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Continental extends commitment to sustainability in natural rubber supply chain in Indonesia

Green Car Congress

Indonesia is one of the world’s largest producers of natural rubber. The cultivation areas mapped by GPS, raw rubber delivery quantities and sales prices achieved are documented in the system for each transaction. Together with other members, they are working on the global improvement of sustainability in the natural rubber sector.

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Indonesia converted 10 motorcycles to electric under pilot project

Electric Vehicles India

Indonesia converted 10 motorcycles to electric under pilot project . Indonesia has launched a pilot project to convert combustion engine motorcycles into electric vehicles as part of its national drive to make the transportation more eco-friendly said the energy ministry. million electric cars on the roads by 2030.

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Nornickel presents market review of nickel and platinum group metals

Green Car Congress

Despite extremely low LME nickel exchange inventories, which are currently at the 2007 level and amount to less than 5 days of global use only, the LME nickel contract was down by 30% since the beginning of the year. The estimate for nickel demand in 2023 has been downgraded from the previously expected 3.34 Mt to 3.22

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Reports of an electric vehicle sales slowdown may be exaggerated

Teslarati

A look at reports in the past months would show that a narrative around electric vehicle sales has formed. Considering the trends in the sales of vehicles like the Ford F-150 Lightning and startups like Lucid Motors, skeptics have claimed that electric cars are seeing a demand problem. That’s an increase of 36% from 2022.

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New report finds global CO2 vehicle emission reduction measures falter; dropping diesels, increasing SUVs

Green Car Congress

Vehicle fuel economy improvements have slowed globally, according to the latest report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI): Fuel Economy In Major Car Markets: Technology And Policy Drivers 2005-2017. Overall, global fuel economy has improved by an average of 1.7% SUVs now represent nearly 40% of the global LDV market.

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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

Green Car Congress

The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance.

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Taiwanese smartphone giant Foxconn reveals electric ute, global sales planned

EV Central

It is also working with partners to build assembly plants in Thailand, India and Indonesia. In the longer term it is aiming for an unprecedented 43 per cent, similar to its share of the global PC and smartphone markets. Hon Hai has set itself the goal of supplying five per cent of the globe’s EV needs by 2025.

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