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EIA: New refineries will increase global refining capacity in 2022 and 2023; China leads

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that global refining capacity decreased by 730,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2021—the first decline in global refining capacity in 30 years. In the United States, refining capacity has decreased by about 1.1 The most global refining capacity under development is in China.

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Deutsche Post DHL Group sells StreetScooter production rights to international consortium ODIN Automotive S.à.r.l.

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a financial holding company, is backed by several institutional and private global investment partners, including Sparta Capital Management in the United Kingdom, a major Chinese OEM, and a partner for contract manufacturing in North America. ODIN Automotive S.à.r.l.,

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Yutong Bus to deliver 100 electric buses to Chile

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Having sent more than 20,000 vehicles to Latin America over the past 15 years, Yutong has become the leading Chinese bus supplier on the continent. It has become the world-leading new-energy bus maker with international recognitions, successfully entering the markets in the United Kingdom, France, Chile, Bulgaria, Iceland and Macao in China.

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AlixPartners finds limited consumer willingness to pay for autonomous vehicles but enthusiasm for robo-taxis

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—Mark Wakefield, global co-leader of the automotive and industrial practice at AlixPartners. Though 58% of Chinese said they were confident in higher-level AVs’ ability to navigate safely from one place to another, responses in the other five countries ranged from 36% down to just 18%. —Mark Wakefield. male and 49.5%

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IEA: nuclear power can play a major role in transition to low emissions energy systems; Russia, China leading on new reactor starts

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As the world contends with a global energy crisis, nuclear power has the potential to play a significant role in helping countries to securely transition to energy systems dominated by renewables, according to a new special report by the IEA. —IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

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Nio ET5 Traveling to inauguration globally on June 15. Deliveries will get started inside of a moment

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All of a sudden, it used to be reported that the Nio ET5 Traveling will first get to the Chinese language consumers. So, we will be able to simply supposition that this announcement is devoted to the ET5 Traveling global inauguration. However, as we will be able to see now, the Chinese language patrons gets this car first.

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Audi sales in China rose 10.3% year-on-year in August; global sales up 5.0%

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Following growth in June and July, Audi AG increased its global sales year-on-year in August as well. Cumulative sales since January total around 1,202,400 units—2.6% The Audi A4L in particular contributed to August growth for the brand in China: 10,731 Chinese customers opted for the model in August, 39.5%

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