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Hyzon Motors, NEOM and Modern Group to collaborate on development of assembly facility for hydrogen-powered vehicles; up to 10,000 pa

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NEOM is a $500-billion giga-project in northwest Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea. Following this announcement, Hyzon expects to have its zero-emission hydrogen-powered vehicles/operations on four continents this year.

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Future Fuel Strategies: 40+ countries developing light-duty vehicle fuel economy standards

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Ten years ago, only four governments 10 years ago had introduced mandatory GHG emission and/or fuel economy standards: China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States. All are among the top 15 vehicle markets worldwide: nearly 80% of new LDVs sold globally are currently subject to some kind of GHG emission or fuel economy standards.

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Elektromotive to make breakthrough in Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia is probably the last place you’d expect to see a concerted shift towards emission free motoring - after all, the Kingdom is the world’s leading oil producer and exporter.

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Saudi Aramco selects GE for $500M in agreements for expansion of the Shaybah gas-oil processing facilities

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Saudi Aramco, the state-owned national oil company, has selected GE for agreements totaling nearly $500 million to supply a broad range of equipment and services for an expansion of the Shaybah gas-oil processing facilities. Similar GE units have been operating since 1998 in Shaybah, one of the most challenging environments in Saudi Arabia.

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Elektromotive Extends European Recharging Network to Belgium and Luxembourg

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Installations at other LeasePlan locations will follow in 2010, supporting the company’s commitment to increasing the availability of low- and zero-emissions vehicles within its European fleets. Elektromotive has exported Elektrobays to Sweden, Holland, Germany, Ireland, Iceland and Saudi Arabia.

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Air pollution could claim 6.6 million lives per year by 2050, double current rate; small domestic fires and ag the worst offenders

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If air pollution emissions continue to rise at the current rate, some 6.6 Other major sources are fossil-fuel fired power plants, industry, biomass combustion and motor vehicles. Thus, twice as many people die from the effects of vehicle emissions than from road accidents.

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Elektromotive heads to Belgium and Luxembourg

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Installations at other LeasePlan locations will follow next year, supporting the company’s commitment to increasing the availability of both low and zero emission vehicles within its European fleet. Elektromotive has also exported its technology to the Netherlands, Iceland, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Germany and Sweden.