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Smith Electric Vehicles US finalizes purchase of Smith Electric UK for $15M; staging for IPO

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Smith Electric Vehicles US (SEVUS) will finalize the purchase of its United Kingdom-based parent company, Smith Electric Vehicles (UK), creating the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial electric vehicles. This sale signals a bright future for the electric commercial vehicle industry.

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Shell launches commercial operation of Quest carbon capture and storage in Alberta oil sands

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Collaboration is continuing through Quest between Shell and various parties in an effort to bring down costs of future CCS projects globally. This includes cooperation with the United States Department of Energy, and the British government on research at the Quest site. Shell is involved in a slate of CCS projects worldwide.

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Europe March 2021

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Looking at March Top 5 Models: #1 Tesla Model 3 – The sports sedan returned to form, by delivering 24,184 deliveries last month, a larger than expected high tide, allowing it to register 4 times more units than the runner-up Hyundai Kona EV. The Mini Cooper EV scored a record 3,324 units performance.

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ICCT study finds increasing gap between rated and actual passenger car fuel consumption in Europe

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The increase in the gap was especially pronounced after 2007–2008, when a number of European Union member states switched to a CO 2 -based vehicle taxation system and a mandatory EU CO 2 regulation for new cars was introduced. United Kingdom); and TCS (Switzerland). United States. —“From Laboratory to Road”.

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Study finds changes in the Arctic sea ice cover may be driving changes in atmospheric chemistry

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A team from the United States, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom, led by Son Nghiem of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., In the spring of 2008, satellites detected increased concentrations of bromine, which were associated with a decrease of gaseous mercury and ozone. produced the study.

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Total investing €200M to convert La Mède refinery to produce renewable diesel, €400M to upgrade Donges for low-sulfur fuels

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To address the situation, Total developed a comprehensive plan to improve both refineries’ performances and secure their long-term future. It gives both facilities a future and strengthens Total’s refining base in France. The other two, Donges and La Mède, are struggling and are structurally loss-making. Axens’ Vegan process.

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Total hydrogen station in Munich first to feature standard compressed H2 and BMW cryo-compressed H2 technology

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The DOE Hydrogen Program conducted a technical assessment of cryo-compressed hydrogen storage for vehicular applications during 2006-2008. Earlier post.). US DOE and CCH2. Much more realistic test scenarios can be achieved if lab tests are supplemented by testing at a public filling station, the company said.

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