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ABB E-mobility opens its largest DC fast charger production facility in Italy

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The site’s electrical distribution is also optimized using ABB Ability Energy and Asset Manager, a platform that monitors and efficiently manages more than 9,000 devices throughout the facility—including thermal regulation, lighting and air handling units—resulting in a potential energy saving of 60% in comparison to traditional solutions. (..)

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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However, although the state has made considerable progress decoupling economic growth from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the rate of emissions decline appears to be slowing, due in part to a spike in transportation emissions attributed to an increase from light-duty vehicles. in emissions from on-road vehicles. million MTCO 2 e of the 4.9

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EU passenger car registrations drop 16.6% in October

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in Italy and -37.6% In comparison, October 2009 saw an 12.1% From January to October, the UK (+4.8%) and Spain (+9.4%) saw their markets expand, while France (-1.4%), Italy (-7.0%) and Germany (-26.8%) performed less well than over the same period last year. In the US, October sales of light-duty vehicles were up 13.4%

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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

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For purposes of comparison with rates in affluent countries I will leave out the top per capita consumers (from Iceland’s 50,000 kilowatt-hours per year to Canada’s 14,000 kWh/year). Even countries that have seen recent economic progress have the problem—the urban to rural breakdown is 71 to 32 percent in Uganda and 92 to 24 percent in Togo.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLIII)

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Worth a quick comparison, the equivalent Thunderbird weighed 3,536 pounds with a V6 engine or 3,725 with the V8. & All examples of the engine made in 1999 or earlier had blocks cast in Italy, by Teksid S.p.A, Other festive lighting added at that time included puddle lamps and LED signals in the side mirror glass.&

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Bosch overview of global diesel markets; optimistic about US, China

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The European countries with the highest sales of diesel vehicles are Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK. According to Bosch, a realistic estimate is that diesel will be able to capture a 10% share of the light vehicle market by 2018. In 2012, 45% of all light commercial vehicles in the world were registered in North America.

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J.D. Power study pegs India as 3rd largest vehicle market by 2020; small car focus

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Light-duty vehicle sales, 2010 vs. 2020. million light vehicles (passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles) were sold in India in 2010, up from just 700,000 light vehicles sold in 2000. billion—is expected to reach 11 million light-vehicle sales by 2020. Source: J.D. Click to enlarge. Power and Associates.

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