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MAY 21, 2015

Global Bioenergies, a developer of one-step fermentation processes for the direct and cost-efficient transformation of renewable resources into light olefins, and Cristal Union, the 4 th largest European beet producer, have formed IBN-One, a joint venture to build and operate the first plant in France converting renewable resources into isobutene.

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JUNE 12, 2015

Ford will return to Le Mans in 2016 with the all-new Ford GT supercar ( earlier post ) to compete in the LM GTE Pro class, commemorating the 50 th anniversary of Ford’s 1966 overall victory. The new Ford GT race car for WEC and Le Mans competition unveiled today at Le Mans, France. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 28, 2015

The global EV Charger (EVC) market is forecast to grow from more than 1 million units in 2014 to more than 12.7 We recognize the potential of Germany and France. Scott also said that the sales of electric vehicles in Germany and France have been relatively low in comparison to other European countries. —Ben Scott.

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JANUARY 4, 2016

Global Bioenergies and Audi have signed a new collaboration agreement earlier post ) to further broaden the feedstock flexibility of Global Bioenergies’ bio-isobutene process, which uses fermentation of sugars. Global Bioenergies had produced isobutene using its pilot plant located on the agri-business site of Pomacle, France.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

Cumulative electric vehicle sales and 2017 passenger vehicle sales in top global electric vehicle markets. Global electric vehicle sales increased by more than 50% from 2016 to about 1.2 The growth has been greatest in China, which is home to half of the global electric market and 11 of the 25 top electric vehicle market cities.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

This commitment would allow Ballard to acquire a stake in Forsee Power upon its initial public offering on Euronext in Paris, France, with Ballard also having the right to appoint a board member to the Forsee Power board of directors.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2016

ENGIE, a global operator in electricity, natural gas and energy services markets, will invest nearly €100 million from now to 2020 to build Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) stations for filling up the European fleets of trucks with natural gas and biogas.

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DECEMBER 22, 2019

In addition to accurately measuring oxidation times and assuring process traceability, BV oversaw the fiber sampling, packaging and shipping of audit samples for extensive testing at the BV laboratories in Pessac, France. Composite tow tests of the LeMond fiber were completed according to ASTM D 4018-17 standards.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2018

pollution—even at levels deemed safe—to an increased risk of diabetes globally. Our research shows a significant link between air pollution and diabetes globally. million new diabetes cases globally in 2016—about 14% of all new diabetes cases globally that year. They also estimated that 8.2

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APRIL 11, 2022

The agency awarded SpaceX an unusually expensive $112 million contract in November 2016 to launch SWOT on a Falcon 9 rocket in April 2021. Nonetheless, SWOT’s parts are sent to CNES facilities in France for final integration. NASA announced its original decision more than half a decade ago.

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APRIL 1, 2014

Accumulated number of xEVs in leading global markets. ZSW projects that, given maintaing growth rates at the same level, there will be more than 1 million electric vehicles on the road by the beginning of 2016. The US, Japan and China are leading the market, according to the analysis, followed by France, Holland, Norway and Germany.

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APRIL 15, 2016

The latest figures for Europe’s top 5 markets—Germany, UK, Italy, France and Spain—show further positive results for March 2016. The SUV boom continued at an impressive pace, with the segment gaining even more market share, with sales growth of 22% during March, and an overall 25% increase in Q1 of 2016.

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MARCH 4, 2020

—Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics. France was the only market to see better results, as its average fell from 112.0 Despite this positive change, their emission levels were still higher than the averages they recorded in 2016 and 2017. Although last year’s average was 1.3 g/km in 2018 to 111.1 g/km last year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

In the first half of 2016, Renault sold more than 15,000 electric vehicles (excluding the Twizy), an increase of 32% on the previous year. In France, half of all electric cars are Renaults. Renault’s main markets for electric cars are France, Norway, the UK, and Germany.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2017

when compared to April 2016 and the largest monthly decline seen since March 2013, according to JATO Dynamics. Diesel vehicles witnessed a 15% decline in registrations; diesel accounted for just 46% of the market in April 2017, compared to its 50% market share in April 2016. European car registrations totalled 1.22

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APRIL 27, 2016

March 2016 was another positive month for European new car registrations, ending a strong Q1 which saw sales of 3.93 Although volumes grew at a slower rate (+5.6%) than recorded in February 2016 (+13.8%), positive results in 23 of the 29 markets analyzed meant growth continued. million units, up by 8.1%

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Global aluminum products company Constellium N.V. The consortium has secured funding through 2016. The work will be conducted at the Impact and Crashworthiness Laboratory of MIT in collaboration with Laboratoire de Mécanique des Solides (LMS) at Ecole Polytechnique (France).

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JUNE 8, 2017

Transdev, a leading global provider of mobility services, and Delphi Automotive PLC have entered into a commercial partnership to develop a global, fully automated, mobility-on-demand (AMoD) transport system. In 2016, Transdev had a turnover of €6.7 Earlier post.). billion euros.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

Despite the much-vaunted megatrend involving the global electrification drive and shift to renewable energy , the most ambitious pledges by Big Oil to pursue net-zero agendas remain weak at best. NASDAQ:TSLA) a run for its money thanks to its 2016 acquisition of battery company Saft.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

>DAIHEN Corporation, a global leader in electric power transmission, distribution products and industrial robotics, has secured a license to commercialize wireless charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) utilizing WiTricity’s patented technology. kW, or 11 kW —and is capable of on-ground and in-ground installation.

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MARCH 14, 2014

Deutsche Post DHL has signed a letter of intent for a possible future global framework agreement with car manufacturer Renault. The intended global agreement shall contain the options for a future purchase of Renault Kangoo Z.E. As part of its global efforts, Deutsche Post DHL works with all major car manufacturers worldwide.

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

The hydrogen station (700 bar to the vehicle) will be open to the public by mid-2016, and will be built, maintained and operated by Air Liquide on Toyota land adjacent to the R&D Technical and Training Centers of Toyota Motor Europe (TME) in Zaventem. TME is granting the right to use the land for free over a period of 20 years.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2018

This year, the three topics selected are aimed at improving air quality and preventing global warming for the planet. The first challenge, launched in 2016, targeted essential molecules: O 2 , N 2 , H 2 and CO 2.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2016

This joint venture also illustrates the ability of European companies to develop leading industrial partnerships to bring breakthrough technologies to the global market. The company’s structures will be lean and adapted to global market requirements and the international competitive environment.

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JULY 6, 2016

Renault and Nissan, which together sell one in 10 cars globally, converged four key functions in 2014: Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering & Supply Chain Management, Purchasing and Human Resources. In 2015, Renault began selling the Kwid in India, followed by the launch of the Redi-Go by Datsun in mid-2016. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

—Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. Globally, Europe was the world’s third-largest car market behind China and the US. Norway was the biggest market for electric vehicles, where they held a 31% market share, while the Netherlands outsold the UK and became the fourth largest EV market, behind Germany and France.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

—Felipe Munoz, Global Automotive Analyst at JATO Dynamics. Strong results in major European markets including France, Italy, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands all contributed to October’s positive performance. compared to October 2016. compared to October 2016.

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APRIL 3, 2015

billion) available in the period to 2016, and is the global frontrunner in e-mobility subsidies by far, according to the Q1 2015 E-Mobility Index published by consultancy Roland Berger. In terms of technology, Japan has taken over the lead again, with France in second place. Korea is in third place behind Japan and France.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2017

Under the new forecast, EVs will displace 8 million barrels of transport fuel per day and add 5% to global electricity consumption (1,800 TWh by 2040 up from 6TWh in 2016). We see a momentous inflection point for the global auto industry in the second half of the 2020s.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

The report shows that projected global ZEV adoption from 2015 to 2039 (based on the BNEF 2017 forecast) may follow an s-curve, similar to that of smartphone adoption in the US from 2005 to 2015. between 2016 and 2017, bringing the state’s ZEV market share to 4.5%, compared to 3.6% million ZEV target by 2030. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The Alliance is forecasting total annual sales to exceed 14 million units with $240 billion in revenue by the end of the plan—up more than 30% on the $180 billion aggregate revenues achieved in 2016. The increased synergy target of €10 billion by the end of the plan follows a 16% rise in synergies in 2016 to €5 billion.

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MAY 13, 2016

to 958,400 units in April 2016, according to the latest figures from JATO Dyanmics. The UK total was 7,000 units higher than the total recorded in France, where the registrations advanced by 7.1% at 182,800 vehicles—the best April result in France since 2010. Felipe Munoz, Global Automotive Analyst at JATO Dynamics.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2016

This will be TME’s third plant to produce hybrid vehicles in the Europe region, after Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK in Burnaston, Derbyshire (Auris Hybrid and Auris Touring Sport Hybrid) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (Yaris Hybrid). It will be based on Toyota’s new global architecture (TNGA). At TMUK Deeside, an additional £7.1

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JUNE 12, 2021

Aerosol particles in the atmosphere affect global climate, human health and ecosystems. At that time, a total of about 50 cloud researchers from Germany, France, England and the US had participated in the measurements in the middle of Germany. A public consultation is planned for autumn 2021.

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JUNE 24, 2015

The joint development agreement will build on the recent successful implementation of Linde's technology in Constellium’s finishing and recycling aluminium facility of Neuf-Brisach, France, where two of the four rotary tilting furnaces have been converted to low-temperature oxy-fuel combustion technology. Constellium generated €3.7

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

It is available initially to fleets in France, Germany, Austria and Benelux, with other markets to follow soon. The global debut of the MG E-motion electric concept car at the Auto Shanghai motor show in April 2017 epitomized the strategy of the resurgent MG brand. million vehicles in 2016, up 9.95% from the previous year.

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JULY 28, 2022

We are told that “much of the world is trending towards plant-based eating,” and it is expected that the global demand for that diet will nearly quintuple between 2016 and 2026. It is well to keep this biological fact in mind when considering outlandish claims about the imminent victory of veganism.

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