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Scrapyard Find: 2010 Citroën C4 Picasso VTR+

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The reason Citroën has been able to use Pablo Picasso's signature on its cars was that Pablo's son, Claude , sold the rights to the company for $20,000,000 back in 1989. For 2010, the C4 Picasso was available with diesel or gasoline power. 2010 Citroën C4 Picasso in English scrapyard. This one has the 1.6-liter A mental picture.

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Girteka Logistics becomes one of the first companies to be recognized as a Green Carrier by DHL

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The largest asset-based transportation company in Europe, Girteka Logistics, was one of the first road freight transport companies to be given the Green Carrier Certificate by one of its partners, DHL. The company grew from 600 trucks in 2010 to 9,000 trucks in Europe, Scandinavia and CIS countries. Earlier post.)

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Mercom: Corporate funding for energy storage companies hit $26.4B in 2022; up 55% y-o-y

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Corporate funding for energy storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies. VC funding for energy storage companies decreased 34% with $5.8 VC funding for energy storage companies decreased 34% with $5.8 Lithium-ion-based battery technology companies received the most VC funding in 2022. Energy Storage. Smart Grid.

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Finnish Minerals Group and Beijing Easpring to form JV company to advance €774M CAM plant project

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The parties have now agreed to set up a joint venture company by the end of 2023, of which Beijing Easpring Material Technology will own 70% and Finnish Minerals Group 30%. The goal of the company is a state-of-the-art production plant capable of offering precursor cathode active material with an unprecedentedly low carbon footprint.

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Nearly 76 Gigawatt-Hours of Battery Cells Produced in U.S.A 2010–2020

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Plug-in Vehicle Market from 2010 to 2020 Five companies (AESC, LG Chem, Panasonic, Samsung, and SK Innovation) produced almost all the battery cells used in plug-in vehicles for the U.S. Nearly 76 Gigawatt-hours of Battery Cell Capacity Was Produced for U.S. Panasonic supplied 74% […].

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SEAT reduces waste by 34% since 2010, expects to achieve 60% reduction by 2025

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Since 2010, SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, has improved its production-related environmental footprint by 34% on average with measures to emit less CO 2 and fewer volatile organic compounds, generate less waste and consume less water and energy. The company invested €23 million on these implementations. and generated 34.2%

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Porsche’s North American CEO Leaves Company

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President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America, Kjell Gruner, has left the company. & From Automotive News : In a statement, Porsche noted Gruner was leaving the company "at his own request." In 2004, he left Porsche for Daimler, where he rose to director of strategy for Mercedes-Benz Cars before returning to Porsche in 2010.