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Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson and partners in plug-in vehicle smart on-board charging research project

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Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson, the utility company Göteborg Energi and the Viktoria Institute are collaborating in the research project ELVIIS (Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra Structure) to develop a concept for using intelligent infrastructure for the smart on-board charging of plug-in vehicles. Göteborg Energi.

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Renault Enters Two New EV Partnerships with Global Financing and Fleet Management Companies

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Renault has entered two new EV partnerships: one with Arval, a BNP Paribas subsidiary; the other with ALD Automotive, a global provider of financing and vehicle fleet management services. Arval will work with Renault by setting up specific new leasing offers adapted to the electric vehicles.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” Billion in 2008).

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Daimler takes 12% stake in Chinese parter BAIC Motor; first non-Chinese automotive company to acquire an interest in a Chinese OEM

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With this investment, Daimler is proving its strong support for BAIC Motor’s intention to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in the future. Furthermore, BAIC will increase its stake in the production joint venture Beijing Benz Automotive Corporation (BBAC) by 1% to 51%. BMBS); Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance Ltd.

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Honda to provide $13.8M to FirstElement Fuel to support build out of California hydrogen refueling infrastructure

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Additional state grants, combined with the Honda financing, could enable FirstElement to add at least 12 stations to its California hydrogen network. In May, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) and its affiliate Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC) entered into a group of financial agreements with FirstElement Fuel Inc.

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Elon Musk, Twitter reach agreement for sale of social media platform

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billion of fully committed debt and margin loan financing and is providing approximately $21 billion in equity commitment, the release said. There are no financing conditions to the closing of the transaction. Musk has secured $25.5 ” Twitter was advised by Goldman Sachs & Co. Morgan, and Allen & Co.,

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Daimler to take 12% stake in BAIC Motor

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This move comes ahead of an intention by BAIC Motor to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in the future. Our investment is a strong sign of the increased level of trust and cooperation between our two companies and clearly emphasizes the long-term commitment to a joint successful future of our two companies.

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