article thumbnail

IHS Markit: global auto sales to drop 22% this year

Green Car Congress

IHS Markit cut its forecasts for global light vehicle sales and production as the impact COVID-19 impact has depressed demand. According the new analysis, global light vehicle sales are now forecast to be 69.6 IHS Markit forecasts a similar decline for global light vehicle production, falling to 69.3 million units.

Global 150
article thumbnail

NOAA: global combined land and sea temperatures 22nd warmest on record for February, 17th warmest for Dec-Feb period

Green Car Congress

The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for the December–February period was 0.74°F C), making it the 17 th warmest such period since records began in 1880 and coolest December–February since 2008. The global ocean surface temperature for the same period was 0.59°F The margin of error is ±0.16°F

Global 218
article thumbnail

Carbon Disclosure Project Report Finds Global Transportation Sector Lags Behind Global 500 in Reducing GHG Emissions and Setting Targets

Green Car Congress

The global transportation industry firms lag behind ‘Global 500 Companies’ in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and setting reduction targets, according to a new report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). In 2008, transportation-related goods and services contributed $1.38 Source: CDP. Click to enlarge.

Global 218
article thumbnail

EIA: US exports of distillate fuel continue to grow; refinery distillate yields up to about 28%

Green Car Congress

Increases in US distillate exports began as global diesel consumption growth outpaced growth in consumption of other petroleum products over the past decade. Central and South America accounted for nearly half, or 549,000 bbl/d, of the increase in average daily distillate exports between 2003 and 2010. Click to enlarge.

2003 186
article thumbnail

Study Finds Unexpected Decadal Decline in Global Evapotranspiration, Links It to Moisture Limitation in Southern Hemisphere

Green Car Congress

The soils in large areas of the Southern Hemisphere, including major portions of Australia, Africa and South America, have been drying up in the past decade, according to the first major study of evapotranspiration on a global basis. —Jung et al. millimeters per year per decade.

Global 170
article thumbnail

GE Transportation to Supply 100 Locomotives to Transnet in South Africa; First AC Diesel Electric Locomotive to Sub-Saharan Africa

Green Car Congress

GE Transportation has an installed base of some 1,200 GE locomotives in Africa including approximately 900 in South Africa. In 2008, GE Transportation took South Africa’s Western Cape Orex line to the next level with the longest production train in the world, made possible through the LOCOTROL technology solution.

article thumbnail

Umicore to Build Technology Development Center for Automotive Catalysts in China

Green Car Congress

Such facilities are already in place in Europe, North America, South America, Japan and Korea. Umicore is a leading supplier of automotive catalysts in China and globally. Bill Staron, Umicore’s Executive Vice-President for Automotive Catalysts.

China 199