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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

Green Car Congress

Efforts to decarbonize steel production are central to the net-zero aspirations of China, Japan, Korea and the European Union. South Africa and India have good iron ore reserves and the potential to produce a large amount of low-cost clean power. China will continue to play a pivotal role. BAU is business-as-usual.

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Development of autonomous cars is steadily progressing with AI as an accelerator, says Sven Lanwer, XC expert from Bosch – ET Auto

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You have said that it’s not very cheap to implement ADAS, especially in countries like India or developing countries like Brazil or South Africa. We have seen that in China where they were developing very fast. It depends on the use cases also. Q: Now, coming back to the affordability factor of this technology.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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AFP Some 21m electric bicycles were sold in China in 2008, according to Frank Jamerson, author of Electric Bikes Worldwide Reports. Every big carmaker seems to be developing one, and governments are vying with each other to support them. Moreover, making an electric bicycle uses far less energy than making an electric car.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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A similar plant in China and Poland would cost an estimated $112 million and $65 million, respectively. Precursor material produced at plants in the DRC could be cost competitive with material produced in China and Poland but with a lower environmental footprint. Capital cost to build a 10k metric-ton battery precursor plant.

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