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12th Five-Year Plan for Chinas auto industry to make new-energy vehicles priority

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The first draft of the 12 th Five-year Plan for China's automobile industry has already been formulated and the formal plan is scheduled to be released at the end of 2010. The new-energy automobile industry and other new strategic industries will play a leading role in the country’s economy in 10 years.

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California ARB Backs White House Program for Medium- and Heavy-Duty and Next Phase of Light-Duty Vehicle GHG and Fuel Economy Standards; Looking for LDV Improvements on the Order of 3-6% Annually

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Nichols also said that California will work with Federal agencies on the next phase of light-duty vehicle GHG and fuel economy standards for model years 2017-2025. Workshops have been held and more are planned for the summer of 2010. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Thomson Reuters analysis finds automotive new propulsion technology patent activities surge 6-fold in 5 years

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Although alternate power systems received much focus in the propulsion category, innovations to increase the fuel economy of internal combustion engines were also an area of intense interest and innovation. miles per gallon – and the industry is working diligently to comply.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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The KPMG research finds that the external environmental costs of 11 key industry sectors jumped 50% from US$566 to US$846 billion in 8 years (2002 to 2010), averaging a doubling of these costs every 14 years. Total environmental cost 2010 vs growth in environmental cost since 2002 vs environmental intensity improvement.

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Evonik debuts at Auto Shanghai 2011; focus on technologies for lower-carbon vehicles

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For the first time at the event, Evonik Industries will demonstrate a wide range of applications for cars at the 14 th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2011) from April 21 to 28 in Shanghai, China. million units in 2010. China’s overall auto sales rose 32.4%

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Potsdam/TUB/BMW report says cap-and-trade instrument for road transport fuels combined with vehicle efficiency metrics is the most promising policy approach to reduce transport GHG

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The effects of such a policy approach would include: A transport-sector or economy-wide cap and with a corresponding price on GHG emissions ensures efficiency, environmental effectiveness and provides a level playing field across all fuels. An economy-wide cap makes inefficient cross-sectoral regulation (e.g. —CITIES. McGlynn, E.,

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

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President Biden says his EV policies will result in “one million new jobs in the American automobile industry. However, the increasing number of EVs and their increasing job disruption across multiple industries do point towards one important need: workers with new skills. One million.”. Neither does the U.S.

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