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Opinion: Can Argentina Capitalize On Its Vast Shale Reserves?

Green Car Congress

Argentina, once a regional energy leader, is now better known for financial busts and bombastic politicians than hydrocarbons prospects. The question today is just how much Argentina is willing to change and how this plays into a low oil price environment that is already negatively impacting investment elsewhere.

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Equipmake & Beulas partner with Go-Ahead London for in-service trials of double-decker e-bus; up to 300 miles with 543 kWh pack

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Equipmake, a commercial vehicle electrification specialist, and Spanish coachbuilder Beulas, are joining forces with Go-Ahead, London’s largest bus operator, to start in-service trials of the new Jewel E double-decker electric bus on the capital’s streets in Q1 2022. The Jewel E is powered by Equipmake’s Zero Emission Drivetrain (ZED).

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Is standard lithium LTD a sham?

EV Info

Now we have a claim against a Canadian Lithium Miner – Standard lithium. The firm holds lithium resources across Australia, Argentina, and Mexico and has over 4,844 employees. The company’s flagship project is the Salar de Olaroz lithium-potassium brine project located in the province of Jujuy in northwest Argentina.

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GM leads $50M funding round in EnergyX; advanced lithium extraction and refining technology

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The collaboration between these two companies includes three key components: A technology development program to support commercialization of EnergyX’s advanced DLE and refinery processes, which could complement or replace traditional methods of evaporation ponds.

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Equipmake begins final testing of electric bus powertrain; APM200 spoke motors

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In-service trials of the vehicle will then begin in Q1 2020 by Brazilian commercial vehicle manufacturer, Agrale, which will launch the electric bus first in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2021. UK-based performance and durability development is set to finish at the end of the year.

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BASF and Embrapa’s Cultivance Soybeans Receive Approval for Commercial Cultivation in Brazil

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Cultivance is the first genetically modified crop developed in Brazil, from laboratory to commercialization. CTNBio stated that the genetically modified soybeans meet the standards and the Biosafety law for the environment and agriculture, as well as human and animal health.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans shows pickup truck concepts; market launch in late 2017; diesel V6

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The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe. Worldwide, mid-size pickups are becoming increasingly popular as versatile vehicles for a simultaneous private and commercial use and as vehicles for a strictly private use. A host of assistance systems will already come as standard.

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