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Yutong Bus to deliver 100 electric buses to Chile

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Having sent more than 20,000 vehicles to Latin America over the past 15 years, Yutong has become the leading Chinese bus supplier on the continent. It has become the world-leading new-energy bus maker with international recognitions, successfully entering the markets in the United Kingdom, France, Chile, Bulgaria, Iceland and Macao in China.

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Geely testing Emgrand methanol hybrid sedan in -40 C conditions

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F) Arctic conditions in the frigid northern Chinese province of Heilongjiang. With methanol fuel price at Chinese pumps around 3RMB/L (€0.42/L Geely Holding has also helped CRI introduce its technology to the Chinese market with the world’s largest production facility of e-fuel from CO 2. From 0-100km/s takes 8.8

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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

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For the last 18 months, a fleet of 6 methanol-fueled versions of the Geely Emgrand 7 cars have been in Iceland. Among drivers testing the vehicles were CRI staff and members of the Icelandic Automobile Association as well as several local service providers in the auto industry. Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.).

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Tesla Model Y becomes top-selling car in Iceland and Australia

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The Tesla Model Y has become a top-selling car in Iceland and Australia. Recently, Tesla Europe shared that the Model Y broke a 35-year-old record in Iceland. Iceland has been partial to Toyota vehicles over the last few decades. Iceland has been partial to Toyota vehicles over the last few decades. BEVs made up 7.4%

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Geely supporting Danish initiative on e-methanol with vehicle trials in Aalborg

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Previous demonstration trials of Geely Emgrand methanol sedans in Iceland achieved an average well to wheel emissions of 46g of CO 2 per km, even lower than electric vehicles in most countries. From well to wheel, Geely’s methanol vehicles allows for a 70% reduction in CO 2 emissions compared to gasoline models.

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CRI ETL project in China will recycle 150,000 tons of CO2/year to make 100,000 tons of methanol

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Chinese petrochemicals corporation Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemicals Co. ltd has signed an agreement with Icelandic technology company Carbon Recycling International (CRI) to design a chemical plant based on CRI’s Emissions to Liquids (ETL) technology. Earlier post.).

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NATO’s Emergency Plan for an Orbital Backup Internet

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As this article was going to press, two undersea cables in the Baltic Seaconnecting Sweden with Lithuania and Finland with Germanyhad been severed, with suspicion resting on a Chinese merchant vessel in the region. Researchers from Iceland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, and other countries are involved.

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