% 'Silly polititians, politico-THAAD-trix are for kids' ... I had seen this coming back in June, and sure enough for all of China's EVsR4us retoreck, they go and put a babaush on less-expensive, better made foriegn li-ion sources ... in other words, 'How to sabotage their own Gov EV policies, and make more enemies %
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-11/samsung-left-off-china-battery-list-spooks-ev-maker-jianghuai Samsung Left Off China Battery List Spooks EV Maker Jianghuai July 10, 2016 Kongho Chua - Jianghuai Auto’s iEV6s electric SUV uses Samsung SDI batteries - Samsung SDI, LG Chem excluded from China’s approved list Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co. has stopped producing an electric SUV equipped with Samsung SDI Co. batteries on concern it may be stuck with unsold stock if the model is disqualified from government subsidies because the South Korean supplier isn’t on a list of approved vendors. The Chinese carmaker will resume manufacturing the iEV6s sport utility vehicle, its most expensive electric model at 234,800 yuan ($35,000) before subsidies, only after Samsung SDI makes it to the government’s approved list, according to Wang Fanglong, a Jianghuai Auto executive in charge of new-energy vehicle research and development. “We are cautious about selling iEV6s because of the huge policy risks,” Wang said in an interview. “The policy may change any time.” China has used a combination of subsidies and directives to push local governments, automakers and consumers to embrace the use of electric vehicles, which are seen as a way to reduce air pollution while serving the strategic goal of cutting oil imports. State incentives are coming under increased scrutiny amid a probe into funding fraud and as the government weans companies from handouts to speed up improvements in technology. Samsung SDI and LG Chem Ltd. are among foreign battery makers that have not made the list of suppliers qualifying for subsidies, despite producing the power units in China. Foreign Batteries “Domestic automakers have been favoring Korean and Japanese makers because prices are lower and the batteries have better performance,” said Wang Liusheng, a Shanghai-based auto analyst with China Merchants Securities Co. “To a certain extent, most of them are worried about the battery regulations.” The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which oversees the qualifying list of suppliers, didn’t immediately respond to a faxed request for comment. The regulator asked battery makers in May 2015 to submit to a quality review and has since affirmed 25 companies in three separate batches. Representatives for Samsung SDI and LG Chem said the companies will supplement their application documents after failing to get approved in June. Both are absent from a wait list of 32 companies released last month. Besides Jianghuai, Samsung SDI also supplies batteries to Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co. and Beiqi Foton Motor Co., while LG Chem’s customers include SAIC Motor Corp., FAW CAR Co., Great Wall Motor Co. and Chery Automobile Co. Center Stage Jianghuai put iEV6s on center stage in its debut at the Guangzhou Auto Show in November. The all-electric SUV was billed as a premium offering able to clock 251 kilometers (160 miles) on a single charge. In April, President Xi Jinping got behind the wheel of the SUV at Jianghuai’s headquarters while on an inspection tour of Anhui province, where the company is based. The sales have so far failed to match the high profile. Jianghuai delivered a total of 1,858 units of iEV6s from March to May, according to China Passenger Car Association. That compares with the company’s original sales target of 1,000 to 2,000 units a month. Even if the automaker decides to replace Samsung SDI with a local battery supplier, the performance won’t match the Korean company’s, Jianghuai’s Wang said. Jianghuai’s lower-priced iEV6e model, scheduled to begin production in September, will use batteries made by Hefei Guoxuan High-Tech Power Energy Co., a domestic battery maker that received its certification from the ministry in January. [© bloomberg.com] http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2016/07/133_209230.html 2016-07-12 ... sources said it's highly unlikely that China's decision to exclude Samsung SDI from the list of qualified battery suppliers was partly due to the latest agreement by the United States and Korea to deploy the terminal high altitude area defense (THAAD) anti-missile system in Korea ... ... http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2016/07/10/Everyone-in-China-wants-an-SUV/stories/201604190024 Everyone in China wants an SUV Jul 9, 2016 China is determined to become the low-emissions electric-car capital of the world ... The Chinese government has ... ... https://technology.ihs.com/580286/editorial-korean-battery-makers-lg-chem-samsung-sdi-face-roadblock-in-china Editorial - Korean battery makers LG Chem, Samsung SDI face roadblock in China Jun 23, 2016 - South Korean battery makers LG Chem and Samsung SDI may find it difficult to ... been notified of the reasons for their exclusion, according to the report. ... LG Chem aims to cater to a quarter of China's EV market in 2020 ... ... http://www.wsj.com/articles/samsung-sdi-lg-chem-face-setback-in-china-on-electric-car-batteries-1466496080 Samsung SDI, LG Chem Face Setback in China on Electric-Car Batteries Jun 21, 2016 - Samsung SDI, LG Chem Face Setback in China on Electric-Car Batteries ... said they haven't been notified of the reasons for their exclusion. ... http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2016/06/133_207536.html LG, Samsung seek to pass battery regulation in China Korea Times-Jun 21, 2016 LG Chem and Samsung SDI are increasing efforts to pass regulations in China after they failed on Monday to get government certification as battery makers for ... ... http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160620001091 Samsung SDI, LG Chem batteries excluded for EV subsidies in China Jun 20, 2016 - The Chinese government has decided to suspend consumer subsidies for electric vehicles using batteries produced by two Korean companies ... ... [dated] http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_business/747326.html Batteries for electric buses become an “explosive” issue for S. Korea ... Jun 8, 2016 S. Korea calls China's move a veiled trade barrier, since the explosions didn't involve South Korean batteries ... asked the Chinese government to reconsider regulations that makes batteries only ... electric car battery manufacturers such as LG Chem and Samsung SDI. 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