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ChargEVC: New Jersey plug-in electric vehicle registration up 79% for MY 2016 vehicles over 2015

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Registration of model year 2016 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in New Jersey was up 79% over 2015, according to a recent analysis by ChargEVC , a diverse coalition of organizations and companies that support growth of the electric vehicle market. Interest in these cars is growing.

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How many vehicles can the earth sustain?

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By 2015, there were 1.3 First, it is not reasonable to assume that, by 2050, every household in the world will be able to afford a vehicle. We in the developed countries cannot successfully argue that the mobility afforded to us by personal vehicles is something to be curtailed in the developing countries for the benefit of us all.

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FCA approving use of E15 in MY 2016 vehicles

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is approving the use of E15 (15% ethanol and 85% gasoline) in its model year (MY) 2016 Chrysler/Fiat, Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles. More than 12% of the vehicles sold so far in the United States in 2015 have been FCA vehicles. —Bob Dineen.

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Asian EV Manufacturers You Should Know

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Their affordability could potentially make them a popular choice as more car owners look to buy an EV on a tight budget. Since 2015, the company has produced ZD models primarily for the Asian market. Now, they plan to sell to markets abroad, already launching dealerships in the US and Germany.

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Researchers transform waste tire char into efficient fuel cell catalysts

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For this reason, whole tires are recycled to produce mats for playgrounds, athletic surfaces, and also to make cement; since 1994 the fraction of waste tires going to landfills has decreased from 60% to 5% in 2015. The heterogeneous nature of the mixture makes an affordable separation and recovery of metals from scrap tires very difficult.

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EIA: China promoting both fuel efficiency and alternative-fuel vehicles to curb growing oil use

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l/100 km) by 2015 and 47 miles per gallon (5.0 In its 12 th , and current, Five-Year Plan, the Chinese government also launched a new strategy to promote new energy vehicles (NEV; vehicles that are partially or fully powered by electricity) and to support its domestic automobile industry to mass-produce NEVs. l/100 km) by 2020.

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Honda outlines short-term directions for China; local production of hybrids pushed back to 2016

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Jointly with Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., and Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Honda’s automobile production and sales joint venture companies in China, Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Honda is planning to introduce 12 new models in China before the end of 2015. Safety Technologies.

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