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BYD partners with local bank to provide auto financing in Brazil

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The post BYD partners with local bank to provide auto financing in Brazil appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost. BYD, which officially entered the Brazilian passenger car market last December, expects to have a presence in 45 cities in the country by the end of this year.

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It’s too late to China-proof the lithium supply chain – ET Auto

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billion) into a financing facility to support exports. controls the only significant pit, and Brazil, where Sigma Lithium Corp. Second-ranked Australia last May entered a compact with the US to ensure reliable supplies of such critical minerals, with Canberra in October putting A$ 2 billion ($ 1.3

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e.,

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Opinion: The End Of An Era: Is The US Petrodollar Under Threat?

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In June, China agreed with Brazil on a $29-billion currency swap in an effort to promote the Chinese yuan as a reserve currency, and earlier this month, the Chinese and Russian central banks signed an agreement on yuan-ruble swaps to double trade between the two countries.

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

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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China’s EV brands are coming to bury US automakers—or are they? – Charged EVs

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In recent weeks, the mainstream press has picked up on the story—many articles describe the coming wave of Chinese exports in apocalyptic terms. It’s building factories in Brazil, Thailand, Hungary and Uzbekistan, and will soon break ground on a plant in Mexico. Its cheapest models go for a little over $11,000. You will die.