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Chinese company reportedly seeks to invest $10B in Afghanistan’s lithium mining sector

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According to the Afghanistan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, China-based Gochin Company company seeks to invest US$10 billion in Afghanistan’s lithium mining sector. Geologists have long thought that Afghanistan could have massive, untapped stores of critical minerals—ranging from trillions of dollars.

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Tesla opens additional ‘experience store’ in Thailand

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After launching its first showroom and service center in Thailand earlier this year, Tesla has launched an additional store in the country’s capital city. Tesla Asia announced the new “experience store” on X on Tuesday, along with three photos of the Central Bangkok site. kilometers (~10.8

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Nornickel investigating using mining tailings to capture and store CO2

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Russia-based Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel)—the world’s largest nickel producer—is studying the potential for mining tailings to capture and store CO 2. As a waste, tailings are stored in designated storage facilities called tailing dams. In 2021, Nornickel extracted 41.2 mm) that looks like sand.

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Tesla will open its first store in Chile with inauguration event

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Tesla is set to launch in the South American country of Chile later this month, as the company opens its first store in the nation. After reports showed that Tesla was working toward launching in Chile last year, the automaker will now debut its first store in the country at the end of January. to 10:00 p.m.,

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Tesla leases huge space in Shanghai for store and service center

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The new site is expected to open in mid-2024 in Xin Park, and the news comes after Tesla last year announced plans to close select stores in China in an attempt to restrategize. Currently, Tesla has around 300 stores across China. The post Tesla leases huge space in Shanghai for store and service center appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Tesla skirts Connecticut direct-sales ban with store in tribal casino

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Roughly a decade after opening its first company-owned stores, Tesla is still fighting direct-sales bans in some states. In Connecticut, it's skirting one such ban by locating a store in a Native American casino.

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U-Haul buys another million gallons of renewable propane to sell at California stores

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U-Haul—the largest US retailer of propane—has purchased one million gallons of renewable propane to sell at its company-owned and -operated stores across California for the second year in row. to continue supplying the fuel at more than 60 propane-dispensing stores in the state. Earlier post.)

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