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Elon Musk courted by French President as Tesla eyes global expansion

Teslarati

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has met with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, as the automaker considers furthering its global expansion. Alongside its dramatic production ramp, Tesla has been growing its global market presence in parallel. What do you think of the article? Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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Ramkrishna Forgings to supply power train components to US’ largest EV producer – ET Auto

Baua Electric

. “Through our continuous innovations we remain committed to creating value for our customers and contributing to the advancement of sustainable mobility globally,” Gandhi added. The company also has a presence in Mexico, Turkey, and Belgium.

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Ford announces new battery production facility JV with LG

Teslarati

Ford has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LG and KOÇ Holdings to construct a battery production facility in Ankara, Turkey. The other MOU partner, KOÇ Holdings, a Turkish industrial conglomerate, has worked with Ford at the automaker’s assembly locations in Turkey. What do you think of the article?

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The Richer They Get, the More Meat They Eat

Cars That Think

We are told that “much of the world is trending towards plant-based eating,” and it is expected that the global demand for that diet will nearly quintuple between 2016 and 2026. This article appears in the August 2022 print issue as “Meat-Eating Is as Human as Apple Pie.”. Are we in fact seeing a revolutionary change in behavior?

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

Green Car Congress

An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. of global and 17% of European reserves.

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The 5 Countries That Could Push Oil Prices Up

Green Car Congress

“The ‘Fragile Five’ petrostates—Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria and Venezuela—continue to see supply disruption potential, with northern Iraq crude exports at risk due to an escalation of tensions between the (Kurdistan Regional Government), Baghdad and Turkey, while the United States has decertified the 2015 Iran nuclear deal,” U.S.

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Could THINK be saved from bankruptcy?

Green Cars News

Just two weeks after being driven into bankruptcy (see article) it appears there is fresh hope for electric car maker THINK. A Turkey-based sustainable transport group, BD Otomotiv, is said to be in advanced negotiations with the Norwegian court-appointed Trustee of THINK Global to rescue the electric vehicle brand.

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