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Westinghouse and China, Turkey partners negotiating to develop 4-unit nuclear power plant in Turkey

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Westinghouse Electric Company; China’s State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC); and Electricity Generation Company (EÜA?), The project also covers all life cycle activities including operations, nuclear fuel, maintenance, engineering, plant services and decommissioning.

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Norwegian startup Blastr plans €4B green steel plant in Finland

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The area has excellent conditions for industrial activities: a deep-water harbor and an excellent electricity transmission network. In addition, the ice-free deep-sea harbor enables efficient, low-carbon logistics all year round and close access to the European market. The production is planned to start by end of 2026.

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Karsan using BMW i3 motors and batteries for 6m electric city bus

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The BMW Group and Turkish manufacturer Karsan have signed an agreement for the supply of BMW i3 motors and batteries for the battery-electric 6-meter city bus “Jest electric”, which is produced in Bursa in Turkey for both the domestic market and for international markets.

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Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

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Renault recently made public the findings of an internal study, published first in October 2011, detailing and comparing the lifecycle assessments (LCAs) of the battery-electric and two internal combustion engined versions (gasoline and diesel) of the Renault Fluence. dCi); gasoline Fluence 16V (1.6L); and the battery-electric Fluence Z.E. (22

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Turkey’s Togg selected Dürr for paint shop, complete final assembly solution for EV Technology Campus

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Production is underway at Togg’s new Technology Campus for electric vehicles. Dürr planned and built the paint shop as a general contractor and supplied systems for the final assembly process. Spray booth air recirculation of up to 95% means that heat and electricity consumption is reduced by up to 80% and 50%, respectively.

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GM renames Detroit-Hamtramck to Factory ZERO; $2.2B investment to reconfigure it to all EV assembly

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General Motors announced its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center will be known as Factory ZERO, reconfigured to an all-electric vehicle assembly plant. The GMC HUMMER EV pickup and the Cruise Origin, a purpose-built electric, self-driving, shared vehicle, and other GM EVs will be built at Factory ZERO.

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UN report highlights urgent need to tackle impact of EV battery production boom

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Demand for raw materials used in the production of electric car batteries is set to soar, prompting the UN trade body, UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), to call for the social and environmental impacts of the extraction of raw materials, which include human rights abuses, to be addressed urgently. Brazilian mine.

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