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Avass Group to manufacture EVs, lithium batteries in Saudi Arabia

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Australia-based Avass Group recently signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia to jointly manufacture electric vehicles and lithium batteries. The agreement bolsters Avass Group’s plans to mass manufacture full electric buses and lithium batteries in Saudi. Allen Saylav, Group Chief Executive Officer at Avass.

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California 2019 crude average carbon intensity up

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The 2019 CI is up from 2018 (12.35) and from 2017 (11.93); volume delivered to California refineries was down, however: 584,313,143 barrels in 2019, versus 624,127,435 in 2018 and 621,246,732 in 2017. California gets the largest portion of its crude from itself: 155,785,058 barrels in 2019, or 27% of the total. CI (gCO 2 e/MJ).

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Eni report: global oil reserves and oil production up in 2018 due to US

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Source: Eni World Oil Review 2019. The collapse of Venezuela and Mexico and Iran’s retreat prevailed over increases in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, reducing the weight of medium sour crude oil for the first time below 40%, with impacts on price differentials and refining. also rose in Brazil and Norway.

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Saudi Aramco and Air Products to build Saudi Arabia’s first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle fueling station; operational 2Q19

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Saudi Aramco and Air Products signed an agreement to jointly-build the first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle fueling station in Saudi Arabia. The hydrogen refueling station, the first in the Kingdom, is expected to be operational in the second quarter of 2019.

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IHS Markit: 10 MMb/d of oil production cuts coming

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Demand is collapsing because of the closure of a large share of the global economy because of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Assuming global oil demand returns to growth in 2021 Saudi Arabia and Russia are better positioned to maintain or even increase production compared to the United States. MMb/d—down 4.1

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Pininfarina releases Battista’s record-breaking acceleration, braking metrics

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The previous record holder was the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, which accomplished the feat in 38.7 The vehicle is set to launch in the Middle East soon, with debuts in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Comparably, the 0-100 km/h (62.14 MPH) acceleration rate was 1.86 meters, Car and Driver found in their tests.

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HiPhi Y electrical SUV to settingup on July 15 for 52,200 USD. Nio ES6 competitor

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HiPhi additionally identified that the settingup will transform a global premiere with a key target market in China, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway and Saudi Arabia. We can remind you that HiPhi is a high-end automotive logo below the Human Horizons Corporate, introduced in 2019. billion USD.