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Saab Automobile enters agreement with Hawtai Motor Group on strategic partnership

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and Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) have signed an agreement with Hawtai Motor Group Company Limited (Hawtai). By 2015, Hawtai aims to have raised this capacity to 1 million vehicles, 1 million engines and 1 million automatic transmissions, and to have established itself as a global leading automotive company. Spyker Cars N.V.

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Rio Tinto and First Quantum Minerals partner to progress the La Granja copper project in Peru

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Porphyry copper deposits account for approximately 60% of global copper production, and are typically mined using open-pit methods. USGS map of global mineral resources. billion tonnes at 0.51% copper (130 Mt at 0.85% Cu Indicated Mineral Resources and 4,190 Mt at 0.50% Cu Inferred Mineral Resources).

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SLOCAT preliminary analysis of impact of COVID-19 on regional mobility

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Although the knowledge tools, data analyses, policy advocacy and multi-stakeholder gatherings proposed by SLOCAT are universal, its geographical footprint is targeted at the Global South. Its primary focus is on land transport including both motorized and non-motorized, passenger and freight transport.

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NIO unveils production electric SUV for China market; NIO ES8 to launch end of this year

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The ES8 has an all-aluminum body and chassis, front and rear motors with electric all-wheel drive, and active air suspension. The vehicle has been tested in Yakeshi in Inner Mongolia, where temperatures can reach -22 degrees Fahrenheit as well as Melbourne and Mildura, Australia where temperatures can reach more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit.

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8 development banks commit to provide more than $175B to scale up support for sustainable transport

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Rapid motorization is creating more congestion, air pollution, traffic accidents and greenhouse gas emissions—especially in developing countries. Developing countries have the opportunity to leapfrog to a greener future of less motorization, shorter commutes, and more energy efficient transport systems.