US Vice President Harrison's Quad 4 IRA operation 'Understanding Korea's concerns'

 

Vice-President Harrison confirmed the operation of the electric vehicle supply distribution network in accordance with the Inflation Reduction Act IRA in the four quadrant countries and announced that the IRA system was completed by ‘understanding Korea’s concerns about the tax benefits of electric vehicles’.
During a meeting in Tokyo with Prime Minister Han Duk-soo, the White House said, "The two discussed joint cooperation to respond to the climate crisis, including historic investments in clean energy under the Inflation Reduction Act," the White House said. They emphasized that they understood South Korea's concerns regarding the benefits, and the two promised to continue consultations as the relevant laws come into force," the press release said on the 27th.
Regarding the meeting with the Prime Minister, the White House press release said, "The two discussed cooperation through a 'quad' to develop a common vision and joint efforts to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific, and the recent situation in the Indo-Pacific region," said Vice President Harris. highlighted the historic investments the Biden-Harris administration is making through the Inflation Reduction Act and the continued commitment to manufacturing, innovation, clean technology and decent jobs.”
Reuters reported on the 28th that Japan's Toyota Motor Company will start selling electric vehicles, a small sedan in response to Tesla, to China within this year.
The Toyota Electric Vehicle is the second model of the new "Beyond Zero" (bZ) battery electric vehicle (BEV) series, as it is thinner than the battery of existing electric vehicles and is a Chinese-exclusive bZ3 sedan jointly developed with Chinese battery company BYD.
The Toyota bZ3 sedan, powered by a blade-battery cut in half volume, will sell for 200,000 yuan ($28,000), 30% less than the US Tesla, and will produce 30,000 units per year in the same assembly as the bZ4X in Tianjin, China.
The configuration of Toyota's small sedan, the bZ3, applies thin lithium iron phosphate (LFP) blade battery technology, which makes the blade pack of a conventional electric vehicle 10 cm (3.9 in) thick when laid flat on the bottom of the car module, about 5 cm more than the lithium-ion pack. It was made thinner than that, Reuters reported, citing an official.
During both meetings with Prime Minister Han Duk-soo, Vice President Kamala Harris said, “This is on the heels of the important conversation and a fruitful conversation that President Biden had with President Yoon. "We take our relationship seriously and will stand with you when faced with threats," he said. 

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced on the 27th that it has approved the construction of electric vehicle charging stations on the 12,700 km (7,500 mile) highway that leads to 50 US states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico.

One charging station in the US will be installed every 80.5 km (50 miles) on highways, and it will be equipped with a charging facility for four electric vehicles at the same time.

"The American people have won, and those who deny climate change have lost," Biden said at a ceremony to celebrate the passage of the IRA.

“With the IRA, we will have 500,000 EV charging stations on highways across the United States, and everything will be ‘Made in the United States’. This law will create good-paying jobs and promote energy security,” he said in the November midterm elections as a Democrat.

India's Tata Motors, the fourth country in the quad, started selling the Thiago EV as an electric vehicle of the Thiago hatchback on the 29th for 849,000 rupees ($ 10,370), Reuters reported.

Most cars sold in India, the world's fourth-largest car market, cost less than $15,000.

The cheapest version of Tata's third electric vehicle, the Thiago EV, offers a range of 250 km on a single charge, while the more expensive version offers a range of 315 km.

China's lowest electric car is 32,800 yuan ($4,525).

Korea's Kia Motors will release a high-performance electric vehicle (Ev6) on the 4th of next month, and the price will be 72 million won.

President Yoon Seok-yeol attempted to 'amend the bill' before the midterm elections in the Republican Party's attack on the IRA, but President Biden appears to have avoided the summit.