Rethink Energy 129: VW Group to spend $130 billion on electrification; The EU announces its response to the IRA; The EIA publishes its Energy Outlook
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The Volkswagen Group has committed $130 billion towards electrification and digitization until 2028, increasing its share of total investment from 52% to 68% relative to 2018. The European Commission has officially announced its Critical Raw Materials Act and Net Zero Industry Act as its counterpart to the US' Inflation Reduction Act in an attempt to lure back manufacturers from the United States. Finally the EIA has produced its annual energy outlook report and it continues to overstate the long-term importance of oil to the US economy.
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