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Study finds carbon emissions benefits of reduction in oil demand depend on size of drop and global oil market structure

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Masnadi mainly collaborated on this work with economists, engineers, environmental scientists, statisticians, and policy experts from Stanford University and Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, Italy. 2021) “Carbon implications of marginal oils from market-derived demand shocks.” Masnadi, M.S., Benini, G., El-Houjeiri, H.M.

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FCA, IVECO and Snam sign MoU for development of natural gas as an environmentally friendly vehicle fuel

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The MoU was signed in the presence of Italy’s Minister of Economic Development Carlo Calenda and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Graziano Delrio, and is part of a wider set of initiatives to promote sustainable mobility. This will result in a direct benefit of €1.5 billion (US$1.7

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Roland Berger E-Mobility Index finds government subsidies for and projected sales of xEVs declining worldwide

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The index compares the development of e-mobility in seven leading car-manufacturing nations (Germany, France, Italy, US, Japan, China and South Korea) on the basis of three parameters: technology, manufacturing, and market. Extracting oil by fracking could stabilize the oil price over the next few years.

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Can Electric Vehicles Speed Up As The Economy Slows Down?

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Furthermore, a BCG report from earlier this year even predicted EV sales to overtake internal combustion engine (ICE) car sales by 2030. In certain European countries, such as Italy or the UK , passenger vehicle sales even dropped as much as 95-97%. As the automotive market takes a dive, EVs show strength.

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