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What has been making the headlines in HEV TCP member countries?

🇦🇹 AUSTRIA

  • Volkswagen's $492M investment to develop Scout EVs in Austria.
  • Largest EV automated charging project launches in Austria

🇧🇪 BELGIUM

  • Volvo expands EV production of the EX30 to Belgium
  • Expanding charging network in Brussels, with plans underway to install 1,200 new charging points by 2024

🇨🇦 CANADA

  • Rethinking EV charging strategy as Canada considers a shift in its strategy for building EV charging stations.
  • New mines needed for EV metals to meet domestic demand in Canada and the US China.

🇨🇳 CHINA

  • Record exports to EU as China surpasses the $2 billion mark, triggering an EU investigation into alleged subsidies to Chinese EV makers.
  • Battery swapping partnership as Chinese automakers Nio and Geely sign a strategic partnership.

🇩🇰 DENMARK

  • EV tax rise delayed in Denmark as part of a budget deal.
  • Danfoss e-truck fleet expands as Volvo delivers three heavy-duty line-haul electric trucks.

🇫🇮 FINLAND

  • End of EV charging subsidies announced in Finland.
  • New battery materials factory announced as Chinese firm Ningbo Shanshan plans to build a €1.3 billion battery-materials factory in Finland.

🇧🇱 FRANCE

  • France introduces changes to electric car grants and aims to discourage the buying of Chinese EVs through strategic measures.
  • New funding for EV charging announced, with France aiming to have over 400,000 charging points on its road network by 2030, including 50,000 fast charging points.

🇩🇪 GERMANY

  • €1.8 billion allocated to commercial charging station operators by the German Government for building 8,000 new fast charging points.
  • Fast-charging is to be mandated at 80% of service stations, as Germany announces plans to become the first country in Europe to introduce this new law.

🇮🇪 IRELAND

  • Ireland plans to abolish toll discounts for electric and low-emission vehicles by the end of 2023, impacting the cost incentives for EV users.
  • Almost half of all newly-registered vehicles in Ireland are electric or hybrid.

🇮🇹 ITALY

  • Stellantis opens its first Battery Technology Centre in Italy, highlighting the country's role in advancing EV technology.
  • Joint venture for installing EV charging stations across service areas in Italy is launched by Italian petrol pumps group IP and Macquarie Capital.

🇳🇴 NORWAY

  • Volkswagen announces EV-only strategy for Norway, confirming that new combustion-powered models will not be available from 2024.
  • Huge phosphate deposits are discovered in Norway, potentially supplying materials for EV batteries for the next 50 years.

🇰🇷 REPUBLIC OF KOREA

  • Polestar 4 vehicles to be produced in Busan, with Polestar, Geely Group, and Renault Korea Motors announcing collaborative efforts in the electric vehicle sector.
  • Temporary subsidies to boost EV sales are introduced by the Korean government amid a slowdown in the market.

🇪🇸 SPAIN

  • Spain extends its EV subsidy of up to €9,000 by seven months, encouraging continued adoption of electric vehicles.
  • €100 million of EU subsidies for electric battery assembly lines and three gigafactories in Spain.

🇸🇪 SWEDEN

  • NorthVolt announces a new sodium-ion battery that could remove global dependence on lithium, cobalt and nickel.
  • BBC visit an electric road demonstration project in southern Sweden.

🇨🇭 SWITZERLAND

  • Tax exemption for EVs to be removed from 2024 by the Swiss Federal Council.
  • Partial driving bans for electric cars in the event of a power shortage is considered in an ordinance by the Swiss Federal Council, leading to rumours of an EV driving ban.

🇧🇶 THE NETHERLANDS

  • €125 million subsidies to promote hydrogen-powered transport allocated by the Netherlands government.
  • Ride-share cars as a grid battery to be demonstrated in a world-first programme in Utrecht.

🇬🇧 UNITED KINGDOM

  • New ZEV mandate enters into law, postponing the proposed 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 5-years.
  • Nissan triples its investment in EV production in the UK, delivering up to £2 billion to produce two new electric vehicle models in Sunderland.

🇺🇸 UNITED STATES

  • $100 million to repair and replace EV charging infrastructure announced by the Biden-Harris Administration.
  • Temporary exemption from new regulations for battery materials sourced from abroad considered by the US government.
  • Standardized Minimum Required Error Codes proposed for the North American EV charging ecosystem.