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Elon Musk to meet with Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu next week: report

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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is traveling to San Francisco next week. As noted in a report from The Times of Israel , Netanyahu would pay a visit to Silicon Valley before he heads to New York to speak at the United Nations General Assembly. During his visit, the official will reportedly meet with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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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 = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. OECD Asia Oceania: Australia; Israel; Japan; Korea; New Zealand. Conversely, in Europe, diesel accounted for 40% of the petroleum refined versus about 30% for the Americas and Asia Oceania. OECD Americas: Canada; Chile; Mexico; United States.

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Urban Aeronautics to provide 4 CitiHawk VTOL aircraft to Hatzolah Air for EMS application

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Israel-based Urban Aeronautics Ltd. In addition, Hatzolah Air will become Urban Aeronautics’ official sales representative and distribution channel to other EMS and Rescue organizations worldwide. reached an agreement to provide four CityHawk VTOL aircraft to Hatzolah Air for emergency medical service (EMS) applications.

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General Motors acquires battery software startup ALGOLiON

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General Motors has acquired substantially all the assets of Israel-based battery software startup ALGOLiON Ltd. ALGOLiON employees, including the company’s founders, will remain based in Israel and join more than 850 employees at the GM Technical Center in Herzliya, Israel. for an undisclosed sum.

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UBQ Materials partnering with Teknor Apex on thermoplastic elastomer compounds

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Israel-based UBQ Materials, a developer of advanced materials made from unsorted household waste, is partnering with Teknor Apex Company, one of the largest custom thermoplastics compounders globally, to include UBQ in its latest line of sustainable thermoplastic elastomers (TPE).

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Extreme-fast-charging solid-state battery company Storedot opening US R&D hub

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The new hub will work alongside StoreDot’s Israel-based R&D headquarters, enabling its XFC automotive battery technologies to be mass produced by 2024. This new US R&D innovation hub signals that our business is rapidly expanding, as we are scaling up our extreme fast charging technologies.

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

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UBQ is a proprietary composite, the world’s first bio-based material made of unsorted organic, paper and plastic waste—everything from banana peels to dirty diapers to used yogurt containers and cardboard. A certified B-Corp, Israel-based UBQ Materials envisions a world where finite resources are infinitely reused.

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