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SK IE Technology to supply separators for EV batteries to Sunwoda

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This marks SKIET’s first large-scale supply of EV battery separators to a Chinese EV battery manufacturer. In addition, they plan to build a mid-to-long term strategic cooperative relationship in the Chinese electric vehicle market. Sunwoda, founded in 1997, began its EV battery business in 2008.

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China is exporting so many EVs that it needs more ships – a lot more

Baua Electric

Chinese EV makers are looking to export electric vehicles by the tens of thousands around the globe, but they need a lot more car-carrying vessels to make that happen. South Korea comes in third with 72 and the Isle of Man, which has 61 registered ships, in fourth. to 8.7%,” Veson analyst Andrea de Luca told Reuters. “We

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

Cars That Think

But it was true what semiconductor engineers in South Korea whispered about his former students: They were everywhere. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes.

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Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

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The week of Chinese New Year holiday is indicated by the red lantern shown inset panels (b) and (h). The only other comparable events are short-term reductions in China’s emissions due to strict regulations during events like the 2008 Beijing Olympics. For comparison, columns over the same time periods are shown for 2019. van Gent, J.,

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Daimler to take 12% stake in BAIC Motor

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The move, making Daimler the first non-Chinese automotive company to take a stake in a Chinese OEM, deepens an existing strategic partnership. It is also significant so that both companies can actively participate in the opportunities of the Chinese automotive market. Ltd to develop an electric vehicle for the Chinese market.

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Global auto production may hit 80+ million units this year; hybrids below 2% of total output

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South Korea has improved its fuel economy by one third since 2003. Even though the United States has just 25% of the total population of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations, in 2008 it alone accounted for just above 40% of the 10.3 trillion pkm in 2008. l/100 km (52.3

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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”—Henn Tan, as told to the Straits Times Many of these electronics products, including the chips in them, were produced in Asia, including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand—and Singapore—under the OEM system. It also claimed to have invented the flash memory stick.

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