EV and battery thread, page-27

"A French plan to revive the battered auto and aeronautics industries is taking shape after Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire pledged support measures by the end of June, including incentives to buy electric cars.“We want to support, via demand, vehicles that emit the lowest amount of carbon dioxide, in particular electric vehicles,” Le Maire said on CNEWS television Friday. “The role of the state is precisely to encourage going in this direction so that we have a high-performance and green automobile industry.”"

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-14/france-to-unveil-aid-packages-for-auto-aeronautics-industries

"Tesla picks Austin, Tulsa as finalists for new US factory"

https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passenger-vehicle/cars/tesla-picks-austin-tulsa-as-finalists-for-new-us-factory/75769454

EV registrations in NO+NE+SP in April 2020 are at 3,235 so far vs 11,733 in 2019. There will probably be a decline but since there is always an end of month push I make a random estimate of 8,500 registrations by the end of the month.

https://eu-evs.com/pivot.html