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Exide and Leclanché launch Li-ion battery JV in India

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The JV will focus on e-transport, on stationary energy storage systems and speciality storage markets. In e-transport, the target segment is fleet vehicles including e-buses, e-wheelers and e-rickshaws. Exide also has manufacturing facilities in Sri Lanka and does business globally through its subsidiaries and international affiliates.

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Ford 2017 trends report: disruption the status quo, “never more difficult” to find objective information

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Sheryl Connelly, Ford global trend and futuring manager, says there is no escaping the fact that disruption is now the status quo. As an introduction, Ford notes that at the cusp of what is shaping up to be one of the most—if not the most—dynamic time in the transportation business, consumers are at a crossroads.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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If more road space were given over to them, and roads were designed with two-wheeled transport in mind, that might change. Green.view New on Economist.com An altered political landscape in South Africa (EIU ViewsWire) Apr 28th 2009 Sri Lankas war is close to an end Apr 27th 2009 Does a new virus from Mexico threaten a global pandemic?