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ADB leads $135M climate financing package for VinFast e-bus fleet and EV charging network in Vietnam

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VinFast is a subsidiary of Vingroup Joint Stock Company, Vietnam’s largest private enterprise. VinFast develops electric cars for the domestic and international market, and is investing in a nationwide network of fast-charging units to support its electric vehicle expansion in Vietnam.

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Vingroup member VinES and Li-Cycle launch global battery recycling partnership

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Vingroup is the largest private conglomerate in Vietnam. In addition to a significant manufacturing complex in Vietnam, VinFast has announced plans to build a large EV manufacturing facility in North Carolina in March 2022. VinFast was granted an incentive package of $1.2 VinFast was granted an incentive package of $1.2

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VinFast to build EV and battery factory in North Carolina

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Vietnam-based VinFast and the government of North Carolina signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the establishment of VinFast’s first North American manufacturing plant. Construction for phase 1 of the factory will start in 2022 after a construction permit is granted and production is expected to start in July, 2024.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. 2016 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients.

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The Scandalous History of the Last Rotor Cipher Machine

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But when I graduated from college in January 1968, the Cold War and Vietnam War were raging, and spying seemed like a risky career choice. My friend gave me an internal history of the company written by its founder, Boris Hagelin. And each of the nine rotors' internal connections can be rewired in 26! defense contractor.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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By 1968 student hostility to the government over the Vietnam War was growing and life for researchers on campus who, like Hoff, relied on government funding was looking as if it might get uncomfortable. The project was given the internal moniker “4004.” and had heard Hoff might be interested in a job. San Jose, Calif.,

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