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Mercedes-Benz Vans launches new Vito in China; unveiling electric van of future this week

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In an event to be held this Wednesday at its “Van Innovation Campus” in Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz Vans will unveil its vision of the van of the future: connected and electrically powered. (In In the first half of 2016, Vito and V-Class continued to be the strongest sales drivers. t, plus 41%).

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Opinion: Why Lithium Will See Another Price Spike This Fall

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So far, lithium has been the hottest metal of 2016, beating out gold, with exponential demand expected over the coming years. Given this new investment, plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) sales are expected to experience 62% year-over-year growth in 2016 , 60% in 2017, and likely 100% in 2018. Electrical Grid Connections.

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PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

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Other G20 (Australia, Korea, EU, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Argentina). Each country is modelled individually but connected with linkages via US productivity growth (known as the global technological frontier). E7 economies—the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China), and Indonesia, Mexico and Turkey.