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Tesla gets closer to opening first dealership in Vermont

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Two of the three involved properties are presently approved for auto sales in the C1-Auto district; this use is allowed in the Commercial 2 district as well. ” “In Area (2), auto sales would no longer allowed following a change from C1-Auto and C1-R15. Tesla used to dominate Vermont’s EV sales.

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Dyadic International expands license agreement With Abengoa

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a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzyme and protein products for the bioenergy, biochemical, biopharmaceutical and industrial enzyme industries, $5.5 Abengoa will have the right to work with third party sublicensees to further develop C1 enzymes. Earlier post.).

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Diesel car registrations in Europe in 2017 down 7.9%; SUV sales up 19.5%; AFVs up 46% but share still low

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The acquisition of Opel by PSA did not help the French manufacturing group to flourish in 2017, with growth for its Peugeot and Citroën brands offset by the declines of Opel—resulting in overall growth of just 0.7%. The small increase can be attributed to the Skoda and Seat brands, which increased SUV sales by 74% and 254% respectively.

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Dyadic introduces new advanced biofuels enzyme to convert biomass to fermentable sugars

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a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzyme and protein products for the bioenergy, industrial enzyme and biopharmaceutical industries, has introduced its most advanced biofuels enzyme, AlternaFuel CMAX. Dyadic International, Inc.,

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The US Southeast is getting its first EV battery supply chain project

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Chemical company UBE Corporation will invest $500 million to build the first US manufacturing facility for EV lithium-ion battery ingredients dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) in New Orleans. The Tokyo-headquartered company has formed a new company called UBE C1 Chemicals America (UCCA) for its new US venture.

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Renault and VW may partner on low-cost BEV minicar

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2024 has so far served up a series of obstacles impacting EV sales, and automakers have been left scrambling. For Renault’s part, it aims to cut costs on the new Twingo by 40% compared to other EVs by trimming back parts, reducing manufacturing times, using cheaper batteries, and ramping up speed to market.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

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Alongside this, the Japanese manufacturer also saw the largest decrease since 2018, with its average falling by 2.3 g/km), C3 Aircross (-4.7), C1 (-4.5). Thanks to their popularity and their shared development costs with traditional cars, many OEMs have been able to increase their sales and increase profit margins.

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