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Electric vehicles outsell ICE cars in Norway, forecasting a combustion engine decline

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Cars running on petrol and diesel engines made up 4.3% (451 vehicles) and 4.1% (430 vehicles) of new passenger car sales in Norway last month. Camilla Ryste, the Norwegian Automobile Association (NAF) communications manager, forecasted that petrol and diesel cars will be a “rare bird” on Norwegian roads. Hybrid sales dropped by 6.4%

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Benchmark: Lithium industry needs more than $116B to meet automaker and policy targets by 2030

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Benchmark’s high case scenario forecasts that 7.0 With the amount of lithium production forecast by Benchmark for 2030, only 3.2 The US is targeting a 50% penetration rate of EVs (battery, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell) in new sales by 2030. Globally, Benchmark’s Lithium ion Battery Database forecasts that 43.7%

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Navigant forecasts MHD vehicle market to nearly double by 2035 with declining share of conventional engines; gases win out over electricity

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The number of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) in use worldwide will nearly double between 2014 and 2035, according to a new forecast report by Navigant Research. Navigant projects that annual MHDV sales will grow throughout the forecast period at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.4%. of the market in 2014 to 11.2%

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Toyota introducing new powertrain units based on TNGA; transmissions, engine, hybrid system, 4WD

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liter engine with 40% thermal efficiency (41% in hybrid applications); a new 2.0-liter liter hybrid system; and new 4WD systems—one for gasoline-engined cars, one for hybrids—based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). liter Dynamic Force Engine, a New 2.0-liter Cylinder head.

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Geely and Renault partner in South Korea to build hybrid and ICE vehicles

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Renault-Samsung Motors (RSM) will manufacture Hybrid Electric and Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles in Busan for the local market and for export. The new vehicles will be produced at the Renault-Samsung facility in Busan, South Korea, with production forecast to begin in 2024.

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IDTechEx: future of the electric ship industry lies with hybrid cargo vessels

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Source: IDTechEx - “Electric Boats & Ships 2024-2044” Electric and hybrid vessels are also typically new-builds, specifically designed to be efficient with electric propulsion. IDTechEx concludes that the future of the electric ship industry lies with hybrid cargo vessels. Battery deliveries to ships 2019-2022 GWh.

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Pike Research forecasts hybrids and plug-ins to grow to 4% of European market in 2020

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Pike Research forecasts that electric vehicles—conventional hybrids (HEVs), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and battery-electrics (BEVs)—will grow from 0.7% Pike Research forecasts that by 2020 more than 1.8 Hybrid sales have also been strong in Asia Pacific where local buyers have always favored new technology.

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