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PEUGEOT estimates it will assemble up to 10,000 batteries per month for cars, 7,000 for LCVs by next year

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The battery unit is pressurized by gas to check for leaks by monitoring pressure loss. The dedicated battery assembly workshops are in five plants of the Stellantis Group: Vigo & Saragossa (Spain), Trnava (Slovakia), Sochaux & Mulhouse (France) and soon Hordain (France).

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Credendo: European aluminum sector in a critical situation

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Production mainly dropped because energy prices have risen sharply in 2021. In Romania, it was announced at the end of December that the production of the Alro smelter would be cut by 60%, blaming unsustainable energy prices. The current tensions between Russia and Ukraine are already taken into account in the price of European gas.

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SEAT pushes forward with CNG line-up

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SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, continues to spearhead the introduction of compressed natural gas (CNG) technology, giving customers the widest choice of vehicles that are cleaner, more sustainable and offer even greater efficiency. Only a pure electric vehicle running on 100% renewable energy would offer a better overall outcome.

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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This war will have many long-term consequences, but possibly none more important than its effects on the future of the European energy supply. One is that the road to new energy realities in Europe will be long, rough, and twisty. Russia’s energy resources are enormous and Europe’s dependence on them is deep and pervasive.

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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

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Tight coal and gas reserves continued to bite throughout the winter. “We We now have a single energy circulatory system from Lisbon to Mariupol.” Ukranian President Volodimir Zelenskyy Still, operating as an electrical island left Ukraine more vulnerable to Russia’s army, including its cyberwarriors. "We

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Emissions of Air Pollutants down in EU-27

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Energy use by households (the burning of wood, gas, coal etc) is the most important source of PM 2.5 Power plants producing heat and electricity have reduced emissions significantly since 1990 by improving abatement equipment, switching to cleaner fuels and through improved energy efficiency.

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