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VinFast to build EV and battery factory in North Carolina

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Vietnam-based VinFast and the government of North Carolina signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the establishment of VinFast’s first North American manufacturing plant. Automotive assembly plants are incredible engines for economic growth, due to the positive ripple effects they create across a region’s economy.

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SK Group to invest $16.4B to create hydrogen production-distribution-consumption ecosystem by 2025

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It is expected to become an important foundation for the expansion of hydrogen infrastructure at Incheon International Airport, Incheon Port, and industrial complexes. The first phase project is thus also one of the pillars of the Incheon city hydrogen cluster construction project. In the second phase, SK will invest 5.3 trillion won (US$4.7

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Hankuk Carbon, Dymag partner to mass manufacture carbon composite wheels for automotive

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The collaboration, announced at JEC World in Paris, will apply Hankuk Carbon’s expertise in advanced materials and industrialization, leveraging Dymag’s expertise in manufacturing lightweight carbon composite wheels for the high-performance and luxury vehicle markets.

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Zinnov: automotive witnessing highest disruption among all industries; ~$6B invested in start-ups in FY 2015

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The automotive industry is witness to the highest disruption among all industries. It stated that the traditional core areas such as car body design, fuel economy etc., New technologies such as Autonomous, AI, Electric have reached application maturity.

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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The study, involving researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and colleagues in China and the United States, investigated how complex supply chains are distributing energy-intensive industries and their CO 2 emissions throughout the global South. —Prof Guan.

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

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With the rise of far-right parties across other European countries, similar concerns are being voiced in Germany, where CEOs from Infineon to Volkswagen have warned about the threat of right-wing extremism to the country’s economy. state of Arizona, and BE Semiconductor Industries in Vietnam.

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Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

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Using China as a model, the team compared emissions data from 180 cities across the country, looking at the industrial make-up of each city, its socioeconomic profile, and the types of energy produced and consumed. Total CO 2 emissions of 182 Chinese cities. Shan et al. Yuli Shan, Dabo Guan, Klaus Hubacek, Bo Zheng, Steven J.

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