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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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In practice, the call for a change is a call for Saudi Arabia and Russia, the two dominant global crude exporters, which each daily export over seven-plus mmbbls (including condensates and NGLs) and which each see the other as the key to any "balancing" moves, to bear the brunt of any production cuts.

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Volkswagen Group returns to profitability with new record for sales revenue and operating result in 2016

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In spite of further challenges resulting from the diesel issue and the persistently difficult conditions in vehicle markets such as Brazil and Russia, the Group delivered 10.3 In 2016, the Group’s earnings before and after tax, amounting to €7.3 in 2017. billion (US$15.4 from 9.931 million in 2015. billion (US$7.71

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Jato Dynamics: global auto sales up 5.6% in 2016, SUVs continue to surge

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Declines in Japan, Russia and Brazil were offset by strong results in China and Europe, said Felipe Munoz, JATO’s Global Analyst. SUVs have continued to take market share away from traditional segments, and this trend isn’t restricted to particular markets – it’s a trend that we’ve seen on a global scale and expect to continue in 2017.

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Report: Chinese Export Rule Changes Could Impact EV Battery Production

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While Canada and Russia are responsible for about 1 percent a piece, every other nation on the planet represents less than a single percent of the world’s total supply. This also complicates the federal EV tax incentive scheme , which is tied to domestic content requirements. Mozambique and Madagascar produce 13 and 8.5

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Mad Power thoughts

EV Info

Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. Climate Change.

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Here’s how SpaceX is (probably) going to refuel Starships in space

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The sum total of SpaceX’s official discussions of orbital refueling can be summed up in a sentence included verbatim in CEO Elon Musk’s 2017, 2018, and 2019 Starship presentations: “propellant settled by milli G acceleration using control thrusters.” ” This phrase first appeared in 2017 (PDF; page 16).

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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Lars Moravy: I think Elon mentioned in the opening remarks, but, as he mentioned, we’re updating our future people lineup to accelerate the launch of our low-cost vehicles in a more tax-efficient way. Yeah, it is like Irish Republican Army, the Internet Research Agency from Russia. Lars Moravy: Independent retirement account.

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