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Nissan has more than 550 electric taxis on European roads

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With more than 550 electric taxis on European roads, Nissan is now Europe’s best-selling manufacturer of 100% electric taxis. During 2015, more than 100 electric vehicles were delivered to taxi companies across Europe. Green Lite Taxi Kft.,

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ACEA: data show EU market for electric cars highly fragmented; need for inclusive measures

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The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has published new data demonstrating the correlation between the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and both GDP and customer incentives. Five EU member states don’t offer any incentives at all: Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Malta and Poland.

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Electric bicycles: Hero & Yamaha JV, Proposed US tax credit for electric bicycles 

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Hero & Yamaha to jointly establish electric cycle drive units. Yamaha Motor and Hero Motors Limited have signed an agreement that they will jointly establish a company to manufacture hub-mounted drive units for electric bicycles. It will also use it to diversify its manufacturing and supply chains. in equity funding.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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Manufacturers will have to reduce emissions of their fleet significantly to meet the upcoming 2020 and 2021 targets. Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase. The emissions of new vehicles are systematically tested using type approval procedures.

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Molycorp to increase supply of rare earth materials to Hitachi Metals; the two call off US joint venture plans

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Also, Molycorp and Hitachi Metals are suspending discussions for now on their December 2010 letter of intent to create a joint venture in the US to manufacture neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) alloy and permanent magnets made from the alloy. Earlier post.)

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

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Helion Energy Fusion startups Zap Energy and Helion Energy have big ambitions and relatively modest facilities in Everett, Washington, better known as the site where Boeing employs 30,000 people in one of the world’s largest manufacturing facilities. The fuel is enriched to about 4.8 percent U-235. Sila Nanotechnologies in Alameda, Calif.,

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