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MAN Energy launches industry consortium to develop medium-speed, ammonia-fueled engine

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Initiated by MAN with partners from industry and research institutes, it aims to define the steps necessary to produce a dual-fuel, medium-speed engine capable of running on diesel-fuel and ammonia. Alexander Knafl, Head of R&D, Four-Stroke Engineering, MAN Energy Solutions. MAN Energy Solutions has begun the ‘AmmoniaMot’ project.

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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 Benchmark’s high case scenario, which encompasses data from Rho Motion on automakers’ passenger EV targets as well as data from the International Energy Agency on enacted country-level policies, would require 5.3 Globally, Benchmark’s Lithium ion Battery Database forecasts that 43.7%

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Neste testing renewable gasoline in Sweden for possible commercialization internationally

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Powertrain Engineering Sweden, which supplies Volvo Cars and other manufacturers with powertrains and the next-generation hybrid system, is now evaluating Neste’s renewable gasoline. The testing takes place both in a laboratory setting with a free-standing engine as well as through Neste’s own road tests with two vehicles.

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J.D. Power: US growing increasingly divided on EV adoption

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Power, EV adoption in the US is growing increasingly divided, with the most active states for EV adoption already on the path to parity with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and consumers steadily pulling back on EV purchases in the least-active states. Power EV Retail Share Forecast. Methodology.

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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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EVs like Teslas will be cheaper to produce than their internal combustion rivals by 2027

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Recent forecasts from BloombergNEF have indicated that electric cars and vans will likely be cheaper to produce than conventional, fossil-fueled powered alternatives by 2027, with smaller cars reaching the same threshold the following year. . By 2026, both EVs and internal combustion cars are expected to cost around €19,000 ($23,105.71).

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BNEF report: EV sales headed for 5.6M in 2021 as automakers target 40M per year by 2030

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A review of industry outlooks finds that zero-emission vehicle forecasts have been raised across the board. BNEF has raised its own forecast for the global ZEV fleet in 2040 from 495 million vehicles in its 2019 forecast to 677 million in its 2021 Electric Vehicle Outlook. Source: BNEF Factbook. This is up from just 8% in 2019.

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