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HIF Global, Porsche and Volkswagen Group unveil new direct air capture unit to be installed at eFuels plant in Chile in 2024

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At the same time, we need CO 2 as a raw material in many production processes. We want to put an industrial direct air capture, or DAC, procedure into series production. Water, a potential by-product, is drained off. In the future, it could be used as a raw material in the production of non-fossil-based plastics.

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Williams Advanced Engineering wins award for the Formula E battery

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Williams Advanced Engineering, the engineering services and technology division of the Williams Group, won the “Most Innovative New Motorsport Product” award for the Formula E battery at the Race Tech World Motorsport Symposium.

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GM Shows Picture of New Chevrolet Agile for Mercosur Market

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The Agile is targeted for emerging markets such as Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay (Mercosur). GM was the first company in the Brazilian auto industry to provide 100% of its spark-ignited vehicles as flex-fuel. GM began doing business in Brazil in 1925. In 2008, it posted record annual sales (548,941 vehicles).

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Eaton signs long-term agreement with Argentine bus manufacturer TATSA to design and supply hybrid systems

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TATSA), a company wholly owned by Consorcio Metropolitano de Transporte S.A., The alliance will produce six preproduction units initially, followed by a production plan to manufacture 20 additional units in 2011. The companies will work closely to specially match Eaton’s hybrid system to TATSA’s popular 12-meter bus model.

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More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

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billion with 58 companies as part of the ongoing Vibrant Gujarat Summit. times more production and 2.7 lakh units per year and increase production by 7.5 lakh units per year and increase production by 7.5 The company will invest approximately Rs 13,000 crore (USD 1.6 This will lead to 1.7 lakh to one million.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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We will work together to overcome strategic, political, and technical barriers, accelerate the production of zero emission vehicles and increase economies of scale, to make the transition faster, lower cost, and easier for everyone. —COP 26 Declaration. Unilever; Vattenfall; Zenith; Zurich.