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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Energy is the foundation of Russia, its economy, its government, and its political system. Even a casual glance at the IMF’s World Economic Outlook statistics for Russia shows the tight correlation since 1992 between GDP growth on the one hand and oil and gas output, exports, and prices on the other (economic series available here ).

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Hyundai and Kia make €100M strategic investment in Arrival to co-develop electric commercial vehicles

Green Car Congress

Founded in 2015, Arrival has production plants and R&D centers in the US, Germany, Tel Aviv, Russia and the UK. In September 2019, Hyundai and Kia also invested in IONITY, Europe’s largest high-power electric vehicle charging network, and set the stage for sales expansion of EVs within Europe.

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Why Haven't Hoverbikes Taken Off?

Cars That Think

Assessing Hoverbikes’ Risks Safety concerns are just as big a hurdle to making hoverbikes available for sale. Neither Russia nor Dubai have mature airborne safety standards that cover vehicles of this type,” says Barrett-Gonzalez. But 16 years after its 2008 maiden flight, the $85,000 Aero-X is still not available for sale.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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More Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. Just this past year Russia sent tanks into oil-rich Georgia, and an oil tanker was hijacked off the coast of Somalia. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US So far, Asian manufacturers are leaving U.S.

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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So, we’re seeing much more competitive prices for sales from our suppliers, dramatically more competitive than in the past. Yeah, it is like Irish Republican Army, the Internet Research Agency from Russia. Elon Musk: That’s my guess, like a third of the hours of the week. Ashok Elluswamy: Yeah. Unknown executive: Yeah.

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