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BMW Group 1st automotive manufacturer to use new Pirelli tires containing FSC-certified natural rubber and rayon

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To earn this certification, Pirelli adapted its US plant in Rome, Georgia, to produce tires using FSC-certified natural rubber and rayon. In 2017, the BMW Group and FSC advocated for further development of FSC standards for cultivation of natural rubber in Thailand. The new 22-inch P ZERO ?

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UPS to invest more than additional $90M in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; 6 new CNG stations, 440 vehicles

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UPS currently operates 31 CNG fueling stations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Tennessee, and West Virginia and runs CNG vehicles in 38 states in the U.S. in addition to vehicles in Germany, the Netherlands and Thailand.

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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

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This investment builds on the company’s existing 18 CNG fueling stations in Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia and operates CNG vehicles in Germany, the Netherlands and Thailand.

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UPS to add 1,400 new CNG vehicles over next year; building 15 new CNG fueling stations

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Currently UPS already has a total of eight CNG fueling stations in California, Colorado, Georgia and Oklahoma and operates CNG vehicles in Germany, the Netherlands and Thailand. .; Shreveport, La.; Richmond, Va., and Roanoke, Va.

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Hitachi Restructures, Spinning Off Automotive Systems Business; to Launch Group-Wide Strategies for Li-ion Battery and Renewables Businesses

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Furthermore, to strengthen cost competitiveness more production of starters, suspension and other products will be transferred to subsidiaries in China, Thailand and elsewhere, and materials will increasingly be procured locally. which will oversee North American operations.

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Micro-components in EVs: small dimensions and tight tolerances (Whitepaper) – Charged EVs

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