First up, economist Phillip Pilkington:
2/ The paper notes that most of the decline in use is due to industry paring back. With prices so high, gas usage is disincentivised. pic.twitter.com/pTceExjWQo
— Philip Pilkington (@philippilk) December 5, 2022
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And from Mining.com, December 2:
Volkswagen searches for battery cell plant sites in Canada
Volkswagen AG has begun searching for a site in Canada where to build its first battery cell factory in North America, a part of the German carmaker’s planned expansion of its electric vehicle (EVs) battery business outside Europe.
Canadian Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne signed the document — described as an addendum to a memorandum of understanding inked with VW in August this year — during his visit to Germany.
The search will be headed by Volkswagen’s battery unit, known as PowerCo, and will take into account the availability of enough sources of renewable energy to power the plant.....
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November 30: "VW warns soaring EU energy costs render battery plants unviable"
