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Comment on BYD signs preliminary land purchase deal for its NEV plant in Hungary by Hctr Lnds

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One factory in Brazil for the South American market, one factory in Thailand for the SEA market, one factory in Uzbekistan for the Central Asia/Russian market, and one factory in Hungary for the European market. Are we expecting an announcement for factories in the Middle East and Africa in 2024? That's smart.

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BMW investing €400M in new vehicle assembly at Munich plant as part of shift to electromobility; engine production being concentrated at Steyr and Hams Hall

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It will ramp up for the first time at our future plant in Debrecen, Hungary, before being rolled out across our global production network in stages. The plants will take advantage of the best options at each location—from solar energy in Oxford, Mexico and China, to biogas in South Africa, to wind power in Leipzig.

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Car Crash Prevention System Wins Student $10,000 IEEE Scholarship

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A lot of people can be exposed to this danger," she says, "especially from landlocked countries, like Hungary," where she lives. After returning to Hungary, she had to turn to other methods to finish the model, however. Boglarka Ecsedi. "A Ecsedi determined that using machine learning could help detect the treacherous currents.

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Tesla pledges to keep Ukrainian workers’ employment and salary if they serve in military

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The message was sent on Monday to employees in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region, 12 days into the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Although Tesla does not officially operates within Ukraine, any of the country’s estimated 5,000 Tesla owners can access free Supercharging at select stations in Poland, Hungary Slovakia.

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Opel introducing new 1.6L SIDI engine with start-stop system; 3 new engine generations over next 12 months part of major turnaround plan

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Production at the Szentgotthardt plant in Hungary will begin in late 2012. Export initiative: Opel wants to enter new markets, including Australia, North Africa, South America and the Middle East. The new SIDI (spark ignition direct injection) ECOTEC engine will be available in various power outputs and across several car lines.

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Drone Startup to Fly Pallets Without Pilots

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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics sees a lot of potential for using Dronamics in Africa and other places with limited infrastructure. Especially between north and south Europe—from Germany and Hungary, where there’s a lot of automotive business,” says Jan Kleine-Lasthues , Hellmann’s chief operating officer for air freight.

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Joint IEA-NEA report details plunge in costs of renewable electricity; nuclear competitive with other baseload power sources

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Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2015 Edition looks at generation costs at more than 180 plants—from large nuclear and fossil-fuel facilities to wind farms to residential-sized solar PV installations—in 22 countries, including Brazil, China and South Africa.

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