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Acelen to invest $2.44 billion over 10 years to produce renewable diesel and SAF in Brazil

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Brazil’s Acelen will invest more than R$12 billion (US$2.44 billion) in the economy, contribute to the generation of 90,000 direct and indirect jobs and reduce CO 2 emissions by up to 80% with the replacement of fossil fuel, which will make the company one of the largest producers of renewable fuels in the world.

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Octillion becomes official battery supplier for FNM electric trucks in Brazil

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Li-ion battery provider Octillion Power Systems is working with the reborn FNM (now Fábrica Nacional de Mobilidades) in Brazil to produce battery-electric trucks; FNM has selected Octillion as the official battery supplier for the coming lineup. FNM was founded in 1942 and was the first truck manufacturer in Brazil.

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Toyota bets big on hybrids in Brazil with $2.2 billion plan

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billion) in beefing up production of hybrid vehicles in Brazil through 2030. Toyota plans to make two “flex hybrid” models in Brazil — using either petrol or ethanol as well as batteries — creating around 2,000 jobs, a statement said. billion plan appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Electric Vehicles, Solar Energy & Wind Energy — My Trip To Brazil

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Last week, I spent some time visiting my wife’s family in Recife (northern Brazil). Brazil has the 12th largest economy in the world, just behind South Korea and Russia and just above Australia […].

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Future Fuel Strategies: 40+ countries developing light-duty vehicle fuel economy standards

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Fuels market analyst Tammy Klein notes that more than 40 countries are developing light-duty vehicle fuel economy standards. Ten years ago, only four governments 10 years ago had introduced mandatory GHG emission and/or fuel economy standards: China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States.

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BYD will sell EVs in Brazil

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BYD will begin selling two new EV models in Brazil in November. BYD Americas President Stella Li touched upon favorable political and environmental development in Brazil, which is Latin America’s largest vehicle market. The post BYD will sell EVs in Brazil appeared first on TESLARATI. Teslarati is now on TikTok.

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BASF introduces blockchain pilot project to improve circular economy and traceability of recycled plastics

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Initially piloted by BASF in Brazil, the inspiration for reciChain came from a need in that market to deal with social inequality issues as well as regulatory concerns around the issuance of recycling certificates. —Anthony DiPrinzio, Head of BASF Blockchain Lab.

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