The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the inquiry amid growing concern about China’s dominance over electric vehicles.
Even as China’s other exports falter, its carmakers are seeing big increases in overseas sales, mainly for gasoline-powered models.
Much of the world’s economic fate hangs on the speed and scale of the green transition.
The fate of Indonesia’s unrivaled stocks of nickel — a critical mineral used to make batteries for electric vehicles — is caught in the conflict between the United States and China.
The factory, made possible by government subsidies, could produce nearly half of the electric-car batteries needed in Britain by 2030.
The factory, made possible by government subsidies, could produce nearly half of the electric-car batteries needed in Britain by 2030.
With few exceptions, you either let yourself learn from your competitors, or you fail to compete with them at all.
No country has had more export success than China. But Beijing faces risks in turning to the tested method of selling more abroad.
About 80 percent of new cars sold in Norway are battery-powered. As a result, the air is cleaner, the streets are quieter and the grid hasn’t collapsed. But problems with unreliable chargers persist.
The oil industry enjoyed record profits in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine, but the prices of oil and natural gas have fallen sharply in recent months.