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Refineries in the Americas produce a greater share of gasoline per barrel of crude oil than refineries in other world regions

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OECD Asia Oceania: Australia; Israel; Japan; Korea; New Zealand. OECD Americas: Canada; Chile; Mexico; United States.

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TU/ecomotive develops waste-free car with UBQ: Luca

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Every year, Netherland-based student company TU/ecomotive produces an electric car with a team of 21 BA students from the Eindhoven University of Technology, with the aim of showing the world that a hypothetical, sustainable car of the future can be a reality today.

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Tesla Model 3 Highland deliveries in Dubai expected to start this week

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Credit: Teslarati Source) The Model 3 refresh opened order banks in the United Arab Emirates and Israel in August, shortly after Tesla China unveiled the Project Highland vehicle. Earlier this week, Tesla started delivering Model 3 Highland units in The Netherlands. Last week, Tesla kicked off Model 3 Highland deliveries in Europe.

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Better Place consortium launches electric taxi project with battery switch station at Schiphol airport

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The company also announced the appointment of Paul Harms as CEO of Better Place Netherlands. Harms previously served as CEO of Athlon Netherlands and as an Executive Vice President of Athlon Car Leasing International. Batter Place recently completed an historic “lap” around Israel by driving the Renault Fluence Z.E.

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Tesla explains how it can roll out its aggressive pricing strategy in Europe

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Tesla slashed prices for its electric vehicles in Europe, Israel, and Singapore on Friday, expanding an aggressive global pricing strategy that began in January. EV watchers in social media also observed price adjustments for the Model 3 and Model Y in countries such as Norway and the Netherlands. and 5%, as per Tesla’s website.

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Arrival and Uber to collaborate on EV for ride-hailing industry; based on Small Vehicle Platform

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Arrival was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with more than 1,800 global employees located in offices across the United States, Germany, Netherlands, Israel, Russia, and Luxembourg. The company is deploying its first three Microfactories in North and South Carolina, US and Bicester, UK in 2021.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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Signatories by category: Governments: Austria; Azerbaijan; Cambodia; Canada; Cape Verde; Chile; Croatia; Cyprus; Denmark; El Salvador; Finland; Iceland; Ireland; Israel; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Slovenia; Sweden; United Kingdom.