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Volvo Car Corporation intends to lead in field of autonomous driving technology; targeting the next-generation of consumers

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Volvo Car Corporation intends to gain leadership in the field of autonomous driving as the next major step forward in vehicle safety. Autonomous driving—the self-driving car—gives the human driver the ability safely to do something else besides drive, such as sending text messages or reading a book while the car drives itself.

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Peugeot Begins Pre-Bookings for i0n EV

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Peugeot has begun pre-bookings for the i0n, its i-MiEV-derived electric car developed in partnership with Mitsubishi. For individual customers, pre-bookings are open on the websites of Peugeot Germany, Great Britain, Spain, France and Italy. Earlier post.)

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Shell, Accenture and Amex GBT launch blockchain-powered digital book-and-claim solution for scaling SAF

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Shell, Accenture, and American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) are launching Avelia , one of the world’s first blockchain-powered digital sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) book-and-claim solutions for business travel. An industry-accepted carbon accounting mechanism, like book-and-claim, is key for such programs to credibly grow.

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Rheinmetall books order for more than 500,000 hybrid vehicle engine blocks from SAIC

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The Materials and Trade division of the tech enterprise Rheinmetall has booked a new order to produce engine blocks for a hybrid vehicle. The customer is Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), China’s largest maker of automobiles, motorcycles and car parts.

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Tata Motors Launches the Nano in India, Details Booking Process

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In view of the expected significant demand and limited production capacity initially until the Sanand plant is fully ramped up to capacity, the Tata Nano will be available through a booking mode. Tata Motors has entered into an exclusive agreement with the State Bank of India to manage the booking process. 2999 (US$59).

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Hertz ordering 100,000 Teslas by end of 2022

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This includes digitized guidance to educate customers about the electric vehicle to get them on their way quickly, and coming soon, an expedited EV rental booking process through the Hertz mobile app. Hertz will offer a premium and differentiated rental experience for the Tesla EVs.

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Marathon Announces First Oil from Deepwater Droshky Development in Gulf of Mexico

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Marathon Oil Corporation announced that its Droshky development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico has begun production on time and under budget. At year-end 2009, Droshky had booked proved reserves of approximately 26 million boe. The new well had already been drilled at the time of the incident.

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