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Hyundai and Kia make €100M strategic investment in Arrival to co-develop electric commercial vehicles

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Through the partnership, Hyundai and Kia plan to introduce competitively priced small and medium-sized electric vans and other products for logistics, on-demand ride-hailing and shuttle service companies. Founded in 2015, Arrival has production plants and R&D centers in the US, Germany, Tel Aviv, Russia and the UK.

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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Subsequently, to defend market share, the Saudis increased production, which exacerbated market oversupply and further pressured prices. Both, it would seem, have incentive to do so, as each has lost over $100 billion in crude revenues in 2015—and Russia bears the extra burden of U.S.

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RusNano, Chinas Thunder Sky to Manufacture Li-ion Batteries in Russia for EVs

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The supervisory board of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies ( RusNano ) has approved the state corporation’s participation in a project with China-based Li-ion battery manufacturer Thunder Sky to manufacture Lithium-ion batteries, the first such project in Russia. Tags: Batteries China Russia. billion rubles (US$575 million).

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Skoltech researchers develop titanium fluoride phosphate cathode material for potassium-ion batteries

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Researchers from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology (CEST) in Russia have developed a new cathode material based on titanium fluoride phosphate which enabled achieving superior energy performance and stable operation at high discharge currents in potassium-ion batteries. —Fedotov et al.

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Rio Tinto and Alcoa announce world’s first carbon-free aluminum smelting process; Apple assist; Elysis JV to commercialize

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Rio Tinto and Alcoa Corporation announced a revolutionary process to make aluminum that produces only oxygen as a by-product, eliminating all direct greenhouse gas emissions from the traditional smelting process. The new Rio Tinto/Alcoa process eliminates the carbon, using proprietary materials instead; the only by-product is oxygen.

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Hyundai Motor Group to invest $87B over next 5 years; 44 electrified vehicles; new EV development system; hydrogen plans

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Through the new EV architecture development system, Hyundai Motor Group will innovate its cost structure for electric vehicles by sharing components in their application to various models. The Group will simultaneously establish a 500,000 units-per-year capacity for FCEV production in Korea. —Euisun Chung. —Euisun Chung.

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Westport updates HPDI 2.0 dual fuel system with new Delphi injectors, upgraded LNG storage and supply

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The new injectors are designed to provide lower cost, smaller size and improved packaging compared to prior generation Westport HPDI injector designs. The new generation injectors are running in engine tests today and are on display at the Delphi booth at the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in Hanover, Germany. Westport Innovations Inc.

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