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Toray, LG Chem to establish battery separator film joint venture in Hungary

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Toray Industries and LG Chem have agreed to form a battery separator film joint venture in Hungary. LG Chem will invest US$375 million (around ¥43 billion) in Toray Industries Hungary Kft. LTHS), in which Toray and LG Chem each will hold a 50% interest. LTHS), in which Toray and LG Chem each will hold a 50% interest.

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BYD launches 3 new electric vehicles at the Paris Motor Show

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BYD has ranked as number one for sales of new energy vehicles in China for 9 consecutive years. BYD’s European headquarters are based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands; its home since 1998 with branches in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Sweden, as well as a high-tech manufacturing facility for its eBus business in Hungary.

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UK government launches new clean air strategy; ending sales of conventional diesel and gasoline LDVs by 2040

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The European Commission is taking the UK to court—along with Germany, France, Italy, Romania, and Hungary—over its long-standing failure to meet EU limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO?). In future only the cleanest domestic fuels will be available for sale. These proposals are in addition to the government’s £3.5-billion

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Audi going to the moon; Audi lunar e-quattro rover

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—Luca de Meo, Audi Board Member for Sales and Marketing. Participants in the competition, in addition to Part‑Time Scientists, include 15 teams from around the world including Brazil, Canada, Chile, Hungary, Japan, Israel, Italy, Malaysia and the United States.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania. operations are small - about 20 people work in a sales and marketing outpost in Elk Grove Village, Ill., near Motorola, and another 20 or so work in San Francisco, not far from Apple. 107.12% Rite Aid Corporation 0.66

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