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European car and battery industries put \'made in Europe\' to the test

Europe\'s car industry has again called for an additional delay to electric vehicle battery rules of origin, putting confidence in Europe\'s industrial policy under scrutiny. T&E, Eurometaux and Cefic urged the EU executive to apply the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement rules as scheduled. The rules link tariff-free access to the British market to use of European-made batteries and cathode materials. Battery and materials groups say capacity will exceed required demand and want purchases, not delays.

Mobility

Xpeng posts record quarterly deliveries of 118,390 vehicles in third quarter

Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng delivered a record 118,390 vehicles in the third quarter, up 15 percent from the previous quarter and about 2 percent from a year earlier, Cleantechnica reported. September deliveries rose 5.5 percent from August to 41,256 units. Cumulative deliveries for January to September fell 9.2 percent from a year earlier to 284,367. Xpeng also expanded its charging network across China and opened its first megawatt-class ultra-fast charger in Hong Kong.

Industry

Clean energy fake news spreads in U.S., distorting narratives on EVs and wind power

False information about electric vehicles and renewable energy is making the United States\' transition to clean energy more difficult, an analyst wrote. Writer and researcher Carolyn Fortuna said distorted claims about climate science, EVs and wind power repeatedly spread and blur public risk perceptions about fossil fuels and clean technologies. She cited an internal email at the Energy Department and disputes over EV fires, offshore wind and whale deaths, and low-frequency turbine noise.