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Nissan LEAF the best-selling EV in Europe in 2013

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Nissan announced that it sold 11,120 LEAFs in Europe in 2013, more than twice the 2012 results and 25% more than the next best selling EV in Europe. Sales of the Nissan LEAF in Norway were up 145% in January compared to January 2013. The LEAF now holds 33% of the EV passenger car market in Europe.

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Volvo Car Group boosts production of V60 PHEV by 90%; 7,600 units in 2013

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Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) is ramping up production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid ( earlier post ) by 90% to meet demand, especially in Holland, Belgium and Italy. All in all, Volvo Cars will produce 7,600 plug-in hybrids in 2013, with a 2014 target of 10,000 units.

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Amsterdam adding 84 VDL Citea electric buses; option for 130 more

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Since the introduction of the first Citea SLF-120 Electric in Geneva during the UITP Mobility & City Transport exhibition in 2013, VDL Bus & Coach has focused strongly on electric mobility. —Ard Romers, managing director of VDL Bus & Coach Nederland. In 2021, VDL Bus & Coach presented the new generation of electric Citeas.

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Novelis to acquire downstream aluminum producer Aleris for ~$2.6B; meeting automotive demand, expanding into aerospace

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In 2002, the Aleris facility in Duffel, Belgium opened its first continuous annealing line to provide automotive body sheet to the automotive industry. In 2013, the company strengthened its position with the opening of a fully dedicated automotive facility at Duffel.

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Telefónica to provide M2M connectivity for Tesla electric vehicles across major European markets

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The agreement, which establishes Telefonica as Tesla’s largest European connectivity partner, is supported by KPN in the Netherlands and Belgium as part of the M2M World Alliance, simplifying Tesla’s deployment of connected cars.

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Field trials with genetically modified poplars shows potential for efficient conversion to sugars but with impact on biomass yield

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The results of field trials with genetically modified poplar trees in Belgium and France shows that the wood of the modified poplar trees—down-regulated for cinnamoyl-CoA reductase (CCR), an enzyme in the lignin biosynthetic pathway—improved saccharification yield—i.e., Van Acker et al. Click to enlarge. —Prof.

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Discovery of new lignin biosynthetic pathway could aid biofuel production

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Researchers from Ghent University (Belgium) and the University of Dundee (UK) led a team that has uncovered the role of a new enzyme—caffeoylshikimate esterase (CSE)—in a previously unknown biosynthetic pathway for the formation of lignin in plants. Science doi: 10.1126/science.1241602.