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The launch of Power2Drive South America Exhibition and Conference 2024 – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

For this reason, the topic of e-mobility has received increasing attention from exhibitors and visitors of The smarter E South America and has been promoted at the Special Exhibition Power2Drive as part of the ees South America exhibition and the accompanying program since 2019.

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ICA study: Copper demand on grow path in automotive wire harness

Green Car Congress

Copper use in automotive wire harness will continue to grow according to new research commissioned by the International Copper Association (ICA). kg in 2019—an increase of 14.5%. kg in South America to 17.6 kg in North America. kg in 2016 to 12.6

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Octillion to supply high-density batteries to FNM for 1,000 electric trucks for beverage maker Ambev

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Ambev will use the electric trucks to deliver beverages throughout South America. Agrale has been on the Brazilian and international market for nearly 60 years. Agrale has been on the Brazilian and international market for nearly 60 years. FNM was formed in late 2019 and has its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

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BMW Group to build new $1B plant in Mexico; production start in 2019

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Production is planned to start in 2019. The large number of international free trade agreements—within the NAFTA area, with the European Union and the MERCOSUR member states, for example—was a decisive factor in the choice of location, BMW said. billion US dollars in the NAFTA region in the period up to 2019.

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First Nuseed Carinata shipment for biofuel feedstock

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Nuseed added carinata to its global portfolio in November 2019, following a successful pilot project in Argentina and acquiring specific carinata technology from the crop’s developer.

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Volkswagen to offer refreshed Tiguan with new plug-in hybrid powertrain in Europe

Green Car Congress

In spring 2020, the Volkswagen Tiguan broke the production barrier of six million units, with 910,926 units manufactured in 2019 alone. The world première of the first generation Tiguan took place at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt in 2007. Earlier post.). Design sketch of the new Tiguan.

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MAN Energy to supply engines for Finnlines hybrid RoRos; 100% increase in efficiency

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The new order follows that made by Grimaldi in 2019 for nine very similar vessels with the same scope of supply, and adds to recent orders MAN Energy Solutions has won in the competitive Baltic market. —will build the engines in Korea, while Nanjing Jinling shipyard in China will construct the vessels.

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