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GM scaling back in Russia; Opel out by December, Chevy to minimize presence

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General Motors announced plans to change its business model in Russia. The Chevrolet brand will minimize its presence in Russia and the Opel brand will leave the market by December 2015. This change in our business model in Russia is part of our global strategy to ensure long-term sustainability in markets where we operate.

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KAMAZ presents its first hydrogen bus

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In 2022, we intend to test a prototype KAMAZ hydrogen fuel cell bus in the streets of Moscow, in the environment of actual operation. Braking by traction electric motor with the regeneration system is also provided. Rostec State Corporation is one of the largest industrial companies in Russia. Maximum speed is 80 km/h.

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, ROLF Import, and the Government of Russias Kaluga Region to collaborate on environmental protection; EVs and EV infrastructure

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC); ROLF Import, MMC’s exclusive distributor for the Russian market, and the Government of the Kaluga Region signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on collaboration between the three parties to improve the natural environment of the Kaluga region (southwest of Moscow).

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Interview: Arnd Franz, Chairman and CEO, Mahle Group | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

We have a strong engineering base and have just opened a new centre in Coimbatore for electrification and electrical motor manufacturing, testing and validation. Those are great for both business and the environment. How have the dynamics changed since the Russia-Ukraine conflict, given that Russia was a major energy supplier?

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Global refinery catalyst market forecast to grow 34% to $4.3B by 2018

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Efforts by Brazil, China, India and Russia to improve their air quality by the introduction of low-sulfur fuels are ongoing. FCC) catalysts will achieve advances, particularly in Asia as the growing motor vehicle fleet stimulates new gasoline and diesel fuel demand, according to the report. Hydrocracking and fluid catalytic cracking.

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Toyota hybrid sales in Europe up 17% in 2015, representing 24% of total TME sales

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Despite the lowest gasoline prices in Europe in 5 years, Toyota Motor Europe’s (TME) sales of hybrid vehicles continued their 5-year increase to reach 209,000 units for the full year 2015, up 17% year-on-year. —Johan van Zyl, President and CEO of Toyota Motor Europe. We aim to reach more than 400,000 sales by 2020.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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The reactor would produce steam to spin turbines that would generate electricity to power motors. Russia currently operates seven nuclear-powered icebreakers. Russia already has one, the Akademik Lomonosov , which has been operating since 2020 in the country’s far east, producing electricity and district heating.