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Korean consortium forming JV with Bolivian miner Comibol for lithium production in Salar de Uyuni

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Korea imports all of its lithium needs, which nearly doubled to 11,000 tons last year compared with 5,200 tons in 2008. The global lithium market has been expanding by 6% annually since 2000, according to KORES. It forecasts the rate will top 20% in the coming years given demand projections for electric drive vehicles.

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IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

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Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008. Although many fuel-saving technologies are already commercially available and cost-effective, particularly when considered over the lifetime of vehicles, their market penetration is often low because of a range of barriers explained in the roadmap.

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EPA and NHTSA Issue Notice of Intent to Develop New Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Economy Standards for Light-Duty Vehicle Model Years 2017-2025; Proposal Expected by 30 Sep 2011

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The companies generally stated, however, that the degree to which these advanced technologies will penetrate the US market in the MYs 2017-2025 timeframe is dependent upon a number of challenges and factors, including future gasoline fuel prices, future decreases in battery. A common theme across the. vehicles and mass reduction.

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Why Haven't Hoverbikes Taken Off?

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Assessing Hoverbikes’ Risks Safety concerns are just as big a hurdle to making hoverbikes available for sale. Though Aerofex is still in business, the company retired the Aero-X before the aircraft’s anticipated go-to-market date. But 16 years after its 2008 maiden flight, the $85,000 Aero-X is still not available for sale.

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Mercedes-Benz presents autonomous Future Truck 2025 research vehicle; “Highway Pilot”

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The radar sensor is the basis for the Proximity Control Assist and Emergency Braking Assist already available today. The world premiere featured a demonstration of the truck’s technology in the presence of several hundred media representatives, government officials, businesspeople, capital-market analysts and investors.

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