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BYD wins order for another 406 electric buses in Bogotá, Colombia

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BYD entered the Colombian market in 2012 and made several milestone achievements: building the first pure electric taxi fleet in South America in 2013, entering the Bogotá BRT system in 2017.

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SEAT to launch 6 electric and plug-in hybrid models, develop smaller version of MEB for lower-cost EVs

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to stand at €223 million (2017: 116) and turnover amounted to €9.991 billion—4.6% higher than the 2017 result (9.552). more than in 2017), made SEAT the fastest growing brand in Europe last year. more than in 2017), made SEAT the fastest growing brand in Europe last year. more than the previous year.

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Researchers say policies to curb short-lived climate pollutants could yield major health benefits; methane and black carbon

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the University of British Colombia; the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; the University of York; the United Nations Environment Program; Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Colorado State University; the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria; and TERI University in India. Resources. Shindell, N.

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Shell and Sumitomo Corporation invest in LO3 Energy to develop blockchain-based community energy platform

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In 2017, Shell and fellow energy majors BP and Statoil, along with trading houses Gunvor, Koch Supply & Trading, and Mercuria; and banks ABN Amro, ING and Societe Generale, announced a collaboration to develop a blockchain-based digital platform for the energy commodity trading industry.

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Ipsos study finds US among most skeptical of Autonomous Vehicles

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For the global study, 21,549 interviews were conducted between 27 November to 8 December 2017 among adults aged 18-64 in the US and Canada, and adults aged 16-64 in all other countries.