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Refineries in the Americas produce a greater share of gasoline per barrel of crude oil than refineries in other world regions

Green Car Congress

In the Americas, gasoline accounted for just above 40% of the products refined from petroleum in 2019, while in Europe and Asia Oceania, gasoline was less than 20%. Conversely, in Europe, diesel accounted for 40% of the petroleum refined versus about 30% for the Americas and Asia Oceania.

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Honda R&D partners with new smart mobility innovation center DRIVE in Israel

Green Car Congress

Honda Silicon Valley Lab (HSVL) of Honda R&D Americas, Inc. is partnering with DRIVE, a new smart mobility innovation center that today in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel is home to more than 5,000 startups and 750 venture-capital-backed companies.

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Better Place winding down ops in North America and Australia, to focus on Denmark and Israel

Green Car Congress

Better Place, the startup provider of electric car networks using a battery switch model, has decided to focus its efforts on Denmark and Israel, where the complete infrastructure is in place and commercial operations are underway. At the same time, we had to make some difficult decisions on actions to be taken elsewhere in the world.

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Gogoro expands its battery-swapping electric scooters to the Americas

Baua Electric

The company has just announced its first expansion in the Americas, though you may want to brush up on your Spanish. South America will be the first to receive Gogoro’s scooters and battery-swapping network. The first scooters and battery-swapping GoStations in South America will become active in Q2 of 2024.

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Volkswagen launches new research collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory & University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Green Car Congress

—Scott Keogh, President & CEO at Volkswagen Group of America. Volkswagen Group of America opened its Innovation Hub Knoxville in early 2020, in partnership with UT. Expanding our research collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee will help drive these efforts.

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Free Electrify America Charging for BMW Drivers, New Electric Jaguar Platform — EV News Today

CleanTechnica EVs

Electric Vehicles (EVs) All public transportation buses purchased in Israel starting in 2026 are to be electric buses Kia sees […]. Check out the hot EV news below. We’ve also got stories on sustainable tires, a solar trailer, and climate change.

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REE automotive to open US headquarters in Austin, Texas

Electrek

The Israel-based e-mobility company now looks to capitalize on a growing market in North America by opening an HQ in The Lone Star State, alongside an Integration Center for the assembly and testing of its proprietary technologies.

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