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Algae.Tec to form JV in China for algae for renewable transportation fuels and carbon capture facility; raising A$5M

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The facility will be purely focused on algae for the production of transport fuels. Last month Algae.Tec signed a biofuels MOU with the European airline Lufthansa, and announced a biofuels production and carbon capture deal with the Sri Lanka subsidiary of industrial giant Holcim, the world’s largest cement and building materials company.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse Has Major Implications for Automotive Sector

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It simultaneously makes for a good excuse whenever the transport of goods is delayed or companies begin pitching higher rates for oceanic freight — something we saw take place in the wake of the pandemic. Maryland Governor Wes Moore has said that the ship lost power shortly before the incident.

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Exide and Leclanché launch Li-ion battery JV in India

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Exide Industries Ltd, India’s largest manufacturer of lead acid storage batteries and power storage solutions provider, and Switzerland-based Li-ion battery manufacturer Leclanché SA announced a joint venture to build lithium-ion batteries and provide energy storage systems for India’s electric vehicle market and grid-based applications.

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Ford 2017 trends report: disruption the status quo, “never more difficult” to find objective information

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As an introduction, Ford notes that at the cusp of what is shaping up to be one of the most—if not the most—dynamic time in the transportation business, consumers are at a crossroads. Sri Lanka, São Paulo and the US were devastated by floods this year. This trend has not subsided. 8% chose “none of the above”.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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Emissions, however, are produced elsewhere, when the electricity used to power the vehicles is generated. If more road space were given over to them, and roads were designed with two-wheeled transport in mind, that might change. The reason is that western governments are not much interested bicycles.