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IHS Markit: average age of cars and light trucks in US rises again in 2019 to 11.8 years

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—Mark Seng, director, global automotive aftermarket practice at IHS Markit. growth in 2016. The state of Montana has the oldest average age with light vehicles averaging 16.6 The 40 percent drop in new vehicle sales due to the recession created an acceleration in average age like we’ve never seen before.

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Study identifies Bakken Formation alone as responsible for ~2% of global ethane emissions

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The Bakken Formation, a shale oil and gas field in North Dakota and Montana, is emitting roughly 2% (about 250,000 tons per year) of the globe’s ethane, according to new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan. And they’re sufficient to explain much of the global shift in ethane concentrations. Gvakharia, A. Peischl, T.

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