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IHS Markit: global commercial vehicle production to drop 22% in 2020 in wake of COVID-19

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These forecasts are informed by the latest IHS Markit global economic forecast updates, which reflect a 3.0% March appears to have been solid, on preliminary data, and April may even reach prior-year volumes thanks to strong government stimulus, but we do not see all of the lost volume being made up. decline in global real GDP in 2020.

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California ARB Begins Process to Revise Diesel Control Regulations

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Staff presented an update on diesel emission estimates, and the approach for incorporating new information on diesel fuel use, emission factors and equipment use. Additional funds have been made available through the Carl Moyer Grant Program, along with loans via AB 118 and federal stimulus funds.

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EIA Estimates 2.1% Growth in Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions in US in 2010; Still Below 1999-2008 Levels

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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates in the April 2010 release of its Short-Term Energy and Summer Fuels Outlook that CO 2 emissions from fossil fuels, which declined by 6.6% in 2009, will increase by 2.1% million bbl/d in 2009, up about 370,000 bbl/d from 2008. per gallon in 2009 to $2.84 Source: EIA.

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Feds Offer Free Chargers

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Nine United States regions will receive 4,600 free chargers for public and private use through the ChargePoint America program, funded in part by $15 million in stimulus funds administered by the Energy Department. California-based Coulomb Technologies makes the program’s ChargePoint chargers, which were shipped to 130 customers in 2009.

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RFF papers explore differing outcomes of higher gasoline taxes on public transit and rural areas

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These predicted commute times incorporate observable attributes from detailed Census information to develop more accurate predictions and control for sorting. government stimulus money, such as that included in the 2009 American Recovery and. vehicle, thereby reducing their gasoline consumption. Reinvestment Act.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

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The government-run newspaper China Daily reported on April 8 that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology had postponed its plans to launch incentives for private purchases of new energy vehicles in March. The firm eTec got $100 million in funding from the US Department of Energy through the stimulus bill.

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Freightliner Custom Chassis and Morgan Olson Introduce Next Generation Vehicle for FCCC All-Electric Walk-In Van

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The instrumentation panel within the cab incorporates automotive styling and adds additional features that monitor the EV operating system to provide the driver information, such as the battery state of charge data. At the 2009 NTEA Work Truck Show, FCCC introduced its HHV chassis to the commercial vehicle industry.