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Yadea launches Z3 electric scooter with connectivity app

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China-based Yadea has launched its Z3 electric scooter, initially into 15 countries including China, Germany, Korea, and Colombia. Yadea’s products are used in 66 countries including France, United States, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Starting price is US$3,388. The Yadea Z3 is powered by Panasonic 18650 battery cells.

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Volvo Begins Trials of Hybrid Buses in Brazil and Mexico

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In May this year, Volvo Buses launched serial production of its hybrid buses, the Volvo 7700 Hybrid and the double-decker Volvo B5L Hybrid. After Curitiba, the Volvo 7700 Hybrid will be tested in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and later also in Bogotá, Colombia. Earlier post.)

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China’s CNOOC to acquire Canada-based Nexen for $15.1B; offshore oil and gas, oil sands, and shale gas

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CNOOC Limited—China’s largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas and one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the world—is acquiring all of the Common Shares of Canada-based energy company Nexen Inc. Nexen had average production of 207 mboe/d (after royalties) in Q2 2012.

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This IEEE Service-Learning Program Is More Popular Than Ever

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It provides an opportunity for universities to connect their students’ educational experiences to support the U.N. This experience has been a profound learning opportunity,” says Leonardo Vergara, a systems engineering student at Universidad del Norte , Barranquilla, in Colombia. “My sustainable development goals.

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Study finds economic losses due to health burdens caused by in-car PM2.5 exposure inversely proportional to per capita GDP

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drivers inhaled is connected to the duration drivers spend in pollution hotspots and socio-economic indicators such as gross domestic product (GDP). Surrey’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) set out to investigate whether the amount of PM 2.5

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