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NIO planning on releasing affordable electric car for European market: report

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NIO’s chairman, William Li, reportedly confirmed this strategy in an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel. This was due to China’s strong presence in vehicle supply chains and raw materials for key electric vehicle components. Its recent strategies in China even echo some of fellow EV maker Tesla’s hardline legal approach.

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COMAC of China, Boeing open Energy Conservation Center; first focus on aviation biofuel from waste cooking oil

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of China ( COMAC ) and Boeing opened the Boeing-COMAC Aviation Energy Conservation and Emissions Reductions Technology Center, a collaborative effort to support commercial aviation industry growth. Finding ways to convert discarded “gutter oil” into jet fuel could enhance regional biofuel supplies and improve biofuel’s affordability.

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Opinon: Lithium Market Set To Explode; All Eyes Are On Nevada

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Most of the world’s lithium comes from Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Australia and China, but American resources being developed by new entrants into this market have set up the state of Nevada to become the key venue and proving ground for game-changing trade in this everyday mineral.

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Learn How the President-Elect Candidates Plan to Improve IEEE

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IEEE Electrification Magazine and the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. Rahman set up IEEE PES Chapters' Councils in Africa, China, India, and Latin America. National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for International Science and Engineering from 2010 to 2013. Rahman is the founding editor in chief of the.

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

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The other thing that everybody overlooks, particularly with the PC business, is that it was a beautiful negotiation because it allowed IBM to enter the Chinese market in a way that China would have liked through an existing local company that was already trusted, Lenovo, and that knew how to get around and do stuff in China.

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

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But in recent months new players, including the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Daimler AG and battery maker Electrovaya , have come onto the scene as well — making China look more and more likely to give electric cars a strong push into the mass market. But there’s a bit of a Catch-22: Prices remain high for mass adoption in China.

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Finding The Wisest Ways To Global AI Regulation

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Before we launch into this episode, I’d like to let listeners know that the cost of membership in the IEEE is currently 50 percent off for the rest of the year, giving you access to perks, including Spectrum Magazine and lots of education and career resources. So go to IEEE.org/join to get started. And this year, it related to generative AI.

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