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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Energy is the foundation of Russia, its economy, its government, and its political system. Even a casual glance at the IMF’s World Economic Outlook statistics for Russia shows the tight correlation since 1992 between GDP growth on the one hand and oil and gas output, exports, and prices on the other (economic series available here ).

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Volkswagen unveils third-generation Touareg SUV in China; plug-in hybrid drive this year

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Worldwide sales of the previous two generations amount to nearly one million units; the largest markets for the new Touareg—which serves as a technology flagship for the automaker—are China, Europe and Russia. Volkswagen will be offering the Touareg with a new plug-in hybrid drive (270 kW/367 PS system power) in China initially.

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Mitsubishi Motors to introduce the New Outlander at Geneva show; plug-in hybrid Outlander to debut during fiscal 2012

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During fiscal 2012 Mitsubishi Motors will add an EV-based Outlander model which will use a plug-in hybrid system derived from MMC’s already existing EV technology. The new Outlander will be launched first in Russia this summer, after which it will make its debut in European, Japanese, Oceania, Chinese and North American markets.

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Volkswagen Group to spend >$40B over next 5 years to develop electric mobility, autonomous driving, new mobility services and digitalization

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Most of this investment will go into the electrification and hybridization of all Group models. We are, however, doing so without sidelining existing technologies and vehicle projects, since this is how we will earn our money for the foreseeable future. Earlier post.). —Matthias Müller, CEO of Volkswagen AG.

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Roskill: graphite prices could push higher on tightening markets for batteries & electrodes

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At the same time, consumption of graphite electrodes in electric arc furnaces (EAFs) began to rise as the Chinese government took steps to halt production of poor quality induction furnace steel. Other projects are also planned in Austria, Canada, India, Russia and the US. Mt in 2017.

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KPMG survey finds global auto execs ranking fuel efficiency the top consumer priority

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Conversely, responses for hybrid vehicles dropped in 2011, and basic/introduction cars fell more than 20 percentage points from last year. The 2011 KPMG survey also finds the auto industry heavily investing in future technology, new products and safety improvements. Investments. US automaker gains in market share.

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The Chip Shortage, Giant Chips, and the Future of Moore’s Law

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You also found that the future of Moore's Law depends as much on where you put the wires as on how small the transistors are, among many other things. The real importance is that IBM's process is another endorsement of nanosheet transistors as the future of silicon.

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