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Balqon Expands Distribution of Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles into Colombia

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Balqon Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of zero emissions heavy-duty electric vehicles for Class 7 and Class 8 applications ( earlier post ), has entered into a Dealer Agreement with Industrias IVOR, a leading distributor of heavy equipment and material handling equipment, including heavy-duty trucks, in Colombia.

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Infiniti will get brandnew world boss with Jose Roman

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in 2012 and has greater than 25 years of automobile enjoy in such markets as Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Japan, the corporate stated in a June 1 information drop saying his promotion. Roman, a local of Ecuador, joined Infiniti mum or dad Nissan Motor Co.

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Eaton signs long-term agreement with Argentine bus manufacturer TATSA to design and supply hybrid systems

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Eaton Corporation has signed a long-term agreement to design and supply Argentine bus manufacturer Tecnología Avanzada en Transporte S. As a member of the Argentine commercial vehicle industry, TATSA is engaged in an expansion process in both domestic and international markets.

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Balqon Receives Initial $490,000 Purchase Order for Heavy-Duty Electric Drive Systems From New China-Based Distributor

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Balqon Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of zero emissions, heavy-duty electric vehicles and drive systems ( earlier post ), has received a $490,000 order for electric drive systems under a new dealer agreement with DynaProTech, a leading composite automotive parts manufacturer in the People’s Republic of China. Verde in Spain.

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Petrobras Biocombustível To Invest US$2.4B in Biodiesel and Ethanol Production

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billion liters (502 million gallons US) in 2013, aimed at the foreign market, and 1.8 billion liters (476 million liters US) to be distributed in the domestic market. Abroad, meanwhile, an ethanol production unit is under analysis for Colombia. For the ethanol segment, the goal is to reach, in partnerships, the production of 1.9

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MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

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A global “liquid” market in natural gas in which supply sources are diverse and gas prices are transparent, set by supply and demand with price differences based on transportation costs, is desirable for US consumers. Modeling suggests that the integration of these markets would result in substantially lower consumer prices for US consumers.

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GM global sales up 7.6% in 2011 to 9.026M vehicles; China and US largest markets

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GM gained four-tenths of a point of market share to 11.9% On a corporate basis, GM’s two largest markets in 2011 were China, where GM and its joint venture partners increased sales 8.3% On a corporate basis, GM’s two largest markets in 2011 were China, where GM and its joint venture partners increased sales 8.3%

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