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Continental Mobility Study 2020 finds many people still have doubts about EVs

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All five countries offer purchase premiums for electric vehicles, for example. In Germany, these have been increased as part of the stimulus package to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy; in China, the premiums that were set to expire have also been extended.

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EnerDel To Deploy AeroVironment Advanced Electric Vehicle Power Cycling and Test Systems at Indiana Facility

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Automotive lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel will be using a portion of its recent federal stimulus grant to purchase eight AeroVironment (AV) advanced electric vehicle power cycling and test systems. In August EnerDel was awarded a $118.5

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Cummins Westport Inc. and Cummins India Ltd. Receive Order for 460 Natural Gas Engines

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(CIL) announced that CIL has received purchase orders for 460 natural gas engines to customers outside of Delhi, India. The Government of India unveiled a transport stimulus package on 3 February 2009 to provide central funding to purchase buses for urban transport systems.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Although not part of the conferences formal structure, the themes were addressed in the presentations and panel discussions. As another panelist pointed out, “ The New York Times is well-equipped to write the article about how Stimulus Funds have been wasted ”. Energy Markets in a State of Change. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008).

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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The cattle will get part of their daily food ration from wet distillers grain (WDG) which is a by product of the ethanol fermentation. On 18 March, Marketwatch reported that Valero purchased selected assets of corn ethanol suppliers for $477 million. The beef cattle will be purchased from local suppliers and arrive at 600 lbs.—they’ll

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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Claim to fame: part and parcel of the regulations-driven surge, Portugal went from 4.9% Personally we will likely make our first outright purchase of an EV this year, after serially leasing 4.5 EV share, with ~20k sold. Even if they are generally smart. Looking at you Tesla. Congratulations, you’ve made it to the end!

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