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The BMW i4 eDrive 35 M Sport Lands In South Africa At A Very Competitive Price

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The gap between the upfront purchase prices was so high at times that it could only be justified by the lower total cost of ownership advantage that BEVs have from a financial point of view. For a very long time, battery-electric vehicles have generally been more expensive than comparable internal combustion engine vehicles.

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Leclanché to provide battery technology for Canadian Pacific’s hydrogen-powered locomotive project

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Our battery systems and energy management software solution significantly increase the total energy efficiency compared to standalone fuel cell modules, reducing the total cost of ownership. —Anil Srivastava, CEO, Leclanché. —Anil Srivastava, CEO, Leclanché.

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BloombergNEF: battery metals rebounding; by 2030, annual Li-ion battery demand to pass 2TWh

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But this would enable the electrification of transport to continue unabated. In the LFP scenario, BloombergNEF increases LFP’s share of stationary storage deployments in 2030 from 23% to 53% at the cost of the highest nickel chemistries. The market has recovered strongly from the impact of Covid-19.

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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

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Colin McKerracher, head of advanced transport analysis at BNEF, said that there is a growing amount of money chasing China’s electric vehicle boom. The three biggest renewable energy asset financings in the quarter were the 860MW Triton Knoll project in UK waters at an investment cost of $2.6 South Africa at $2.6

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UN report projects that increasing use of HFCs likely to have a significant climate impact by 2050; equivalent to current total annual emissions from transport

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Gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon dioxide (Gt CO 2 eq)—comparable to total current annual emissions from transport, estimated at around 6-7 Gt annually. The report is the first of three being launched this week by UNEP in the run-up to the UN climate convention meeting in Durban, South Africa. HFCs: A Critical Link in Protecting.

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Daimler & Renault-Nissan Alliance expand cooperation to 1-ton pickup trucks

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The primary target markets for the truck are Europe, Australia, South Africa and Latin America. Since 1933, more than 14 million Nissan 1-ton pickup trucks have been used to transport people and cargo, sometimes in the toughest circumstances. The vehicle will have all of Mercedes Benz’ distinctive characteristics and features.

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Japan-GTL Consortium Completes Construction of Demo Plant for New Gas-to-Liquids Process

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The Japan-GTL process differs from technologies advanced by Sasol in South Africa and Shell in that it utilizes carbon dioxide gas as raw material and does not require any oxygen supply for the syngas reaction. Production flow of the Japan-GTL process. Click to enlarge.

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