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London copper prices steady as US dollar weakens – ET Auto

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The spot market in China will likely remain tepid, leading to a build-up in inventories which could weigh on prices, they said. London copper prices were steady on Monday as the U.S. London copper prices were steady on Monday as the U.S. The most-traded February copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange lost 0.6%

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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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Widely ignored, although gaining attention, is China’s strategic positioning as a crucial gatekeeper to several key “green” technologies, including battery energy storage to support electric vehicles (EVs)—specifically, battery electric vehicles (BEVs)—along with stationary storage for power grids.

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Via Motors, Geely to co-develop medium-duty extended-range electric truck for China and Americas

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VIA Motors International is partnering with China-based Zhejiang Geely New Energy Vehicle Co. The truck will incorporate VIA’s proprietary vehicle software and systems control technology, for launch in China and the Americas in 2019. Zhejiang Geely Commercial Vehicle (GCV) is a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH).

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The ICCT: Nearly half of the world’s EVs are in 25 cities; China leads the way

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The growth has been greatest in China, which is home to half of the global electric market and 11 of the 25 top electric vehicle market cities. Other leading markets in Europe and the United States have similar but less extensive versions of the incentives and policy approaches of China. million in 2017, according to the ICCT findings.

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Study suggests China urban passenger transport emissions could peak in 2030

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A team of researchers in China suggest that, in the context of promoting the use of clean fuel vehicles and increasing vehicle fuel efficiency, CO 2 emissions of China’s urban passenger transport sector could reach a peak of 225 MtCO 2 in 2030. A paper on their study appears in the journal Energy Policy. —Li and Yu.

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Geely raises $400M via Green Bonds sale to develop and produce TX5 range-extended electric London taxis

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China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) has raised $400 million through the first Green Bond sale on the offshore market from a Chinese automobile company to support the design, development and production of range-extended electric vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the LondonTaxi Company (LTC), manufacturer of the iconic London Black Cab.

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London twilight cab proprietor Geely explores elevating brandnew price range

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LEVC has been growing the length orientated structure, an all-electric platform that can prolong its product space past high-ceiling hackney carriages, for two-and-a-half years throughout R&D facilities in China, Sweden, the U.Okay. and Germany. The corporate will make the most of the underpinnings for each people-movers and supply cars.

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