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Groupe Renault changes China strategy: light commercial vehicles and electric passenger cars

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With 860,000 electric vehicles sold in China in 2019, China is by far the largest EV market in the world. Groupe Renault has sold close to 270,000 electric vehicles in the world since 2011. In China, it successfully launched the Renault City K-ZE in 2019, the first joint venture EV car competing in A segment with local automakers.

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Neste to acquire Bunge Rotterdam refinery to increase raw material pretreatment capacity for renewable products

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The refinery plant is located next to Neste’s existing biorefinery and it consists of a pretreatment facility, tank farm, jetties and has a pipeline connection to Neste’s site. Neste has been active in the Netherlands since 2011 when the Rotterdam facility for renewable products started its operations.

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Daimler takes minority stake in Sila Nanotechnologies; next-generation lithium-ion battery materials

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Founded in 2011, Sila Nano is a developer of new battery materials which outperform existing lithium-ion technologies. —Sajjad Khan, Executive Vice President for Connected, Autonomous, Shared & Electric Mobility, Daimler AG.

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Reliance and BP to create major world-class fuels partnership for India’s fast-growing market

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This is a further development of RIL and BP’s partnership which began in 2011 and expanded in 2017 including agreement to seek options to work together to develop differentiated fuels and mobility businesses. BP will bring its international experience in convenience and fuel retailing and aviation operations.

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Tesla outlines scheme for $4-5B battery Gigafactory; announces $1.6B offering

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In October 2013, Panasonic and Tesla had already expanded their 2011 supply agreement so that Panasonic will supply nearly 2 billion automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells to Tesla through 31 December 2017 at long-term preferential prices. Earlier post.).

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How the EV Charging Industry Is Emerging and Evolving

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By 2019, there were 7.2 Although it’s true this growth has slowed in recent years, it’s stayed well ahead of the broader light-vehicle market, which dropped by 5% in 2019, compared to a 9% growth for electric vehicles. Ready to learn more about how EV Connect can help you with your EV charging needs?

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Toyota introduces next-gen connected vehicle framework; globally uniform DCM by 2019

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Toyota unveiled its next-generation connected vehicle framework at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, accelerating its initiatives to provide its customers with greater convenience and increased data security. The framework builds on advances in automobile, IT, and communications systems to enhance Toyota vehicles with connected technologies.

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