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Novelis to acquire downstream aluminum producer Aleris for ~$2.6B; meeting automotive demand, expanding into aerospace

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the leading producer of flat-rolled aluminum products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminum, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corporation, a global supplier of aerospace and automotive rolled aluminum products, for approximately $2.6 Novelis Inc., billion including the assumption of debt.

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Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

Charged EVs

Hakan Ekmen: Yes, Accenture has made a series of acquisitions to build its capabilities across industries. In Europe, we also published a charging infrastructure benchmark, and we definitely see that, with the rising numbers of EVs, the importance of charging infrastructure is growing. Charged : First of all, congratulations!

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Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

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Estonia deciding to buy 500 MiEVs in 2012 or Belgium offering high financial incentives but perhaps not to the right market, noted lead author Will Sierzchula. Consequently, building policy only around those two factors may not support important underlying elements. —Sierzchula et al. —Sierzchula et al. Sierzchula, W.,

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Utilities Are Taking an EV-industry Leadership Role

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E.ON, a German power company; EDF, based in France; and Italy’s Enel are partnering with Nissan to build V2G networks. In fact, EDF is targeting a 30 percent market share for EV charging in France, Belgium, Italy, and the UK. Continuous efforts in the Rest of the United States.

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 4: Chinese-Assembled Vehicles Will Not Be Eligible for Tax Credit

EV Adoption

Effective January 1, 2022, electric vehicles with final assembly* (see definition at the end) in China would no longer qualify for IRC 30D (federal EV tax credit). Or perhaps assembly is shifted from China to Volvo’s plants in Sweden and Belgium for the European market and then imported into the US.

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

Cars That Think

For example, he noted, “the standard way of building oscillators is to build one and then multiplex it until you have as many as you need. Yannes, for example, had made economy his credo when he was an impecunious high-school student looking for parts to build a sound synthesizer. It’s a personal challenge. Happy New Year 1982!

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