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IHS Markit: global commercial vehicle production to drop 22% in 2020 in wake of COVID-19

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New financing has also been announced to eliminate high emissions vehicles in key regions which should give some support to boost to truck sales, all else being equal.

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BNEF forecasts EVs to hit 54% of new car sales by 2040; decreasing importance of PHEVs

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Electric vehicles will make up the majority of new car sales worldwide by 2040, and account for 33% of all the light-duty vehicles on the road, according to a new forecast published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). BNEF suggested that only in Japan will PHEVs continue to play an important role after 2030.

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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The increase reflected several influences, according to the report, including a boom in solar installations in China and Japan—totalling $74.9 Third came Japan, at $35.7 There were seven billion-dollar-plus financings of offshore wind projects, boosting the investment totals for the Netherlands, the UK and Germany.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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In July, itopened an assembly line in Japan to build its FCX Clarity. customers $600 a month to lease.Honda hasn’t revealed its production price. Oil prices are going to go up. Honda, the world’s largest engine maker, set a goal ofleading the industry in hydrogen fuel cell autos. The vehicle costs U.S.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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Short-term pressures on oil markets are easing with the economic slowdown and the expected return of Libyan supply. But the average oil price remains high, approaching $120/barrel (in year-2010 dollars) in 2035. Oil and the Transport Sector: Reconfirming the End of Cheap Oil. Click to enlarge. Electric vehicles.

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Study details viable pathway to develop sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Pacific Northwest; hydroprocessing of natural oils seen as the most immediate opportunity

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Honeywell UOP hydroprocessing technology has provided fuel for successful test flights by Air New Zealand, Continental, Japan Airlines, KLM, TAM Interjet, the US Navy, and the US Air Force (USAF A-10C, US Navy Green Hornet, USAF C17, USAF F15 III Strike Eagle and US Navy RCB-X). The example used is Honeywell/UOP’s Renewable Jet Process.

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