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Research Suggests Renewables Could Generate 40% of Global Power by 2050

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According to Professor Peter Lund from the Advanced Energy Systems of the Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) in Finland, who presented the research ahead of the congress “Renewable Energies: How Far Can They Take Us?”, The Czech Republic, meanwhile, is also a major supporter of renewable energy.

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DAF Putting LF Hybrid Truck Into Production; Eaton Hybrid System

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As part of PACCAR’s international hybrid program, the DAF LF Hybrid truck was developed in close collaboration with Eaton, Eindhoven University of Technology and Leyland Trucks Ltd, also a PACCAR company. An electric motor is installed between the clutch and the gearbox, which can provide drive as well as functioning as a generator.

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Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

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Data came from Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; China; Croatia; the Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Greece; Germany; Iceland; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; the Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; the United Kingdom, and the United States.