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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

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In the long term, the Volkswagen Group is looking to further expand its product portfolio in the fast-growing emerging markets. By offering the appropriate products we intend to achieve sustainable and profitable growth in very different parts of the world. billion in 2015-16. It also has an industrial joint venture with Fiat in India.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

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At present, many countries or regions such as the European Union, China, Japan and South Korea have proposed a “schedule for banning the sale” of fuel vehicles. Under the pressure of policies, car companies represented by Audi and Volvo have also released plans to stop production of fuel vehicles.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. First, there are more products available for purchase with new entrants ready to boost the market profile.

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S. Korean researchers develop new catalytic pathway for direct conversion of CO2 to liquid hydrocarbon fuels

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Catalytic hydrogenation of CO 2 has been studied intensively, but the products of direct hydrogenation are limited mostly to low molecular weight (C 1 -C 4 ) hydrocarbons or oxygenates (CO, CH 3 OH, HCOOH, CH 3 OCH 3 , etc.) This product distribution is very similar to the one typically observed in CO-FT synthesis over iron catalysts.

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Lamborghini annual sales surpass 10,000 units for the first time | Autocar Professional

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In detail, the United States continued as the top market with 3,000 cars delivered, followed by Germany (961), China (845), the United Kingdom (801), Japan (660), the Middle East (496), South Korea (434), Italy (409), Canada (357), Australia (263), France & Monaco (255), Switzerland (211), Taiwan (131) and India (103).

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

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They haven’t, and GM is clearly struggling to overcome a host of startup production problems with its Ultium vehicles—sales of which have remained far, far below the company’s own goals. The first several months’ worth of EV9s will be built in South Korea, but US production will start sometime during 2024 in West Point, Georgia.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs? – Charged EVs

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They haven’t, and GM is clearly struggling to overcome a host of startup production problems with its Ultium vehicles—sales of which have remained far, far below the company’s own goals. The first several months’ worth of EV9s will be built in South Korea, but US production will start sometime during 2024 in West Point, Georgia.

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