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Aramco and Stellantis collaboration indicates eFuel compatibility with 24 European engine families produced since 2014 (Euro 6)

Green Car Congress

The use of low-carbon eFuel has the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing internal combustion vehicles by at least 70% on a lifecycle basis, compared to conventional fuels. Meanwhile, in Bilbao, Spain, Aramco and Repsol are exploring the production of low-carbon synthetic diesel and jet fuel for automobiles and aircraft.

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Financially troubled Enovate reportedly close to getting life-saving money

CN EV Post

Image from Enovate's Weibo) Enovate Motors, the Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) startup that announced late last year that it would build a production base in Saudi Arabia, is actually facing financial woes in its home market. However, the good news is that it is about to receive life-saving money.

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What is Extreme E? – 1# Ultimate beginners guide to Extreme E

My Energi

The races are held in extreme, remote locations around the world with the debut race taking place on 3 rd April 2021 in the Alula desert in Saudi Arabia. Desert X Prix – Alula, Saudi Arabia – 03-04 April. The first race takes place easter weekend in the Alula Desert, Saudi Arabia. Photo by LAT Images).

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Geely exports more than 100,000 vehicles in 2012; 164% year-on-year growth

Green Car Congress

Geely’s current major overseas markets include Ukraine, Russia, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. In 2009, Geely bought the Australian transmission manufacturer Drivetrain Systems International (DSI) and then in 2010 Geely purchased Volvo Car Corporation from Ford.

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American Fuel Consumption Goes Down, Prices Do Not

The Truth About Cars

According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), oil has surged upward to about $90 per barrel. While it really depends on who is answering the question, the International Energy Agency (IEA) recently published data claiming that demand is primarily being driven by China and its ever-expanding energy needs.

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

Cars That Think

The third-generation Formula E car, set to make its competitive debut in Saudi Arabia in early 2023, is smaller, lighter, faster and more environmentally friendly than any electric racer in history. Internal combustion is notoriously inefficient, turning at most 40 percent of burnt fossil-fuel energy into forward motion.

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The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

Baua Electric

Around the six Gulf states, together with oil majors Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, electrical vehicles account for simply 0.4% s top class Zeekr emblem have began promoting in Israel and planning to make bigger into extra international locations within the patch, together with Qatar and Bahrain. Chery Car Co.