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

Green Car Congress

The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe. The double cab has emerged as the dominating body style because it offers room for up to five persons. A host of assistance systems will already come as standard. Argentina comes close behind with 11.6%. That figure is 0.5%

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Survey Shows Overwhelming Interest in a Four-Day Workweek

Cars That Think

“It will minimize the time needed to be in-person at work.” Increasing productivity with a shorter workweek Dante Medina is an electrical and electronics engineering specialist at Mercedes-Benz Argentina. Employees have to be available three days a week, whether in person or virtually, to do some core activities, he says.

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Mercedes-Benz introduces its mid-size pickup truck: the X-Class leans on diesel

Green Car Congress

At the beginning of 2018 South Africa, Australia and New Zealand will follow, and at the beginning of 2019 Argentina and Brazil. The X-Class for the Latin American market will roll off the assembly lines at the Renault plant in Cordoba, Argentina, starting from 2019. The market launch in Europe is scheduled for November 2017.

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Ford unveils new 2015 Focus four-door sedan; 1.0L EcoBoost with start/stop comes to US model

Green Car Congress

liter EcoBoost engine with a new six-speed manual transmission and standard Auto Start-Stop feature in the US-spec Focus. Standard on Focus for the first time, the rearview camera will appear on either a 4.2-inch US EPA fuel economy ratings are not yet available. Advanced technologies.

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California Goes To Hell In A Handbasket But Greenius Says AB 811 is Our Route To Green Heaven

Creative Greenius

And damned if California isn’t going to score like a horny Republican Governor on Viagra in Argentina. I personally tried to lobby the folks in my own city of Torrance government, but couldn’t motivate anyone on the City Council or on City Staff to take the two hours out of their schedules and be part of this process.