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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

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With more than 750,000 units sold over the year, the number of electric vehicles in the global parc—primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)—surpassed 2 million units in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2017.

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China to expand production and use of ethanol; 2020 E10 mandate would make China 3rd largest ethanol consumer

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Years of government support for corn farmers—paying Chinese corn producers more than twice the international price level until 2016—have left China with a substantial stockpile. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed about 618 million tonnes of grain were produced in 2017, the second highest output recorded.

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Hyundai makes strategic investment in deep learning computer vision startup allegro.ai

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Founded in 2016, allegro.ai Leverage detailed model performance gauging, debug detectors with flexible channel statistics and easily implement hyperparameter optimization. Spawn continuously evolving “model offspring” optimized per edge-device, internal compute and physical environment, and seamlessly update deployed models on the fly.

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Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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Global GHG emissions continue to be dominated by fossil carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, which however show a slowdown trend since 2012, and were stalled for the third year in a row in 2016. Emissions from international transport (aviation and shipping) contribute another 3% to the total global GHG emissions. below the levels in 2005.

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J.D. Power: First-time owners find switching to EVs highly satisfactory

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As the EV market matures, EV owners will compare the build quality to internal combustion engine (ICE) models. Rankings are based on numerical scores, and not necessarily on statistical significance. Survey respondents for the study include 8,122 owners of 2016-2022 model-year BEVs and PHEVs. —Brent Gruber.

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Long term exposure to aircraft noise linked to high blood pressure

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The research team drew on data from 420 people living near Athens International Airport in Greece, where up to 600 planes take off and land every day. Results from a cohort study in Athens, Greece” Occup Environ Med doi: 10.1136/oemed-2016-104180. The paper is published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

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ICCT assesses factors driving EV market in US cities

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A new white paper from a team at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses the growing US electric vehicle market and the factors that are driving it, with a focus on the 50 most populous US metropolitan areas. Electric vehicle share of new 2016 vehicle registrations by metropolitan area. Source: The ICCT.

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