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Wärtsilä to design and equip two zero-emissions battery-powered ferries

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The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to design and equip two new zero-emissions ferries. The orders with Wärtsilä for the design and the equipment were placed in April 2020. The Wärtsilä ship design is tailored to the operating and route profiles of the two double-ended shuttle ferries.

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Volkswagen releases design sketch for ID.AERO fully-electric sedan; Chinese market first

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The Volkswagen brand released design sketches of the ID. Stylistically, it also follows the unmistakable design language of other Volkswagen electric vehicles, such as the ID.4 For example, the exterior design of the five-meter-long ID. AERO concept vehicle, a fully-electric limousine planned for the Chinese automobile market.

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BYD NEV sales up 262.9% YOY in October

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In particular, the New Energy Vehicle (NEV) sales reached 80,003 units, soaring 262.9% By the end of October, the cumulative annual sales of BYD passenger vehicles topped 200,000 units. So far, BYD Han’s cumulative sales have exceeded 130,000 units, with increases for seven consecutive months. year on year (YoY) and 12.5%

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Honda receives type designation for Level 3 automated driving in Japan

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has received the required type designation for Level 3 automated driving from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). Honda Motor Co.,

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Arafura Resources awards engineering design contract for Nolans NdPr project to Hatch

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This product is earmarked for export and direct sale. Rare earth chloride from the extraction plant will be further refined at an adjacent separation plant into two final rare earth products for export and sale: 4,440 tonnes per annum of NdPr oxide and 470 tonnes per year of a mixed middle-heavy rare earth (SEG/HRE) oxide.

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Toyota introduces second-generation Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle as design and technology flagship

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For 2021, Toyota has fully rebooted the Mirai, originally offered in 2016, as a premium rear-wheel drive sports-luxury fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) with striking design, cutting-edge technology, more engaging driving performance and a significantly longer EPA-estimated range rating. Additional TSS 2.5+

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Volvo Cars to triple electric car production capacity in Ghent after strong year of electrified car sales

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The capacity increase comes as Volvo Cars also reports its full-year sales results for 2020, which showed a strong growth in demand for the company’s Recharge models. The share of Recharge cars as a percentage of total sales more than doubled in 2020, compared to 2019. In Europe, the share of Recharge cars of overall sales was 29%.

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