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Haldor Topsoe and Yanchang form joint venture and build methanol catalyst facility in China

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Together, the two companies will build a production facility in Shaanxi Fupin in China to produce methanol synthesis catalysts. Forming of the joint venture and building of the catalysts facility will be the first step of a long-term strategic cooperation between Topsoe and Yanchang.

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Hyundai makes strategic investment in deep learning computer vision startup allegro.ai

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Founded in 2016, allegro.ai The platform addresses each phase of the deep-learning product life-cycle: Build and Refine Datasets. Leverage detailed model performance gauging, debug detectors with flexible channel statistics and easily implement hyperparameter optimization. Hyundai said that the partnership with allegro.ai

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Nearly half of rail tank cars with Class 3 flammable liquids met new safety standards in 2019

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Nearly half—48%—of rail tank cars carrying Class 3 flammable liquids in 2019 in the US met the new safety requirements, up from 33% in 2018, according to Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Flammable Liquids: 2020 Report released today by the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

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parking and lane access incentives, building codes), utility actions (e.g., The base regional unit for the study was the metropolitan statistical area (MSA). The authors defined regions as the Midwest, Mountain, Northeast, South, and West, based on the US Census (2016). regulation, purchasing incentives), local policy (e.g.,

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J.D. Power: First-time owners find switching to EVs highly satisfactory

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As the EV market matures, EV owners will compare the build quality to internal combustion engine (ICE) models. Rankings are based on numerical scores, and not necessarily on statistical significance. Survey respondents for the study include 8,122 owners of 2016-2022 model-year BEVs and PHEVs. PP100) and squeaks and rattles (13.4

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GAC Motor completes phase II factory, launches GA3S PHEV

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Latest statistics from China Passenger Car Association showed that GAC Motor has sold a total of 159,000 cars in the first half year of 2016, achieving a 170% growth. A new 90-meter-long engine assembly line can produce more than 200 models of engines, bringing the annual production to 700,000 engines.

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Tesla seems to have avoided potential $41M headcount penalty at Buffalo Gigafactory

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New job figures from the State of New York Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate Tesla has 1,536 current full-time employees and 21 part-time positions. Gigafactory New York, or Gigafactory 2 as it was formerly referred to, is where Tesla builds components for its Superchargers, along with inverters for its battery products.

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