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JATO Dynamics: 2016 will be record year for plug-ins with global sales in excess of 700K units; China to begin dominating the market

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Expected EV sales volume in 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025. LMC Automotive also estimates that the biggest winners will be PHEVs, with sales jumping 195% from 2016 to 2019 before reaching 3.3 Pure electric (BEV) volumes are predicted to rise from 350,000 units in 2016 to 2.2 The main sources of demand will be unchanged, with China (2.9

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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

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A new white paper from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses which policy actions are behind the regional leading markets in the US for electric vehicles. The white paper identifies the areas with the highest shares of EVs and catalogues the actions that support EV uptake. —Kwan et al.

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Steel LCA study: lightweighting with advanced high-strength steel produces lower GHG emissions than with aluminum

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million vehicles, or one-third of the 2016 fleet these vehicles represent.). In 2016 SMDI released a white paper on life cycle GHG emissions; this study includes a comprehensive ISO-conformant peer review of that white paper and incorporates updated baseline vehicle models and data.

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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.

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Obama Administration outlines strategy for reduction of methane emissions

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EPA will solicit input from independent experts through a series of technical white papers, and in the fall of 2014, EPA will determine how best to pursue further methane reductions from these sources. If EPA decides to develop additional regulations, it will complete those regulations by the end of 2016.

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ICCT analysis shows growing divergence between official and real-world fuel economy values for new cars in Europe

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Additionally, the white paper noted, while the exploitation of these flexibilities in the current testing procedure explains the growing gap, the regulatory and institutional context does little to prevent it. —Tietge et al.

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ICCT-led analysis of turbocharged, downsized engine tech finds lower costs and greater benefits than 2012 EPA/NHTSA analysis; 48V, e-boost, Miller

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A new white paper published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), in collaboration with Eaton, Ricardo, JCI, BorgWarner, Honeywell, and the ITB Group, analyzes current turbocharged, downsized gasoline engine technology developments and trends.