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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. First, there are more products available for purchase with new entrants ready to boost the market profile. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year. million tons.

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ICCT study finds increasing gap between rated and actual passenger car fuel consumption in Europe

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A new white paper published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) comparing official and “real-world” fuel consumption and CO 2 emission values for passenger cars in Europe and the United States shows that the average discrepancy between the values in Europe increased from less than 10% in 2001 to 25% in 2011.

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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

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Its goal was and is to reduce the environmental impact of light-duty vehicles through the gradual introduction of ZEVs into the California fleet. Europe has gasoline taxes over $4 per gallon and still finds the need to adopt aggressive performance standards for cars to reduce GHGs and oil use. Background. ZEV credit level by type.

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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and China markets, while the Russian Finance Ministry recently backed away from a tax proposal which Russian crude producers said would reduce their output. The Finance Ministry sought a change in the mineral extraction tax formula to generate an additional 609 billion rubles in 2015 and 1.6

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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Most of the new vehicles have received special praise for their interiors, which has been a priority for GM since Bob Lutz assumed product design responsibilities in 2001. A pure HCCI mode, during light to medium loads, when no spark event is required for combustion. Click to enlarge. No increase in the role of diesels.

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