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SK IE Technology to supply separators for EV batteries to Sunwoda

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Sunwoda, founded in 1997, began its EV battery business in 2008. Last year, it went public on the SIX Swiss Exchange, and the company is actively preparing to enter the European market, with plans including building a battery facility in Hungary.

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BYD launches 3 new electric vehicles at the Paris Motor Show

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In 2008, BYD launched the world’s first mass-produced plug-in hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show. 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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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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Poland, Slovakia, Luxembourg and Lithuania all posted record levels of volume, while it was the best year since 2007 for Spain and Estonia, and the best year since 2008 for Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Latvia. of total registrations in 2008. market share. This is a huge increase in ten years, having counted for just 0.5%

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Diesel new vehicle market share in Europe in February dropped to 39.5%; SUVs still driving growth

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The results mark the highest February volume since 2008, when 1.19 million cars were registered, as well as constituting the highest YTD volume since 2008, with 2.44 European car registrations increased by 4.2% million, 50,000 more than in February 2017. The market share of diesel vehicles fell to 39.5%

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New Car Registrations in Europe Down 18.3% in February

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less compared to the same month of 2008, according to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers’s Association (ACEA). Other major markets were down with 7.7% (Czech Republic), 46.4% (Hungary) and 66.5% (Romania). In February, 968,159 new passenger cars were registered in Europe (the EU27 + EFTA), 18.3%

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Euro car market has best H1 of century; diesels down 17%; AFVs up 31% for 5.4% of total; SUVs booming

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But it was the positive economic situation across the continent that boosted results, JATO said, as midsize markets such as the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden all posted increases, and smaller markets like Hungary, Greece, Romania, Croatia and Lithuania similarly posted significant increases.

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Shell and Codexis Expand Collaboration to Hasten Commercialization of Iogen Cellulosic Ethanol Process; Work on Biohydrocarbons Continues

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In 2008, Shell increased its stake in Iogen to 50%. Codexis will expand research at a center in the US and at a new center in Budapest, Hungary. As part of the agreement, Codexis will work closely with Shell and Iogen Energy Corporation to enhance the efficiency of biocatalysts used in the Iogen cellulosic ethanol production process.