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Hydro-Québec grants an exploitation license and partners with Nouveau Monde Graphite to develop materials for Li-ion batteries

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NMG’s financing. Each Unit consists of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant. NMG’s Demonstration plant as a production capacity of 2000 tonnes of concentrated flake graphite for a two-year period. per unit for an aggregate gross proceeds of $2,000,000.

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Avis Budget group to acquire car-sharing company Zipcar in cash deal for approximately $500 million

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Founded in 2000, Zipcar operates the largest member-based, car sharing network in the world. In particular, Avis Budget expects significant cost reductions across the fleet life cycle (from procurement to operations and maintenance to disposition, as well as financing), in addition to savings from eliminating Zipcar’s public-company costs.

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ADB draft report says 3B Asians could become affluent by 2050; significant challenges

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On a purchasing power parity basis, GDP per capita in Asia would rise to $38,600, compared with the projected 2050 global average of $36,600. On a purchasing power parity basis, GDP per capita would rise to only $20,300, or just over half of that under the Asian Century scenario. Energy consumption.

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In 1961, the First Robot Arm Punched In

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the parent company of Consolidated Controls), to finance the development of Devol’s invention. Condec eventually purchased Unimation in 1960 and bought Devol’s patent when it was finally issued the next year. The first Kawasaki-Unimate 2000 was completed in 1969 and cost 12 million yen per unit.

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How to plan energy resilience for EV charging stations

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This form of resilience is increasingly critical—over the 20 years following 2000, the frequency of major outages increased by 67%, with expectations for further increases due to extreme weather conditions. Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) PPAs are agreements between a buyer and a seller of electricity.

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EV Tax Credit: The Guide Your Car Dealer Doesn’t Want You To Read

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Federal EV Tax Credit To accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), the US Government offers a federal EV tax credit of up to $7500 to anyone purchasing or leasing an electric car. Federal EV Tax Credits for Plug-in Electric and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Purchased in 2023 or After April 18, 2023.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

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Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian Consumers are to be offered incentives of up to £5,000 to purchase an electric car under government plans to be unveiled today that will also see the creation of electric car cities across the UK and the launch of large-scale experiments with ultra-green vehicles. My Web del.icio.us