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Ride-sharer Grab to invest $700M in “Grab 4 Indonesia” 2020 master plan

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Grab, the leading ride-hailing platform in Southeast Asia, launched its “Grab 4 Indonesia” 2020 master plan, endorsed by Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal (BKPM), the Government of Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board. Grab’s driver partners were a key pillar of the company’s robust growth. million commuters in greater Jakarta.

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Nissan launches all-new Note in Japan, exclusively with second-generation e-POWER electrified powertrain

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In 2016, the Note e-POWER became a hot seller as soon as it started sales in Japan. Earlier this year, Nissan launched the Kicks e-POWER in Japan, Thailand and Indonesia. So far, customers have purchased about 430,000 vehicles equipped with the innovative powertrain. —Ashwani Gupta, Nissan’s chief operating officer.

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New report finds global CO2 vehicle emission reduction measures falter; dropping diesels, increasing SUVs

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China saw new registrations of LDVs increase 17% per year in the period 2005 to 2017 while India saw an increase of 9% and Indonesia 7%. —more than triple the improvement rate between 2016 and 2017. In contrast, the improvement of fuel use per kilometer in emerging economies accelerated to 2.3%. Source: GFEI.

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INPEX and Total launch the $34B Ichthys offshore Australia LNG Project; entire 8.5 Mt/y LNG output already sold for 15 years

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First production is expected at the end of 2016. Total Gas & Power Limited, the gas trading subsidiary of Total, will also purchase 0.9 The group has interests in LNG projects in Indonesia, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Angola, and Russia.

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How do Chinese language EV makers roll out unutilized merchandise so temporarily?

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Lynk&Co was once based in 2016, and manufacturing of the primary automobile, Lynk&Co 01, began in 2017. So in China, you’ll be able to’t purchase, for instance, a Volkswagen Passat, however it’s important to purchase a SAIC-Volkswagen Passat. So, as a purchaser, you selected from SAIC-VW ID.4

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