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2016 Ford Explorer SUV replaces 2.0L EcoBoost with new 2.3L EcoBoost unit; more power and torque, same fuel economy expected

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EcoBoost four-cylinder it replaces, with no compromise in fuel economy anticipated. EcoBoost but with expected same fuel consumption. Ford Explorer is built in North America at Chicago Assembly Plant, as well as in Venezuela and now, Russia. Ford expects to export 56,000 Explorers from the United States this year alone.

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IEA: record oil output from US, Brazil, Canada and Norway to keep global markets well supplied

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Oil production growth from the United States, Brazil, Canada and Norway can keep the world well supplied, more than meeting global oil demand growth through 2020, but more investment will be needed to boost output after that, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual report on oil markets. mb/d by 2023 to 104.7

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Electric cars to account for 64 per cent of car sales by 2030

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‘Electric Cars in the United States: A New Model with Forecasts to 2030′ is authored by Thomas Becker, a Berkeley economist who specializes in international and environmental economics. million barrels per day, equivalent to the amount currently imported daily from the Persian Gulf region and Venezuela.

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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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China consolidates its position as the world’s largest energy consumer: it consumes nearly 70% more energy than the United States by 2035, even though, by then, per capita demand in China is still less than half the level in the United States. the extent of the displacement of oil by alternative fuels.

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