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Siemens and Vinamotor launching first diesel-electric series hybrid bus in Vietnam

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Siemens and the Vietnam Motors Industry Corporation (Vinamotor) are launching the first hybrid bus with a combined electric/diesel drive in Hanoi. The project is the first of its kind in Vietnam. Vinamotor hybrid. Click to enlarge. The vehicle uses the ELFA series hybrid drive system developed by Siemens.

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Porsche launches carbon offset program in US

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Following its corporate fleets, PCNA will soon offer Porsche Impact to USA customers who want to reduce the CO 2 footprint of their internal-combustion engines. The available programs are focused on forest protection in the US, hydropower in Vietnam, solar energy in Mexico, and species diversity in Zimbabwe.

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VinFast pushes forward regardless of early setbacks

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This week, it all started generating the smaller VF 6 and VF 7 in Vietnam next phasing out fuel vehicles endmost week. and Canada blended, the corporate stated. Previous within the date, VinFast introduced fresh financing from Vingroup founder Pham Nhat Vuong, Vietnam’s richest particular person. checklist at the Nasdaq.

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Mazda3 global production reaches 5M units

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Mazda Motor Corporation announced that the total production volume of the Mazda3 (known as Mazda Axela in Japan) reached five million units at the end of April 2016. It is also assembled in Malaysia and Vietnam. It is the second Mazda to reach five million units of production, following the Mazda Familia.

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ASML’s threat to leave uncovers deeper concerns in Netherlands Inc – ET Auto

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A threat by the Netherlands’ largest company ASML to quit the country if it cannot grow there has laid bare wider corporate concerns that the nation’s business climate is deteriorating. ” Chip equipment supplier ASM International recently expanded in the U.S.

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The US’s largest solar panel maker opens a 3.3 GW factory in India

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Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar’s sixth operational factory expands the company’s global manufacturing footprint to four countries, including the US, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) provided $500 million of the $700 million in financing for First Solar’s India factory.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. BirdLife International Tokyo. Grant Category. Organization.

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