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Market Update: How Battery Pack Costs Declined Since 2008

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Let’s look at the advancements in battery cost reduction, navigate through supply chain complexities, and explore the promising prospects ahead for the EV market. In 2008, the cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) was $1,355, but by 2022, it had dropped to $153 per kWh.

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Jaguar and Land Rover to offer pure electric models across all nameplates by 2030

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Jaguar Land Rover’s aim is to achieve net zero carbon emissions across its supply chain, products and operations by 2039. billion) will include investments in electrification technologies and the development of connected services, alongside data-centric technologies that will further improve their ownership ecosystem. billion (US$3.5

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Praxair to Supply Hydrogen to Shell Deer Park Refinery for Ultra-Low Sulfur Fuels

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a contract to supply high-purity pipeline hydrogen to Shell’s Deer Park, Texas, refinery for the production of ultra-low sulfur motor fuels. This system is also strategically integrated with Praxair’s hydrogen storage cavern to provide high levels of supply flexibility and availability. Shell Oil Company has awarded Praxair , Inc.

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Foton Motor to extend cooperation with Cummins; second stage of the “China Super Truck” program

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Since 2008, when Foton Motor and Cummins established a joint venture, engines produced by Foton Cummins have covered light-duty and heavy-duty engine series, with emission standards meeting the requirements in the globally strictest emission-related laws and regulations.

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Report for IPCC finds renewables could supply up to 77% of global energy by 2050 under most optimistic scenario; need for enabling public policies and investments

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Up to 77% of the world’s energy supply could be met by six key renewables by mid-century under the most optimistic scenario if backed by the right enabling public policies, according to a new report by more than 120 researchers working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Source: SRREN. Click to enlarge.

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BYD launches 3 new electric vehicles at the Paris Motor Show

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comprises the first mass-produced highly integrated 8-in-1 electric powertrain connecting all electric control units and management systems, and the rigorously tested ultra-safe Blade Battery. Notably, BYD owns the vertical supply chain for seamless integration and manufacturing control, including the production of semiconductors.

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GE Transportation to Supply 100 Locomotives to Transnet in South Africa; First AC Diesel Electric Locomotive to Sub-Saharan Africa

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GE South African Technologies (GESAT), GE Transportation’s entity in South Africa, will supply 100 locomotives to Transnet Freight Rail (TFR). In 2008, GE Transportation took South Africa’s Western Cape Orex line to the next level with the longest production train in the world, made possible through the LOCOTROL technology solution.