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Lamborghini confirms SUV, launch in 2018

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A concept of the car was first presented as the Lamborghini Urus in 2012 at the Beijing auto show. Lamborghini intends to use the SUV to expand its owner base significantly, especially with an eye toward Chinese demand for high-end SUVs. This will be Lamborghini’s first SUV since the LM002, which was built between 1986 and 1993.

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Nissan announced £1bn battery plant & EV crossover in UK  

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The manufacturer said that a £1bn battery plant will be built in partnership with Chinese manufacturer Envision that will create 900 jobs at Nissan plus 750 at Envision and an estimated 4,500 in supply companies under an investment of £1 billion. Also read related article: Nissan unveiled an electric SUV concept ‘Ariya’ at Tokyo Motor Show.

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Hartmann Reederei designs new type of ethane-fueled LEG carrier; 3 on order with 2016 delivery

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Artist’s concept. In co-operation with the Norwegian ship owning company Ocean Yield, three vessels of this type have already been ordered at the Chinese shipyard Sinopacific. The latter just announced a cracker upgrade to using ethane from the US as feedstock in their cracker in Teesside, United Kingdom.

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Finding The Wisest Ways To Global AI Regulation

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And what essentially the Brussels Effect is for those that don’t know, it is the concept that Europe has such a large market share that they’re able to force through their rules and regulations that being the most stringent and becomes the model for the rest of the world. There’s the Brussels Effect. Wald: Yeah. Absolutely.

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Lamborghini Reaches Sales Milestone: Which 10 Countries Drove Up Sales in 2023?

The Truth About Cars

Additionally, Lamborghini introduced the Lanzador concept car, previewing an all-electric model, and debuted the Lamborghini SC63 racing car. This was closely followed by the Americas with a 9 percent increase, totaling 3,465 cars, and the APAC (Asia-Pacific) region with a 4 percent increase, resulting in 2,660 cars.

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Lamborghini Breaks Historic Sales Record

The Truth About Cars

But the Italian brand has fielded several all-electric concepts in recent years and has claimed 2024 will represent its first big push into transitioning its fleet to EVs, now that the time it allotted itself as a “celebration of the internal combustion engine” has concluded.

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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

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There’s good reason for this hustle: The United Kingdom wants to add 34 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030, en route to decarbonizing its grid by 2035. Chinese turbine giant Mingyang Smart Energy Group is manufacturing a floater with dual 8.3-MW But the shallow waters east of London are already packed with wind turbines.

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