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BMW-Sixt car-sharing JV DriveNow launches in London; 30 i3s coming in 2015

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DriveNow furthermore intends to add 30 all-electric BMW i3 cars to the London fleet in spring 2015, expanding it to a total of 300 vehicles during the course of next year. Our aim is to expand it into about 15 more cities in Europe and about 10 in North America in the future.

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Australia PM Gillard announces carbon pricing plan; transport fuels exempt, but lowered fuel tax credits to bring carbon price to some businesses

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For the first three years, the carbon price will be fixed, before moving to an emissions trading scheme in 2015. From 1 July 2015, the carbon price will be set by the market. But we have now had the debate, 2011 is the year we decide that as a nation we want a clean energy future. Australia Clean Energy Future website.

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Ryder San Francisco fueling facility offers 100% renewable diesel

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Renewable diesel is an excellent transition fuel as we move toward our zero-emission vehicle future powered by 100% renewable energy or biofuels. Ryder has an established North American maintenance and fueling network with approximately 800 maintenance facilities including 440 diesel fueling stations.

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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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The report shows that projected global ZEV adoption from 2015 to 2039 (based on the BNEF 2017 forecast) may follow an s-curve, similar to that of smartphone adoption in the US from 2005 to 2015. It also reviews policies and implications that could affect future market growth. million unit uptick in 5 years.

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GFEI report suggests $2T savings from fuel economy improvements in ICE vehicles through 2025 can help fund long-term transition to plug-ins

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Increasingly efficient conventional combustion-engine vehicles will be key in moving towards a low carbon future, according to the GFEI. The paper estimates PEVs to have a total incremental cost close to $500 billion between 2015?2025. For a PEV subsidy of $500 billion from 2015?2025, —GFEI working paper. per liter ($0.26/gallon

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IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

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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. Important complementary policies include fuel economy labeling, fuel economy or CO2-adjusted vehicle tax systems (such as “feebates”), and fuel taxes.

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Study concludes significant additional transport policy interventions will be required for Europe to meet its GHG reduction goal

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A detailed survey of these technologies, their likely future techno-economic characteristics, and the uncertainty involved was carried out by the Technology Opportunities and Strategies toward Climate-friendly Transport (TOSCA) project. Favorable” scenario assumes slow transportation demand and emissions growth.