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Mitsubishi Motors to Show Another i MiEV Concept for European Market at 2009 Geneva Show

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Currently involved in testing and promotional activities in Japan, New Zealand, the United States and Europe, the i MiEV will be launched in Japan during the summer of 2009.

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Mitsubishi Motors signs MoU with Hong Kong Environment Bureau on Testing of i MiEV

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As an investigative step toward possible future introduction of the electric vehicle, the proposed project would begin as early as May 2009 and would examine issues including market acceptability, as well as incentives and structural issues such as the suitability of the charging infrastructure.

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Grand opening of Neste Oil renewable diesel plant in Singapore; ISCC certification

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It uses a variety of renewable feedstocks to produce NExBTL, including palm oil and side stream products of palm oil production from Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as waste animal fat from Australia and New Zealand. The main markets for NExBTL diesel are Europe and North America.

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and PSA Peugeot Citroen to Collaborate on i MiEV Derivative for Peugeot

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This new step would be mutually beneficial since the collaboration of MMC and PSA Peugeot Citroen will ease and accelerate the introduction of their electric vehicles in the European market. The two companies are now in negotiations on a cooperative agreement, targeting market launch at the end of 2010 or the very beginning of 2011.

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Ford Launches New Fiesta in China

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Ford Motor Company officially launched the new Ford Fiesta into the China market on the southern resort island of Hainan. China is the world’s first market to introduce the four-door Fiesta sedan. The Fiesta was Ford’s second best-selling vehicle in Europe’s main 19 markets in 2008.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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According to the market-analysis firm Point Carbon, if a cap-and-trade system is instituted in the United States, the demand for carbon credits could explode into a $2 to $3 trillion market. One is to operate successfully as a market, with a steady supply of carbon offsets and varying prices to ensure that profits can be made.

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A Brief Look at Today's Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and the Companies That Are Revolutionizing an Old Industry - Yahoo! Finance

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Markets close in 5 hours and 43 minutes. A Brief Look at Todays Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and the Companies That Are Revolutionizing an Old Industry Plug-in Hybrids: Vehicles of Tomorrow Monday April 20, 2009, 4:00 pm EDT Buzz up! News Shopping Sports Tech Travel TV » All Y!