all the necessary safety tests and that it can potentially last for up to 4,000 charge-discharge cycles.

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Michigan committee gives $175 million for EV battery plant

Michigan's Senate Appropriations committee has narrowly approved giving $175 million in state funds to a factory planned by Chinese manufacturer Gotion in northern Michigan

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Report: Gotion Might Build EV Battery Plant In Michigan

A new battery gigafactory might be built in Michigan, according to an application submitted to the state by The Right Place - economic development agency.

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More On US LFP Battery Production Deal With 'Mystery' Automaker

Gotion High-Tech is working on a deal to supply 200 GWh of LFP battery cells to a "large US automaker." Gotion's US headquarters is on Kato Road in Fremont, CA.

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