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Terra Motors starting electric two-wheeler sales in Iran

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Japan-based Terra Motors, a manufacturer of electric two and three-wheelers ( earlier post ), has started sales of the A4000i electric scooter—with new products to follow—in Tehran, Iran with Jahanro Industrial Co, exclusively for next five years. In Iran, the government has decided to reduce gasoline subsidies.

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Borgward expanding to the Middle East; westwards from China

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Borgward will systematically continue to globalize its activities by entering the markets of Middle Eastern countries such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Iran. In this region, we expect especially strong momentum to come from Iran. — Ulrich Walker, CEO of Borgward Group AG.

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Automakers win extension on use of Chinese graphite in EV tax credits – ET Auto

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Treasury has temporarily exempted graphite and other trace critical minerals from new strict rules barring materials from China and other countries deemed a Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC), including North Korea, Russia and Iran. ” The new rules, required under an August 2022 law, are designed to wean the U.S. .

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Also, the EU Commission in April charged Gazprom with violating the EU’s anti-trust laws for anti-competitive practices and unfair pricing in Central and Eastern Europe. from a market for Russian crude and natural gas (via LNG) to a global competitor. If found guilty, Gazprom could face substantial fines of around $1 billion.

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Day Of Reckoning For US Shale Will Have To Wait

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E&P companies could resort to loans in order to pay off maturing debt, not unlike charging one credit card to wipe clean the debt on another. Moody’s Investors Service sees the contraction as too little to make a significant dent in the global supply gut. That means that credit lines with lending institutions become the last resort.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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US sanctions targeting China's telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies have crippled the company, effectively forcing it out of the global smartphone market and now threatening its domestic phone business as well. What's at stake is control of international 5G networks, which are expected to transform global communications.

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IHS: continued legislative focus on pollutants to drive sensor market for internal combustion engines

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The global market for sensors used in internal combustion engines (ICE) is on the road of steady growth for the next few years, propelled by increasing utilization in engine management and exhaust aftertreatment, according to a new report from IHS Technology. IHS projects that sensor shipments for ICEs will top 1.34 billion in 2013.

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