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China’s Low-Altitude Ambitions Just Got Higher with Airship Purchase

Zhejiang Airspace Integration Low-Altitude Industry Development Company just placed an order of 18 AS700 manned airships from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) last November 18. This deal, one of the largest modern acquisitions of manned lighter-than-air vehicles, marks a milestone in China’s air travel industry. CleanTechnica picked up … [continued]

Geely Releases EX5, Signals Revitalization of Operations in the Philippines

Geely Philippines just introduced its first all-electric model, the EX5, last week. This launch is part of a broader strategy by Geely Motor Philippines (GMP) to establish a firmer foothold in the region, underpinned by a transition to operations led directly from its Hangzhou headquarters. The EX5, a key component … [continued]

Gamesa Signs 150 MW Order In Brazil

Spanish wind energy company Gamesa has announced a firm order for 150 MW in Brazil, bringing its fiscal-year 2014 cumulative total up to 3,300 MW. The company will provide 54  G114-2.0 MW turbines to several farms within the União dos Ventos complex located across several towns in the state of Rio Grande … [continued]

Kandi Technologies Will Sell First 5,000 Electric Vehicles to Hangzhou, China for Just $6,300 Each

  Kandi Technologies’ Vehicles Co. division, which was previously awarded what has been called the “largest-ever electric-vehicle distribution agreement in China” (in July), has finalized a price and delivery date for the first run of 5,000 urban electric vehicles. “The Kandi division reached a ‘definitive sales contract’ to sell the … [continued]