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VinFast to build EV and battery factory in North Carolina

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Construction for phase 1 of the factory will start in 2022 after a construction permit is granted and production is expected to start in July, 2024. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Hanoi, VinFast has a vehicle production facility in Haiphong, Vietnam, that will have the capacity to produce 950,000 vehicles per year by 2026.

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Germany putting another €300M into EV charging infrastructure

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We build the charging infrastructure where it is needed in everyday life and that is with the people “on site”—at supermarkets, hotels, restaurants, swimming pools or sports fields. The funding in detail: The funding is granted as de minimis aid. 100,000 funding per location.

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EEA: increase in EU GHG emissions, mostly due to transport, hampers progress towards 2030 targets

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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the European Union rose slightly in 2017, mostly because of the transport sector. emissions increase in 2017 from 2016. While the EU remains on track to meet its 2020 emissions reduction target, updated data shows Member States cannot afford to take progress beyond that date for granted.

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Tantalum launches 1000-vehicle trial of Air.Car device for real-time NOx feedback

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Tantulum Corporation has teamed up with data scientists from Imperial College London to build “Air.Car”—a OBD-connected device which will produce highly accurate, real-time NO x feedback as you drive. million) collaborative project to deliver real-time NONO x x emissions estimation capability from an OBD connected device.

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California ARB awards $7M for ultra-low NOx heavy-duty diesel truck demo project with Achates opposed-piston engines

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The project will build and install diesel-fueled two-stroke compression-ignition Achates Power Opposed-Piston Engines into Class 8 demonstration trucks that will be road-road ready in 2019 and operate in fleet service in California in 2020. liter Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI) engine. Earlier post.). Zermeno, R.,

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Tesla Semi pair spotted near Giga Nevada, and one is showing off its frunk

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The facility, which is not large relative to Tesla’s typical vehicle factory standards, is reportedly capable of building the Class 8 electric truck in limited numbers. The vehicle, after all, was initially unveiled in late 2017 with an estimated 2019 delivery date, but customer deliveries have been perennially pushed back since. .

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BuG ReMeDEE project seeks to use extremophile bacteria to convert methane to biofuels, biopolymers and electricity

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The project—Building Genome-to-Phenome Infrastructure for Regulating Methane in Deep and Extreme Environments ( BuG ReMeDEE )—was awarded a $6-million grant by the National Science Foundation in October 2017. SURF is located in Lead, South Dakota at the former site of the Homestake Gold Mine.