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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

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China already has a strong position in the battery metal supply chain, and buying Russian nickel on the cheap as a result of sanctions would further strengthen its globally competitive position. —Daniel Clarke, Analyst specializing in batteries on the Thematic Research Team at GlobalData.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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Computer users badly needed a cheap, high-capacity, reliable, portable storage device. Flash memory became cheap and robust enough for consumer use by 1995. In addition to claims by M-Systems and IBM, perhaps the most complicated rivalry came from the Chinese company Netac Technology. The thumb drive was all that—and more.

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India stays No. 3 spot in global car sales but Japan fast closing the gap | Autocar Professional

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Even on the electrification front, India is lagging and faces emerging competition from the likes of Indonesia in the South East and Saudi Arabia in the Middle East, who are pitching themselves as key hub for future exports.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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The Chinese can promise to do this because they’re modernizing their economy. China, which increased vehicle fuel-efficiency standards in recent years, wants to cut its carbon intensity by as much as 45% from 2005 levels by 2020 while India has targeted a reduction of as much as 25% from 2005 levels over the next decade.