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Pike Research forecasts annual global sales of light-duty natural gas vehicles to reach 3.2M in 2019

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between 2012 and 2019, reaching 3.2 million vehicles sold in 2019, according to a new forecast by Pike Research. million LD NGVs on the road by 2019. million vehicles in 2012). market largely consists of fleet purchasers rather than individual consumers. LD NGVs make up about 97% of the total NGV market (2.08

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California cumulative PEV sales at 13.4% of 2030 goal; true ZEVs at 7.6%

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This action expands on the prior Executive Order B-16-2012, which set a goal of 1.5 The California BEV market consisted largely of sales from Tesla, which accounted for 2/3 of BEV sales in the fourth quarter of 2019. —“State’s Progress on 5 Million Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) by 2030: Q4 2019 Results”. million by 2025.

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BMW Group creates closed-loop material cycle for tungsten production tools

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—Dr Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network. The BMW Group already identified a number of raw materials and other materials that were especially critical from a sustainability perspective in its materials strategy back in 2012.

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BP to sell Alaska business to Hilcorp for $5.6B

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Under the terms of the agreement, Hilcorp will purchase all of BP’s interests in the state for a total consideration of $5.6 Hilcorp has been operating in Alaska since 2012 and is today the largest private oil and gas operator in the state, currently operating more than 75,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day (boe/d) gross production.

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Raleigh-Durham Airport to buy 4 Proterra electric buses and charging infrastructure

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The Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU) Authority has approved the purchase of four Proterra Catalyst E2 zero-emissions battery-electric transit buses and related charging infrastructure. This purchase marks Proterra’s first airport customer and the first airport electric bus deployment in the Carolinas. manufacturing facility.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars to build battery factory in Jawor, Poland; ninth in its global network

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The engine production in Jawor will start in 2019 and supply car plants of Mercedes-Benz in Europe and around the world. At the moment the battery production network consists of eight factories at six sites on three continents: In Kamenz the battery production is running since 2012. The series production will start in spring 2019.

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Port of Long Beach increases green ship incentive, exempts low-NOx natural gas trucks from Clean Truck Fund Rate

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The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners earlier this month approved changes centered around incorporating the international Environmental Ship Index (ESI) into the Port’s Green Ship Incentive Program, which began in 2012. The vehicles must be purchased and registered in the Port Drayage Truck Registry by 31 Dec 2022. More than $1.7