China is aiming to put more than a million electric vehicles onto the road each year by 2015, according to the state-run People's Daily. It claims that new plans for...
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Libyan clashes hits stocks as oil prices surge
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BP signs $7.2B India deal
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Energy efficient light bulbs survive House cuts
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Shale boom won't last, says Russian oil giant Gazprom
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U.S. urged to safeguard supply of 'energy-critical elements'
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Lula field coud turn Brazil into an oil superpower
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