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XL to launch plug-in hybrid electric Ford F-250 pickup at NTEA Work Truck Show

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In 2018 at the NTEA show, XL displayed a hybrid-electric F-250, as well as the plug-in hybrid F-150. XL also has added two new members to its executive team, with deep experience in the commercial fleet industry, and with leadership backgrounds across finance, sales, business development and operational excellence. Earlier post.).

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RATP splits ~800 electric bus order between HeuliezBus, Bluebus/Bolloré and Alstom/Alstom Aptis

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The up to €400-million order is the result of a consultation launched in January 2018, the aim of which was to accelerate the renewal of the RATP bus fleet. The consultation is divided into 3 lots giving rise to a framework agreement (market) of two years and a maximum amount of €133 million each.

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Porsche and electric hypercar maker Rimac to set up JV incorporating Bugatti

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In the future also, all Bugatti models will still be produced at the Bugatti factory in Molsheim, France. We already purchased the first shares in Rimac in 2018 and have successively increased our shareholding since then. —Lutz Meschke, Member of the Executive Board for Finance. Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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November 27, oil consuming countries will celebrate the first anniversary of the Saudi decision to let market forces determine prices. Subsequently, to defend market share, the Saudis increased production, which exacerbated market oversupply and further pressured prices. This decision set crude prices on a downward path.

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Global Bioenergies and Cristal Union form JV to produce renewable isobutene

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Global Bioenergies, a developer of one-step fermentation processes for the direct and cost-efficient transformation of renewable resources into light olefins, and Cristal Union, the 4 th largest European beet producer, have formed IBN-One, a joint venture to build and operate the first plant in France converting renewable resources into isobutene.

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EC approves €3.2B public support by 7 Member States for a pan-European battery push

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The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules an Important Project of Common European interest (IPCEI) jointly notified by Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden to support research and innovation in the common European priority area of batteries. billion in funding.

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Michelin 2048 goals: tires made with 80% sustainable material and 100% tire recycling

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At the Movin’On 2018 mobility summit, Michelin announced its ambition that by 2048, all of its tires will be manufactured using 80% sustainable materials (recycled and renewable materials) and that 100% of all tires will be recycled. The project was selected by France’s Agency for the Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) to receive €14.7

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