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Toyota to start vehicle exports from India; Etios to South Africa in 2012; the priority of emerging markets

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OCTOBER 9, 2011

TKM), will begin exporting the Etios series sedan and hatchback to South Africa in March 2012. The models for export will be based on the Etios platform currently sold in India, but will be developed and produced to fit the lifestyles, consumer preferences, climate, road conditions and usage considerations in South Africa.

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Toyota to start vehicle exports from India; Etios to South Africa in 2012; the priority of emerging markets

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OCTOBER 8, 2011

TKM), will begin exporting the Etios series sedan and hatchback to South Africa in March 2012. The models for export will be based on the Etios platform currently sold in India, but will be developed and produced to fit the lifestyles, consumer preferences, climate, road conditions and usage considerations in South Africa.

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South Africa Africa India 2012

South Africas Optimal Energy Considering Battery Swap with the Joule EV

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JUNE 5, 2010

South Africa-based Optimal Energy is considering using a battery-swap scheme with its Joule electric vehicle ( earlier post ). The car will be onsale in 2013. Engineering News.

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Nissan to provide LEAFs and LEAF-to-Home power supplies to roadside rest stations in Japan

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

plans to donate 47 Nissan LEAF all-electric zero-emission EVs and “LEAF-to-Home” power supply systems ( earlier post ) to roadside rest area stations in all of Japan’s 47 prefectures. The plan will begin in September 2013. Nissan LEAF to go on sale in South Africa. Nissan Motor Co.,

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Boeing partners with South African Airways to convert Solaris energy tobacco into jet fuel

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AUGUST 7, 2014

Boeing, South African Airways (SAA) and SkyNRG are collaborating to make sustainable aviation biofuel from Solaris, a new hybrid tobacco plant optimized for seed production for energy applications. In coming years, Boeing expects emerging technologies to increase South Africas aviation biofuel production from the rest of the plant.

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Direct methanol fuel cell company Oorja closes Series E funding

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FEBRUARY 13, 2014

billion in 2012, according to a 2013 report by Navigant Research. The new funding round will support Oorja’s continued success supplying the OorjaPac to the material handling business. New investor Mingxin China Growth Fund joined previous backers including DAG Ventures in the oversubscribed round. million in 2011 to $1.3

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Optimal Energys Joule EV Completes Prototype Phase, Nearing Production

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Full-scale production of Joule will begin at the end of 2013, with cars in showrooms by mid-2014. The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC), as potential investor, is party to this Memorandum. Earlier post.) The IDC is currently an investor in Optimal Energy.

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51% of BMW Group’s electricity worldwide from renewable sources; targeting 100%

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MARCH 20, 2015

At its Annual Account Press Conference 2015, the BMW Group announced that, for the first time in the history of the Group, 51% of its electricity worldwide is being supplied from renewable sources. At the Spartanburg plant in South Carolina, a methane gas system provides around 50% of the energy required for production.

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Boeing, South African Airways and Mango celebrate Africa’s 1st commercial flights with sustainable aviation biofuel from tobacco

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JULY 15, 2016

The SAA and Mango flights carried 300 passengers from Johannesburg to Cape Town on Boeing 737-800s using a blend of 30% aviation biofuel produced from Sunchem’s nicotine-free tobacco plant Solaris , refined by AltAir Fuels and supplied by SkyNRG. Earlier post.).

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Celanese sees new TCX ethanol process as key component in future growth; a paradigm shift in ethanol production

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MAY 13, 2011

As it announced during its investor conference earlier this week, Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, has increased its 2013 earnings growth objectives to adjusted earnings per share of at least $6.00, or operating EBITDA of at least $1.7 Earlier post.).

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ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

The Outlook for Energy provides ExxonMobil’s long-term view of global energy demand and supply. The outlook is developed by examining energy supply and demand trends in 100 countries, 15 demand sectors covering all manner of personal and business needs and 20 different energy types. Outlook for Energy. Transportation in general.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance posts record €2.9B in synergies in 2013 ahead of launch of first common module family vehicles; targeting €4.3B in 2016

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JULY 2, 2014

billion (US$3.9B) in 2013, up from €2.69 The Common Module Family (CMF) engineering architecture, introduced in 2013, is the Alliance’s system of modular architecture and an increasing source of synergies. In 2013, the Alliance also began development work on CMF-A, the most affordable category of cars. Click to enlarge.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

The IPCC is expected to release revised reference emissions within the next few years, so that they can be used in the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), slated for completion in 2013. The fund would provide a bridge to 2013, when approximately $100 billion per year would be available to developing countries, according to Brown’s plan.

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Toyota to start vehicle exports from India; Etios to South Africa in 2012; the priority of emerging markets

Toyota to start vehicle exports from India; Etios to South Africa in 2012; the priority of emerging markets

South Africas Optimal Energy Considering Battery Swap with the Joule EV

Nissan to provide LEAFs and LEAF-to-Home power supplies to roadside rest stations in Japan

Boeing partners with South African Airways to convert Solaris energy tobacco into jet fuel

Direct methanol fuel cell company Oorja closes Series E funding

Optimal Energys Joule EV Completes Prototype Phase, Nearing Production

51% of BMW Group’s electricity worldwide from renewable sources; targeting 100%

Boeing, South African Airways and Mango celebrate Africa’s 1st commercial flights with sustainable aviation biofuel from tobacco

Celanese sees new TCX ethanol process as key component in future growth; a paradigm shift in ethanol production

ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

Renault-Nissan Alliance posts record €2.9B in synergies in 2013 ahead of launch of first common module family vehicles; targeting €4.3B in 2016

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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