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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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It is now Vietnam’s largest corporate entity by far — with loads of global business partners, an insatiable appetite for growth, and serious political influence. But the ultimate goal is for VinFast to become a globally recognized EV manufacturer offering competitively priced vehicles.

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SkyNRG and AEG Fuels deliver sustainable aviation biofuels for Bombardier Business Aircraft demo fleet

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Bombardier’s demonstration fleet, consisting of a Learjet 75, Challenger 350, Challenger 650, and Global 6000 aircraft, completed the successful biofuel-powered flights. This is the first delivery of biofuel completed by AEG Fuels.

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INRIX: congestion costs each American 97 hours, $1,348 a year

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published the 2018 Global Traffic Scorecard that identified and ranked congestion and mobility trends in more than 200 cities, across 38 countries. In the US, the 2018 Global Traffic Scorecard analyzed congestion and the severity of it in the top 60 urban areas. Wichita, Kan., INRIX, Inc. Surprisingly, Washington D.C.,

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VinFast in a major reshuffle to target US market

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VinFast VF 8/Source: VinFast Vietnamese EV maker VinFast has announced a new CEO at the helm, and an aggressive new strategy to expand globally while gaining a foothold in the US. And while the company has huge global ambitions, sales volumes have been small – so it has a lot to prove. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Kansas Geological Survey Receives $5M Grant to Study CO2 Storage

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A collaborative effort between government and industry, the three-year project will include scientists from the Kansas Geological Survey, KU and Kansas State University departments of geology and two Wichita-based firms—BEREXCO Inc. CO2 sequestration is in the early phase of implementation globally. and Bittersweet Energy Inc.

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Alcoa unveils first aluminum alloy fan blade forging for jet engines; $1.1B supply agreement w/ Pratt & Whitney

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Several of Alcoa’s facilities including La Porte, Indiana; Whitehall, Michigan; Dover, New Jersey; and Wichita Falls, Texas will supply the blades, vanes and structural components, produced using nickel-based superalloys, titanium as well as aluminum.

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INRIX analysis identifies top 10 US cities for highly autonomous vehicles; prioritizing corridors for deployment

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INRIX, a leading global connected car services and transportation analytics company, has created a scalable and customizable scoring system to prioritize corridors for the deployment of highly autonomous vehicles (HAVs). INRIX HAV City Score. New Orleans. Albuquerque.

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