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Israel begins natural gas production from deepwater Tamar field in Eastern Mediterranean

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Appraisal wells are currently being drilled in Leviathan, with initial production to supply Israel’s domestic market targeted for 2016. Demand for natural gas in Israel is expected to grow strongly, notes Noble Energy, with a short-term CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 15% from 2012 – 2017.

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Audi sponsors AI conference NIPS 2016, demonstrates how car develops intelligent parking strategies

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The company is the only automaker represented at NIPS 2016 with its own stand and a showcase. Although engineers from Daimler are presenting a demonstration at NIPS 2016 on the detection of obstacles by an autonomous car.). NVIDIA is also a NIPS 2016 sponsor.)

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Israel MoEP enforcing vehicle exclusion rules in Haifa Bay Low Emission Zone; $2.8M to retrofit 700 diesel trucks with DPFs

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As part the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection’s (MoEP’s) action plan to reduce pollution in Haifa Bay in Israel, Israel Police are actively enforcing exclusion rules that bar heavy vehicles in downtown Haifa Bay at certain times of the day. Garages have until 4 May 2016 to submit proposals.

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Ilika completes US$19M equity placement to support solid-state battery commercialization

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Ilika launched its cm-scale Stereax technology for industrial wireless sensors in 2016 and followed up with mm-scale micro-batteries for miniature medical devices in 2019. Ilika is headquartered in the UK and has operations in the US, China and Israel.

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'Totaled' is the long, sad story of Better Place and its failure: book review

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It is just over five years since I bought my Better Place Renault 2012 Fluence ZE in Israel—and a little over five months since I returned it to Israel’s Renault importer for a cash settlement. kwh, and a warning light had been on continuously since July 2016.

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Gentex takes stake in Israeli thermal digital camera corporate

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Adasky used to be based in Israel in 2016. The Gentex and Adasky groups will perform engineering paintings in Israel. This kind of software can also be worn to toughen the security of self-driving vehicles and to support let fall injuries involving pedestrians. Gentex, headquartered in Zeeland, Mich., used to be Negative.

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Toyota Motor Europe hybrid sales up 38% in first quarter; 30% hybrid mix

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Toyota Motor Europe (TME) reported a 38% increase in its Q1 2016 hybrid sales (Toyota and Lexus brands) versus the same period last year, representing 30% of total sales, compared to 24% for the full calendar year 2015. Total TME sales for the first quarter of 2016 were 241,600 Toyota and Lexus vehicles, an increase of 5.1%

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