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Volvo Car Corporation to start demonstration program of electric cars in Shanghai

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In January 2011, Shanghai was selected as an international electric vehicle pilot city by the Chinese government and the Jiading district of Shanghai was announced as an electric vehicle demonstration zone. In June 2011, Volvo Car Corporation started the production of the Volvo C30 Electric.

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LanzaTech gas fermentation technology at core of €14.6M EU Steelanol project; 25K t/year demo plant

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million) project is coordinated by steelmaker Arcelormittal Belgium NV. Among the milestones: In 2010, LanzaTech signed a deal with Baosteel, China’s largest steel and iron conglomerate, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to commercialize its technologies for producing ethanol from steel mill off gases. million (US$16.3-million)

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

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Recently, Total Energy joined hands with the new energy power generation giant China Three Gorges Corporation to establish a company specializing in electric travel: Three Gorges Total Energy Charging Service Co.Ltd. In the process of global electrification, the performance of the Chinese market can be described as outstanding.

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Deloitte Survey finds only 4% of global consumers likely to be satisfied with current EVs despite increasing consideration and willingness to buy; higher ICE fuel economy reduces interest in EVs

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Chinese consumers appear the most willing to pay a price premium, but even still, 44% indicate they will not pay anything extra. Consumers in the United Kingdom and Belgium are the most sensitive to paying a price premium with 71% opposing. —Joe Vitale, automotive sector leader for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited.

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LanzaTech China JV reports 9M gallons of ethanol made from steel flue gas; new JV for PET

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a joint venture between carbon recycler, LanzaTech, Shougang Group, a leading Chinese iron and steel producer, and its New Zealand partner, TangMing, have successfully produced more than 9 million gallons of ethanol from recycled steel mill emissions in their first year of operation.

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Zeekr introduced access into Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain

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In that very same moment, Human Horizons, the dad or mum corporate of HiPhi, signed a 5.6 On the similar occasion, Chinese language carmakers are seizing this chance to achieve a more potent foothold within the Center Jap car marketplace. Moreover, previous in June, NIO gained a strategic funding of one.1