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Australia forecasts lithium export earnings of $16B in 2022-23, up from $5B in 2021-22

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Australia’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources released the December 2022 edition of the Resources and Energy Quarterly (REQ). This will make lithium Australia’s sixth-largest resource and energy commodity export. This rapid growth is forecast to be met by gains in output by Australia, Chile and Argentina.

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Volvo Trucks starts series production of heavy-duty electric trucks

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With these new additions, Volvo Trucks has six electric truck models in series production globally—the broadest electric truck line up in the industry. Now we are ramping up volumes and will deliver these great trucks to customers all over Europe, and later on also to customers in Asia, Australia and Latin America.

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Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

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umlaut is a global, full-service, cross-industry, end-to-end engineering consultancy company with 4,200 specialized experts and engineers, and operations in 50 locations all over the world. The company regularly releases “technology roadmaps” in various industries, including energy, telecommunications, automotive and aviation.

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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Electric vehicles have become a strategic focus of the automotive industry during recent years, but the technology is still nascent in the global marketplace. EVI is a government-led global initiative that will collaborate with relevant industry, academic, and end-user stakeholders to scale-up electric vehicle sales.

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TomTom extends coverage of real-time traffic products for congestion reduction

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TomTom, the leading supplier of in-car location and navigation products and services, has extended its HD Traffic portfolio of real-time (updates every 2 minutes) traffic products for congestion reduction with the addition of Australia, Canada, Luxembourg and Poland, bringing the total count of countries covered to 18.

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Utilities Are Taking an EV-industry Leadership Role

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In fact, EDF is targeting a 30 percent market share for EV charging in France, Belgium, Italy, and the UK. Many of the utility companies in Australia, which only has about 20,000 electric vehicles, are much further along the adoption curve and are already promoting electric vehicle charging opportunities. Contact us to learn more.

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Car rental company makes it easier to monitor CO2

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Europcar currently offers invoicing with the CO2 emissions data per rental in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. It will also soon be available in Australia. Even before booking, customers can go online to assess the average Europcar fleet CO2 emissions for each rental car.

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