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Valence Considering Building Battery Plant in US or Europe

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Lithium-ion battery company Valence Technology Inc. is considering building a battery plant in the US or Europe and will look into the possibility of funding from the economic stimulus package proposed by President Barack Obama. to produce electric vehicles for North America. Statesman.com. Earlier post.].

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Volvo to Introduce Proprietary Medium-Duty Engine in 2010

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The company is already planning to apply the Volvo Group heavy-duty (HD) engine platform in all HD trucks. The market for heavy-duty trucks in Europe and North America has plunged about 60% from its peak in 2006. The MD engine project is a result of the Nissan Diesel acquisition ( earlier post ). Leif Johansson.

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Volvo unveils medium heavy engine

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Placing the focus for his company on internal efficiency, Volvo CEO Leif Johansson announced that the Group has developed its own medium heavy engine that will be used in trucks and buses from 2010. He also noted a slight upturn in certain countries including China, Japan and India, thanks to Government stimulus packages.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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Their company, Farmers’ Ethanol , plans to combine energy and food production within the same facility and by doing so create a business that can survive the wild fluctuations in commodity prices that plague today’s corn ethanol business. They have lots of small restaurants located all over America. Click to enlarge.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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Fortunately, unlike some CEOs and company boards…. But that’s nothing compared to what Germany — who, to my recollection, wins its first-ever Top EV Country medal — did last year… Coming out of the first Covid lockdown, most Western European countries passed some version of a “mini green new deal” in their stimulus packages.

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