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Toyota bets big on hybrids in Brazil with $2.2 billion plan

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billion) in beefing up production of hybrid vehicles in Brazil through 2030. Despite the boom in electric cars, Japan’s automakers have long banked on hybrid vehicles that combine internal combustion engines and batteries. First Published Date: 06 Mar 2024, 09:53 AM IST The post Toyota bets big on hybrids in Brazil with $2.2

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Octillion to supply high-density batteries to FNM for 1,000 electric trucks for beverage maker Ambev

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Agrale has been on the Brazilian and international market for nearly 60 years. FNM opened its EV factory inside Agrale’s manufacturing facility in Caxias do Sul city in southeast Brazil. As a part of this launch, they are partnering with FNM and Ambev to invest in clean technologies for fleet vehicles.

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IEA: record oil output from US, Brazil, Canada and Norway to keep global markets well supplied

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Oil production growth from the United States, Brazil, Canada and Norway can keep the world well supplied, more than meeting global oil demand growth through 2020, but more investment will be needed to boost output after that, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual report on oil markets.

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Brazil and US to deepen cooperation on energy; aviation biofuels

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Among the statements and agreements emerging from President Obama’s official visit to Brazil and meeting with President Dilma Rousseff were overall support for the US supporting “ the rise of Brazil as a global power ” as well as an agreement to launch a Strategic Energy Dialogue between the two countries.

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Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

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—Fengqi You, senior author Currently, critical metals and minerals are centralized in politically unstable Chile, Congo, Indonesia, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa, according to the World Bank. “Recycling w/2nd” denotes retired batteries reused as ESSs before recycling.

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4th International Conference on Biofuels Standards: current issues, future trends

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Brazil, EU and the US are the three largest producers of biofuels; other countries where biofuel production and utilization is increasing are also expected to participate in this conference. Documentary and measurement standards needed to facilitate trade and applications in new areas will be identified.

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Novozymes in Two New Research Partnerships in Brazil; Biogas from Bagasse and Polypropylene from Sugarcane

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Novozymes, an international enzymes and microorganisms company, has entered two new research partnerships in Brazil. Sugarcane bagasse is a potentially abundant source of energy for Brazil. According to estimates, bagasse could meet 20% of Brazil’s energy consumption by 2020. —Steen Riisgaard, CEO of Novozymes.

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