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WNA: global nuclear generation nears record high in 2019

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Growth was particularly strong in Asia, where nuclear generation rose by 17% in 2019. China has more than tripled nuclear generation in six years, from 105 TWh in 2013 to 330 TWh in 2019, and is now responsible for more than half of nuclear generation in Asia. —Agneta Rising, Director General of World Nuclear Association.

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Kia Motors sees 18.6% increase in global sales in 2011

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Kia Motors Corporation announced today that its global sales for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for 2011 reached an all-time high of 2,478,959 unit, representing an annual year-on-year increase of 18.6%. million unit sales mark.

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2011 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas Adds PHEVs

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The 2011 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas—a challenge for high school, university, and college students from across North and South America to design vehicles to go the farthest distance using the least amount of energy—has expanded its categories to include plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs).

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Hyundai Motor Group’s connected car services reach 10M global service subscribers

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In overseas markets, the services were first launched in the US in June 2011, and have expanded to China, Europe, India and most recently Singapore, providing services to customers in more than 50 countries. The Group introduced the first connected car services in Korea in 2003 and has since expanded the services to the global market.

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Report: Toyota to boost Thai capacity 20% by Mid-2011 to around 600K units per year

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plans to lift Thai production capacity to around 600,000 vehicles a year by the middle of 2011, up roughly 20% from present levels, to expand sales mainly in Southeast Asia. The Nikkei reported that Toyota Motor Corp. million units for the first nine months of 2010.

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Volkswagen to offer refreshed Tiguan with new plug-in hybrid powertrain in Europe

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A significantly updated version of the best-seller was unveiled in 2011 and was a resounding success: the annual Tiguan volume subsequently broke the 500,000 barrier for the first time. The normal wheelbase (NWB) version is manufactured at Volkswagen’s main plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, for markets in Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

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Worldwatch report finds rapidly urbanizing populations face unique challenges

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billion people between 2011 and 2050, bringing the total population to 9.3 billion between 2011 and 2050, bringing the total to 6.3 The industrialized world has little room to urbanize further: it was 78% urban in 2011, and by 2050 it is expected to be approximately 86% urban. Census data in 2010 indicate that 3.5

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