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The same year, Navigant expects 82% of vehicles in Western Europe to have a stop-start feature, along with nearly 69% of vehicles sold in Asia Pacific. The other driver for SSV technology is consumer demand—present in Europe and some Asia Pacific countries for some time thanks to high fuel prices.

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The relative shift away from motor gasoline to diesel is driven by improving light-duty vehicle fuel economy and the growth in commercial transportation activity. Sources for fuel economy gains in light-duty vehicles. Other transportation-related conclusions from the forecast include: The strongest growth in demand is in Asia-Pacific.

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an embargo—on car imports from Europe and the US could undermine a faltering Russian economy even more, according to a new analysis by Germany-based Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. As Russia struggles with an ailing economy, rising inflation and a volatile currency, there’s no sign of a recovery any time soon, the consultancy said.

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Europe and Asia. Under the agreement, AGC’s production is expected to begin in mid-2015. Manufacturing locations in both the US and Asia will provide automotive customers with improved supply chain reliability and security. This GWP is 99.9% —Ken Gayer, vice president and general manager of Honeywell Fluorine Products“.

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Prototype evaluations for OEMs in North America, Europe and Asia begin this year. Allison Transmission also announced availability of its latest fuel economy technology for its 1000 Series and 2000 Series. Other than our electric hybrid products, xFE models represent the very best fuel economy technology we offer.

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Most developed countries in Western Europe and parts of Asia Pacific will also exhibit similar decreases in energy consumption. In contrast, energy consumption will grow in developing regions, particularly in Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa. Source: Navigant Research. Click to enlarge.

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World energy growth over the next twenty years is expected to be dominated by emerging economies such as China, India, Russia and Brazil while improvements in energy efficiency measures are set to accelerate, according to BP’s latest projection of energy trends, the BP Energy Outlook 2030. Click to enlarge. Coal will increase by 1.2%

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We are going further in China and across Asia. —Joe Hinrichs, president of Ford Asia Pacific and Africa. Ford will introduce 15 new vehicles and 20 new engines and transmissions in China by 2015 as part of its plan to broaden its product portfolio and powertrain offering in China.

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Significant growth in the global middle class, expansion of emerging economies and an additional 2 billion people in the world will contribute to a 35% increase in energy demand by 2040, according to ExxonMobil’s latest Outlook for Energy report. The OECD represents the developed economies. Outlook for Energy.

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Now the significant impetus behind MHDV powertrains is regulatory; governments in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific are in the process of rolling out new legislation to set emissions and efficiency targets. Medium- and heavy-trucks represent 4.3% of vehicles in the US, drive 9.3% Medium- and heavy-trucks represent 4.3%

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The study, based on data from 2010 to 2015, estimates that 64% of these new cases of asthma occur in urban areas. Findings from the study: An estimated 4 million children developed asthma each year from 2010 to 2015 due to exposure to NO 2 pollution, which primarily comes motor vehicle exhaust.

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EcoBoost technology combines smaller overall size with turbocharging, direct injection and variable valve timing to deliver significantly improved performance and fuel economy. Ford says its EcoBoost engines deliver up to 20% better fuel economy than larger-displacement gasoline engines. liter three-cylinder; 1.5-liter, liter and 2.0-liter

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from 9.931 million in 2015. The Group therefore reached not only its targets for 2016 but also a new record, helped in particular by increases in Western and Central European markets and in the Asia-Pacific region. The Volkswagen Group expects the global economy to record slightly higher growth in 2017 than in the previous year.

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A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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The oil industry has yet to recover from an unprecedented two-year drop in investment in 2015-2016, and the IEA sees little-to-no increase in upstream spending outside of the United States in 2017 and 2018. Boosted by economic growth in Asia and a resurgent petrochemicals industry in the United States, global oil demand will increase by 6.9

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by 2050, according to the International Transport Forum at the OECD’s ITF Transport Outlook 2015. OECD economies. Asia, including China and India, will account for more than 50% of world surface freight transport by 2050 (compared with 35% today). ITF Transport Outlook 2015. This growth is driven by non?OECD

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IEA fuel economy readiness index status, 2010. Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008. The index is built from the four key policies needed to improve fuel economy: fuel tax, CO 2 -based vehicle tax, fuel economy standards and labeling. Source: Policy package. Click to enlarge.

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The recreational vehicle (RV) was launched on 19 November 2015. The fuel economy of a vehicle is generally considered to increase by 6 to 8% for every 10% reduction in body weight. &P steel represents a new type of ultrahigh-strength steel with good ductility to improve fuel economy while promoting passenger safety.

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A recent study prepared for the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism found that since 2015, China has been far the main market for electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) followed by the EU and the US. Power Asia Pacific. —Jacob George, Vice President and General Manager at J.D.

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We recognize this technology’s considerable appeal, particularly with young male car buyers, and we are ready to win them over with quality, torque and fuel economy. Baum and Associates predicts diesel to account for 6% of US car sales by 2015. —Mike Weidman, Cruze marketing manager.

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Two other programs are under development for production in 2014 and 2015. Featuring improved solenoids and new friction materials with the latest clutch pack design, BorgWarner’s DualTronic clutch and control modules deliver better fuel economy and torque transfer compared with previous wet and dry clutch systems. Each clutch.

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Improving fuel economy, lowering emissions and enhancing the driving experience remain key objectives for auto makers around the world. As our expansion in Asia continues, new business sales are expected to account for about 30% of the total in that region by the end of the period. million units today to over 10 million by 2015.

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The green package initiative supports efforts under the Sustainable Singapore Blueprint (SSB) 2015 to develop Singapore as a Leading Green Economy, where businesses adopt more efficient and sustainable processes and measures to reduce their resource and environmental impact, and contribute towards a Sustainable Singapore.

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Investments in GM’s quality growth will include the opening of five new manufacturing facilities by the end of 2015: four vehicle assembly plants and one powertrain plant. GM will add dealerships and manufacturing facilities in these regions, including plants in Wuhan and Chongqing by the end of 2015. Earlier post.).

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Energy is the foundation of Russia, its economy, its government, and its political system. According to the IMF’s 2015 Article IV Consultation-Press Release and Staff Report , published August 3, oil and natural gas exports constituted 65 percent of exports, 52 percent of the Federal government budget, and 14.5 billion respectively).

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Roland Berger’s projections of xEV sales through 2015. What is more, the ambitious drive to achieve economies of scale as fast as possible has triggered a fierce price war between the established market players in Asia and new players in the US. Source: Roland Berger. Click to enlarge. Roland Berger: the Li-ion bubble bursts.

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International trade increased by more than 50% from 2005 to 2015, with approximately 60% of the increase tied to rising exports from developing countries. Yet over the same period, South-South trade grew even faster—more than tripling—to reach 57% of all developing country exports (US$9.3 trillion) in 2014.

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North America emerges as a net oil exporter, accelerating the switch in direction of international oil trade, with almost 90% of Middle Eastern oil exports being drawn to Asia by 2035. Renewables become the world’s second-largest source of power generation by 2015 and close in on coal as the primary source by 2035. — WEO-2012.

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Much of the increase in carbon dioxide emissions is projected to occur among the developing nations of the world, especially in Asia. The economies of China and India were among those least affected by the worldwide recession. They continue to lead world economic growth and energy demand growth in the Reference case.

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Demand for rubber is growing, especially as southeast Asia, India, China and Brazil expand and develop their economies. Landis (2015) “A sustainability review of domestic rubber from the guayule plant” Industrial Crops and Products , 70 383-394 doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.03.042. The US imports about 1.5 —Janice Tardiff.

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As personal mobility increases, average new-car fuel economy (including SUVs and light trucks) will improve as well, rising from about 30 miles per gallon (7.83 Significant increases in future fuel economy across all transportation modes will lead to a further decoupling of transportation services and energy demand, the report finds.

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billion metric tons in 2015 and 40.4 With strong economic growth and continued heavy reliance on fossil fuels expected for most of the non-OECD economies, much of the increase in carbon dioxide emissions is projected to occur among the developing, non-OECD nations. World carbon dioxide emissions are projected to rise from 29.0

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million ha (49,421 square miles) are expected to be planted by 2015—are “ anything but encouraging ”, according to Promode Kant from the Institute of Green Economy in India and Shuirong Wu of the Chinese Academy of Forestry.

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The increased margin is expected through a series of small design improvements, better supplier prices and economies of scale. However, as the number of cars in transit to Europe and Asia must grow substantially to support those markets, the company plans to deliver approximately 6,400 vehicles in Q1. —Elon Musk. Gigafactory.

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World petroleum and other liquid fuels consumption will increase 38% by 2040, spurred by increased demand in the developing Asia and Middle East, according to the Reference Case projections in International Energy Outlook 2014 ( IEO2014 ), released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.

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This underlying trend stems from pursuit of energy efficiency and improved vehicle fuel economy as part of the European Union''s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint. These two trends shut European refineries out of some of their domestic and export markets and have exacerbated excess refining capacity in Europe.

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Together, GM and Honda can standardize hardware designs, leverage shared investments, and more quickly achieve scale economies, while building upon one of the strongest patent portfolios in the business. Europe and Asia-Pacific are seeing faster growth. Only 12 of 51 existing H 2 stations in the US are available for public use.

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