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F1 Drama After Whistleblower Accuses FIA President of Shenanigans

The Truth About Cars

According to BBC Sport , Ben Sulayem was said to have intervened to overturn a time penalty issued to Fernando Alonso during the race. As the FIA's vice-president for sport for the Middle East and North Africa, he attended the event in an official capacity and anything he had to say on the matter would have been highly influential.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

Kim Carstensen of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) protested that “ it’s just too early to lower the ambition ”, [ 5 ] while European news agency Euractiv ran the headline “Asian leaders kill hopes for Copenhagen deal” [ 6 ]. Without a clear and ambitious number, the whole agreement will be in danger ” [ 8 ].

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

Plug In India

I met with Preeti Gupta, a freelancer with the BBC. 2018 was when they went International. For internal coating, there are holes in the frame. Latin America, Africa, Australia and US have all got proven Lithium reserves. Since then he has stayed with the same battery. In extreme cold, there is a drop of about 5% in range.

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