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ProLogium to build €5.2B gigafactory for solid-state batteries in France

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Founded in 2006, ProLogium has demonstrated its ability to produce solid-state batteries (SSBs) on a large scale; ProLogium’s automated pilot production line—activated in 2017—has supplied nearly 8,000 solid-state battery sample cells to international automotive OEMs for testing and module development.

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T&E study: Europe’s growing use of animal fats in fuels is becoming increasingly unsustainable; 8,800 dead pigs for Paris-NY flight

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Use of animal fat biodiesel has doubled in the past decade and is 40 times higher than it was in 2006. National authorities must exclude animal fats category 3 from the list of eligible biofuels in the national biofuels schemes. Moreover, they should not deviate from the limit of 1.7%

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Volkswagen and Suzuki to Establish Strategic Partnership; VW to Take 19.9% Stake in Suzuki, Suzuki to Invest in VW

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And Volkswagen also has a list of priority items which has been shared with us. We are both presenting our lists and are comparing notes so that we can start from where that would benefit both of us. In 2006, that began to unwind, with GM reducing its holding to 3%. On what are we going to focus? There are so many things.

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Honda launches new environmental leadership award “Green Dealer” program for Honda and Acura dealers in US

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Honda has led the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) rankings of overall vehicle environmental performance since 2000, and a Honda vehicle has topped the list of America’s greenest vehicles from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) for eleven out of the past twelve years.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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The US tops the list of the richest oil shale reserves, accounting for more than 60% globally, with the most concentrated deposits located in the Green River Formation that lies in western Colorado, eastern Utah and southern Wyoming.

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California ARB considering amendments to Low Carbon Fuel Standard; handling high carbon-intensity crude oil (HCICO)

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Currently, the crude oil mix refined in CA in the year 2006 is used as the baseline to calculate average Lookup Table CI values for CARBOB and ULSD pathways. originated from a location which contributed two percent or more of the total crude oil refined in California in 2006 [“crude basket”]).

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European Parliament Transport Committee Backs Pollution Charges on Heavy-Duty Trucks

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The Eurovignette directive was adopted in May 2006 as a harmonized EU framework for charging heavy goods vehicles on European highways. The European Commission’s original proposal included air and noise pollution and congestion but stopped short of including CO 2 emissions.

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