Mexico is emerging as a pivotal player in the near-shoring phenomenon, drawing attention from global investors and companies seeking to relocate from China.
The charging points will be installed over the next three years in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and six other major cities under the Shell Recharge brand.
Over 15% of the aluminum produced in China comes from Xinjiang, a region where the government has conducted a “long-running campaign of repression against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim communities.”
The Chinese auto industry is also trending down after carmakers were forced to delay the delivery of some vehicles due to a production issue with computing units made by Huawei.
Affected models include the 2023 versions of Tesla Model S, Model X and Model Y vehicles, based on a document published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration January 23.
BASF will arrange the recycling process for lithium-ion batteries produced by the group on its vans, buses and trucks, including the collection, packaging, transporting and recycling processes in European countries.
Trucking operators have been slow to invest in the vehicles because of concerns about cost and durability and a lack of battery-charging infrastructure to support trucks on long hauls.
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