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First Bosch-powered electric bikes enter Taiwan thanks to Tern

Electrek

It feels like e-bikes powered by Bosch’s popular mid-drive electric motors have been around in just about every market for as long as many of us can remember. But there are still major markets getting their first taste of the highly-engineered drivetrains.

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Taiwan team engineers E. coli to produce n-butanol from glycerol

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Researchers at Feng Chia University in Taiwan have engineered the bacterium Escherichia coli to produce n-butanol from crude glycerol—a byproduct of the production of biodiesel. In an open-access paper in the journal Biotechnology for Biofuels , they report that under microaerobic conditions, the engineered strain produced 6.9

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First Bosch-powered electric bikes enter Taiwan thanks to Tern

Baua Electric

It feels like e-bikes powered by Bosch’s popular mid-drive electric motors have been around in just about every market for as long as many of us can remember. But there are still major markets getting their first taste of the highly-engineered drivetrains. Those great bike parts originating in Taiwan are mostly being exported.

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Jumbo completes transportation part of its largest job: T&I for Yunlin offshore wind

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Representing a significant milestone in the largest job in its history, Jumbo has completed the transportation element of its Transport & Installation contract for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Yunlin is a 640 MW project sited approximately 8km off the coast of Taiwan. The plant will feature 80 Siemens Gamesa 8.0-167

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Gogoro’s new lower-cost electric scooter breaks sales records, begins shipping

Baua Electric

The Gogoro JEGO launched in Taiwan last month, quickly racking up over 6,500 fully-paid pre-orders in that short time. Gogoro already dominates the local market with around a 90% share of new electric scooter registrations in Taiwain. Riders buy the scooter but don’t own the batteries, instead subscribing to a swapping plan.

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Ford India expands Chennai engine plant by 36% to 340K units per year

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Ford India has completed the expansion of its engine plant in Chennai, India, increasing annual engine production capacity 36% to 340,000, helping transform the facility into a regional small engine hub. HC and Duratorq engines will be exported to markets such as South Africa, Thailand and Taiwan.

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FREYR Battery and Aleees to pursue LFP cathode manufacturing joint venture in Nordic region

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Norway-based FREYR Battery and Taiwan-based Aleees, a producer of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials for batteries, have signed a Head of Terms agreement to pursue a joint venture with the ambition to establish an LFP cathode plant in the Nordic region.