How China Beat the U.S. at Its Own EV Game
As imports from China rise, the native auto industry will whither at a time when a new auto industry is being born. Call it an opportunity lost.
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Solar Tariffs Were Supposed to Ruin the Solar Business. They Didn’t, ITC Concludes.
Section 201 solar safeguard tariffs were supposed to ruin the solar business and completely stall deployment of solar on rooftops and vacant fields controlled by electric utility companies. But according to a U.S. government report, they did nothing of the sort.
CPA Applauds Letter from Senators Ossoff, Brown, Rubio, Rev. Warnock Calling for Increased Tariffs on Imported Chinese Solar Products
The Senators argued China’s heavily subsidized products are hurting U.S. efforts to reshore domestic solar manufacturing — a key energy security goal.
Should China EV Battery Makers Get Government Funding?
Should the Chinese EV battery making company Gotion High-Tech get benefits under the Inflation Reduction Act? Rep. John Moolenaar wants to know.
Is China Overproducing Solar Again? IEA Report Says Yes.
The capacity for China to overproduce anything is legion. This is especially true for big ticket items sold around the world, from cars to steel to China’s top green tech product line – solar cells and modules.
Manchin Goes Scorched Earth On IRA EV Tax Credits
The Biden administration’s signature clean energy law, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), got its clock cleaned last week at a Senate Energy Committee hearing.
CPA Applauds Rubio-Miller Bill to Prohibit Chinese Companies from Receiving Inflation Reduction Act 45X Tax Credits
Congress must act to prohibit Chinese companies from receiving Inflation Reduction Act tax credits.
U.S. Solar Manufacturer Suniva Restarts Operations Thanks to Inflation Reduction Act Tax Credits
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today welcomed news that Suniva, the U.S.’s oldest and largest solar cell manufacturer, will restart operations next year , in part as a result of tax credits and domestic content provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), coupled with existing safeguard and enforcement mechanisms. CPA is…
U.S. Solar Industry Threatened by China’s Overproduction
Chinese solar manufacturers could take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credits by opening plants in the United States.
Sens. Manchin, Barrasso Sound Alarm On IRA Failings Related To EVs, Natural Resources
The leaders of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee grilled a government official on the EV batteries supply chain. From copper to EV battery minerals, the U.S. is way behind.
