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Splendid Wall readies EV battery meeting, analysis in Thailand

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is finalizing plans to take a position as much as $30 million to arrange a untouched battery bind meeting plant in Thailand, the place it is going to get started creating a compact electrical automotive upcoming occasion, consistent with an organization reputable. BANGKOK — China’s Splendid Wall Motor Co.

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Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) to test popularization of EVs with two Thai power companies

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s (MMC) Thai subsidiary, Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co., MMC agreed with the government of Thailand on December 2010 to start a joint study for fleet testing of EVs. PEA ENCOM). The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) is a state-owned utility. PEA ENCOM International Co.,

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Thailands BAAC, Bangchak Petroleum to grow oil palm trees for biodiesel

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Thailand’s Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) and Bangchak Petroleum Plc have teamed up to grow oil palm for a biodiesel project. Prem Tinsulanon in the 1980s to operate Thailand’s old Bangchak oil refinery. tonnes of oil palm in Thailand last year. Bangkok Post. acre] per year.

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BMW Group enters long-term €2B supply contract with Northvolt for battery cells from Europe

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The BMW Group has signed a long-term supply contract worth €2 billion for battery cells with the Swedish company Northvolt. Sustainability is an important aspect of our corporate strategy and plays a key role in expanding electromobility. This ensures full transparency of the origin of raw materials at any time. —Andreas Wendt.

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BMW Group signs €540M supply contract with Ganfeng for lithium from mines in Australia

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The two companies have signed a 5-year (2020 - 2024) supply contract for the lithium needed as a key raw material for battery cells. Sustainability and security of supply are important factors in the expansion of electromobility. Supply contracts will ensure the company’s security of supply up to 2025 and beyond.

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DENSO and Thai ITS association partner on V2X to ease traffic congestion and reduce CO2 emissions

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DENSO Corporation and DENSO International Asia Co. DIAT), a DENSO group company in Thailand, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in February 2014 with Thai Intelligent Transport System (ITS). The results of the project will be used in formulating future ITS policies in Thailand.

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ExxonMobil plans five-year investment of $185B to develop new energy supplies; 21 major oil and gas projects to begin production between 2012 and 2014

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Exxon Mobil Corporation plans to invest approximately $185 billion over the next five years to develop new supplies of energy to meet expected growth in demand, Chairman and CEO Rex W. Tillerson said in a presentation at the New York Stock Exchange.