Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2010

In 2009, combined global revenue for the three major clean-energy sectors—solar photovoltaics (PV), wind power, and biofuels—grew by 11.4% The report’s key findings include: The global production and wholesale pricing of ethanol and biodiesel reached $44.9 billion in 2009 and is projected to grow to $112.5

2009 199

2009 Wind Solar Global 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Global CO 2 emissions decreased 1.3% in 2009, the first decrease recorded this decade, according to an addendum to an earlier study outlining a method for updating global fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. Resources. 5 039701 doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/5/3/039701.

Stimulus Package 210

Stimulus Package 2009 India Emissions 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2009

Based on preliminary data, the globally averaged combined land and sea surface temperature was the second warmest on record for June 2009 and the January-June 2009 year-to-date tied with 2004 as the fifth warmest on record, according to the US National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), part of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).

2009 170

2009 Global Asia South America 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2023

Based on the Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), the EV9 delivers a targeted all-electric range of more than 541 km (WLTP). The K5, Sportage, Sorento, and Telluride (excluding HEV and PHEV models) are assembled in the US from US- and globally-sourced parts. and began mass production on 16 November 2009.

Georgia 369

Georgia Kia North America Production 369

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2020

IHS Markit is forecasting that global commercial vehicle production (GVW 4-8) volumes in 2020 compared to 2019 will be down 22% (more than 650,000 units) to 2.6 These forecasts are informed by the latest IHS Markit global economic forecast updates, which reflect a 3.0% decline in global real GDP in 2020. —Andrej Divis.

2020 191

2020 Commercial Global Production 191

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2018

A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The paper is published in Nature Communications. trillion) in 2014.

Global 170

Global Emissions CO2 2004 170

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2014

It may be a small car, but the Chevrolet Spark has made a big impact globally. On sale in dozens of countries, the Spark is one of General Motors'' most-globalized models, and one of the best-selling small cars to ever wear the Chevy bowtie badge.

Chevrolet 121

Chevrolet Global 2009 General Motors 121

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The initiative aims to improve the country’s reliance on hardware infrastructure and to become a global hub for electronics manufacturing and design. He earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering in 2009 from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University , in Delhi. India has to become a self-sustaining R&D hub.” Sharma did just that.

India 144

India Engine Global San Diego 144

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2021

Octillion Power Systems, a global provider of advanced lithium-ion batteries, has moved to a new US headquarters in Richmond, California. Octillion also has relocated a battery manufacturing line from its previous facility in Hayward, California, where the company has operated since its founding in 2009. Earlier post.)

Li-ion 488

Li-ion Transportation Lithium Ion Power 488

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Cumulative global sales of all Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC)-produced hybrid vehicles—i.e., Succeeded by the RX 450h in 2009, it has claimed the largest share of Lexus hybrid sales (51.2%), with 259,000 units sold through to November this year. Global total. % Today, hybrids account for about 25% of all Lexus sales.

LS 600H 246

LS 600H HS 250h Lexus GS 450h 246

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Global automotive semiconductor revenue for 2020 will exceed initial expectations, primarily due to an increase in the average semiconductor value per car sold this year, according to a new forecast by IHS Markit. By 2026, IHS Markit forecasts the global market for automotive semiconductors to reach $67.6

2020 170

2020 Cash For Clunkers Stimulus Package Global 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2020

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. Production.

Global 150

Global Auto Sale South Korea 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2021

The Review captures the significant impact the global pandemic had on energy markets and how it may shape future global energy trends. World oil production fell for the first time since 2009 by 6.6 Oil consumption also dropped for the first time since 2009 by a massive 9.1 million b/d in 2020 driven by both OPEC (-4.3

2020 397

2020 Oil Saudi Arabia Energy 397

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2011

between 2008 and 2009 due to the global financial crisis, global oil consumption recovered by 3.1% OPEC and non-OPEC countries (excluding the former Soviet Union) each accounted for almost 42% of global oil production in 2010, with the former Soviet Union responsible for 16.8%, up from 10.7% After falling 1.5%

Oil 287

Oil Global Oil-Sands Saudi Arabia 287

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Ford Motor Company reported that it has built its two-millionth EcoBoost engine since the launch of the line in 2009. With customer demand exceeding its initial projections, Ford now expects EcoBoost production to exceed its global diesel engine production. Ford’s global EcoBoost engine family now includes the 1.0-liter

Global 230

Global Ford Engine Diesel 230

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2011

The final report shows overall emissions during 2009 decreased by 6.1% Total emissions of the six main greenhouse gases in 2009 were equivalent to 6,633 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. from 1990 to 2009. Emissions in 2009 represent the lowest total US annual GHG emissions since 1995. Tg) from 1990 to 2009.

2009 207

2009 Emissions EPA Climate Change 207

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2012

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that between 1980 and 2010, global consumption of dry natural gas rose from 53 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) to 113 Tcf. For example, global LNG shipments rose from 6.7 Between 2009 and 2010, global LNG shipments were up 23%. Tcf over the three decades.

2010 283

2010 Gas Global North America 283

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2012

The Ford Focus is tracking to become this year’s best-selling global nameplate, while the Ford Fiesta is on pace to be this year's best-selling global B-Car—giving Ford the best-selling B and C-Car in the world— based on the latest Polk global industry data through September.

2012 281

2012 Ford Global 2007 281

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Audi partner Global Bioenergies (GBE) has successfully carried out its first isobutene production trial at its industrial pilot site in Pomacle-Bazancourt. This marks the first fermentative production of isobutene outside of Global Bioenergies’ R&D laboratories located in Evry near Paris. Earlier post.).

Global 218

Global Industrial Industry Production 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2012

The global fuel cell industry posted a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 83% during the period from 2009 to 2011. As a result, system shipments in the global stationary sector in 2011 grew by 75% over 2010 and posted a 2009-2011 CAGR of 63%. Companies such as FuelCell Energy increased their production.

2017 236

2017 Industrial Industry Global 236

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

plans to double its global production of hybrid vehicles from the 2009 level to 1 million units in 2011. Given that Toyota now produces about 90% of its hybrids at home, global output of such vehicles is expected to surpass 1 million in 2011 when those assembled in China, the US and elsewhere are included. million in 2012.

HS 250h 231

HS 250h 2009 2011 Toyota 231

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2013

Global Bioenergies, an industrial biology company that develops sustainable routes to light olefins, announced a new €740,000 (US$952,000) financing from OSEO , a French SME-funding state agency, to support the creation of an isobutene production strain compatible with industrial pilot testing. Earlier post.).

Industrial 218

Industrial Industry Global Financing 218

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

A new analysis of global surface temperatures by NASA scientists finds the past year was tied for the second warmest since 1880. In the Southern Hemisphere, 2009 was the warmest year on record. Line plot of global mean land-ocean temperature index, 1880 to present, with the base period 1951-1980. James Hansen, GISS director.

2009 199

2009 North America United Kingdom 2002 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2014

Global automobile production will increase by 21 million units by 2021, and has grown by 25 million units since 2009 as the industry continues to recover from the impact of the global economic recession, according to a forecast by IHS Automotive.

Global 261

Global China Turkey Production 261

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2014

The guidelines, which are based on fundamental principles of social and environmental responsibility that are compliant with local law and consistent with international expectations, were first developed by AIAG in 2009, in collaboration with Ford, GM, Chrysler, Honda and Toyota. Since 2012 the group has been facilitated by CSR Europe.

Standards 246

Standards Global Land Rover Chrysler 246

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2018

trillion being invested globally in new power generation capacity between 2018 and 2050, with $8.4 These two technologies have already seen LCOE reductions of 77% and 41% respectively between 2009 and 2018. Gas-fired generation is seen rising 15% between 2017 and 2050, although its share of global electricity declines from 21% to 15%.

Wind 220

Wind Solar Global Coal 220

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2021

Founded in 2009, YASA’s proprietary axial-flux electric motor is a step-change from the legacy radial electric motor technology. This acquisition is tremendously exciting because it gives YASA technology the global scale and reach of Mercedes-Benz. YASA’s axial-flux electric motor.

Mercedes 459

Mercedes Motor Motors Motoring 459

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2015

Global Bioenergies, a startup developing and commercializing a fermentation process that targets gaseous isobutene, has obtained a €4.4-million The demo plant’s operation will begin in 2016 under the supervision of Global Bioenergies GmbH, a Leipzig-based, 100%-owned subsidiary of Global Bioenergies SA. million (US$4.7-million)

Financing 150

Financing Global Installation 2008 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Lucintel, a mass transportation consulting and market research firm, forecasts that the global automotive sensors industry will reach approximately $18.8 The global automotive sensor industry is characterized by increasing electronic content in vehicles, shaping optimistic growth trends for 2012-2017 for power train and safety sensors.

2017 225

2017 Industrial Industry Global 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2011

million vehicles globally in the first six months of 2011, the best half-year performance in Chevrolet’s 100-year history. over the best-ever-sales pace set in 2010; China, up 15% to set the brand’s best first-half results yet; Russia, up 54% as the brand continues to be the best-selling global brand in the country; and.

Chevrolet 252

Chevrolet Global South Korea Sale 252

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

With more than 750,000 units sold over the year, the number of electric vehicles in the global parc—primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)—surpassed 2 million units in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2017.

2016 186

2016 Electric Vehicles Global Re-Charge 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2013

Ford Fusion is the first global vehicle program from any automaker to use seat fabric made from recycled material, with the potential to recycle enough plastic bottles and post-industrial waste to make 1.5 Overall, Ford uses 41 fabrics across 15 vehicle lines globally—from Mustang and Fiesta to F-150 and Taurus.

Fusion 220

Fusion Ford Global North America 220

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Global carbon dioxide emissions show no sign of abating and may reach record levels in 2010, according to a study led by the University of Exeter (UK). The study, which also involved the University of East Anglia (UK) and other global institutions, is part of the annual carbon budget update by the Global Carbon Project.

2010 210

2010 Global Emissions CO2 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2010

Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) reports that in 2009, China surpassed all other countries in the production of bioethanol patents, emerging as the global leader in the commercialization of bioethanol research. US researchers are foremost within the newest category of bioethanol research: third-generation, or algae-based, bioethanol.

2009 186

2009 Commercial China 2000 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Global CO 2. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. Indexed global CO 2.

Global 281

Global Emissions Industrial Industry 281

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2009

The combined global land and ocean surface average temperature for February 2009 was the ninth warmest since records began in 1880, according to an analysis by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC. million square kilometers) below the 1966-2009 average of 11.1

2009 150

2009 United Kingdom Miles Global 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2011

Global production of biofuels increased 17% in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 105 billion liters (28 billion gallons US), up from 90 billion liters (24 billion gallons US) in 2009. of all global fuel for road transportation—an increase from 2% in 2009, according to the report. Source: Worldwatch Institute.

2010 256

2010 Brazil Global Argentina 256