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Tesla takes 3rd place in UK’s Top Car Manufacturers’ list for 2021

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Tesla came in 3rd place in the United Kingdom’s (UK) largest car ownership survey, the 2021 Driver Power. Tesla Model 3 SR Plus sold out in UK for Q2 despite zero EV purchase incentives. The Korean car manufacturer took the silver for reliability and build quality. Tesla took the bronze with 89.39%.

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ExxonMobil acquires 49.9% stake in Biojet AS

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The company anticipates commercial production to begin in 2025 at a manufacturing plant to be built in Follum, Norway. The agreement enables ExxonMobil to purchase as much as 3 million barrels of the products per year, based on the potential capacity of five facilities. ExxonMobil’s majority-owned affiliate, Imperial Oil Ltd.,

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Tesla Model 3 leads charge of UK’s ‘most successful year for EV uptake’

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In 2021, Tesla’s Model 3 all-electric sedan undoubtedly lead the United Kingdom to what the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) called “the most successful year in history for electric vehicle uptake.” ” Credit: Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) UK.

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Motor vehicle taxation brings in €440.4B for governments in major European markets

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New data shows that motor vehicles generate more than €440 billion in taxation per year for national governments in the major EU markets plus the UK, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) reports. United Kingdom ? The top 5 countries with the highest motor tax revenues are: Germany ?

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Leclanché receives orders for 22.6 MWh of battery systems with Stena Line and Brittany Ferries for next generation hybrid ferries

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The two nearly 195-meter long hybrid E-Flexer ferries have been designed and developed by Stena RoRo (a Stena Line affiliate) in collaboration with Brittany Ferries and will be chartered on a 10-year lease to Brittany Ferries for operation between Portsmouth, United Kingdom, and the French ports of Saint-Malo and Caen.

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UK has reached 1 million BEVs, but incentives still recommended: SMMT

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The United Kingdom (UK) has surpassed an important milestone for battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales, now reaching over one million BEVs on the country’s roads. “Manufacturers have been asked to supply the vehicles, we now ask government to help consumers buy the vehicles on which net zero depends.”

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American Rheinmetall Vehicles and GM Defense partner to pursue US Army’s Common Tactical Truck program

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The Army expects to execute multiple Prototype Projects before determining whether to proceed to initial production that could entail purchase of approximately 5,700 vehicles at a value of around $5 billion. The CTT program seeks to identify a replacement platform for the Army’s Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles.

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