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Pike Research forecasts global NGV sales to hit 3.2M units annually by 2016

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million units annually by 2016. million unit global NGV market which we forecast will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.9% million vehicles by 2016. Natural gas refueling station development is not expected to achieve the same growth rate, but will reach nearly 26,000 stations worldwide by 2016.

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Rio Tinto and Marubeni partner to create stronger and more responsible aluminum supply chains

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Rio Tinto and Japanese trader and business conglomerate Marubeni Corporation have agreed a first sale under a new strategic collaboration agreement to secure a sustainable and reliable supply of Rio Tinto’s Responsible aluminum products to Japanese downstream manufacturers.

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Ricardo to help FMC engineer a new family of electric vehicles for global markets

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Ricardo has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China-based startup Future Mobility Corporation (FMC) to provide engineering support in the development of a family of state-of-the-art electric vehicles, aimed at offering affordable quality and performance to customers in Asia, North America and Europe.

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WWF and Toyota form global partnership, join forces on Living Asian Forest Project; a focus on rubber

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WWF and Toyota Motor Corporation have entered into a five-year agreement aimed at accelerating the globe’s transition to sustainability. Toyota is the first car company and the first Japanese company to sign a Global Corporate Partnership agreement with WWF. The agreement went into effect on 1 July 2016.

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Annual global oil & gas capital expenditure to pass $1-trillion mark in 2012

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North America is expected to witness the highest capex globally, with $254.3 of the 2012 global total. Compared to a global average capex growth rate of 13.4%, North America is expected to witness a capex growth of 15.7%. GlobalData predicts Asia-Pacific to follow very closely with a capex of $253.1

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NEVS and AutoX to collaborate on large-scale RoboTaxi deployment in Europe

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The vehicle is currently being developed by NEVS in Trollhättan, Sweden, inspired by the “InMotion” concept that was shown at the CES Asia, in 2017. We are proud to start deploying our technology together with a global OEM that really takes the mobility revolution seriously. AutoX was founded in 2016 by Jianxiong Xiao (a.k.a.

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Ford continues executive shuffling in wake of replacement of CEO; Marakby back from Uber to lead electrification

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On Monday, Ford Motor Company announced the immediate replacement of Mark Fields as CEO by Jim Hackett, who had led Ford Smart Mobility LLC since March 2016. Ford also announced changes in roles for three top executives: Jim Farley (Global Markets), Joe Hinrichs (Global Operations) and Marcy Klevorn (Mobility). Earlier post.).

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