“With subsidies and a protected home market, CATL became extremely profitable… The effort has also made #China a giant in electric car #batteries. China has 14 times the #EV battery-making capacity of the U.S… CATL holds one-third of the global EV battery market.”🤔
“CATL’s biggest rival globally is LG, with a one-quarter share. At one time, CATL also faced a tough rival at home. BYD, based in the city of Shenzhen, boasted a big-name backer, the investor Warren E. Buffett.“ #China#competition#EV#batteries
“Unlike CATL, which has invested heavily in #lithium-#cobalt#batteries, BYD bet on traditional lithium batteries… BYD is now exploring production of its own lithium-cobalt batteries. But CATL is also manufacturing more batteries now w/o cobalt…”🤔 #EV#ESG#compliance#Congo
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“Some kits are being resold online. They appear to be Rapid Response antigen tests, the same brand being handed out by the province. Posters on Craigslist and TikTok were asking anywhere between $80 and $100 per box of five tests.”🤔 #COVID19#ConsumerProtection
“In March 2020, Ontario announced fines of up to $500,000 for those who raise prices significantly for ‘necessary goods’ which at the time included PPE, non-prescription medications to treat #COVID19 symptoms, personal hygiene products and disinfectants.”🤔 #ConsumerProtection