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WNA: global nuclear generation nears record high in 2019

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Nuclear generation reached a near-record high in 2019, with output reaching 2657 TWh, enough to meet more than 10% of the world’s electricity demand, according to the recently published World Nuclear Association Performance Report 2020. Growth was particularly strong in Asia, where nuclear generation rose by 17% in 2019.

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USTMA report finds that recycling of end-of-life tires dropped from 96% in 2013 to 76% in 2019

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The 2019 Scrap Tire Management Report—USTMA’s 14 th —reveals that almost 76% of scrap tires were recycled in products such as rubber modified asphalt, the manufacturing of automotive products and mulch for landscaping and other products, and tire-derived fuel in 2019.

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Those who flew in 2020 had twice the environmental impact of those in 2019

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The main findings of this analysis are that the energy intensity of flying in the United States doubled from 2019 to 2020, and in 2020 it substantially exceeded the energy intensity of driving. ?. in 2019 to 58.9% In conclusion, the energy intensity per passenger mile flown in 2020 doubled from that in 2019.

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Nearly half of rail tank cars with Class 3 flammable liquids met new safety standards in 2019

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Nearly half—48%—of rail tank cars carrying Class 3 flammable liquids in 2019 in the US met the new safety requirements, up from 33% in 2018, according to Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Flammable Liquids: 2020 Report released today by the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

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Hybrids represented 52% of all Toyota Motor Europe sales in 2019; 63% in West Europe

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Toyota Motor Europe reported 2019 sales of 1,089,422 Toyota and Lexus vehicles, an increase of +5.2% A total of seven new model launches in 2019 across both brands provided additional momentum for year-on-year growth. in 2019 to a record 87,206 vehicles, posting a sixth consecutive year of growth with sales doubling since 2013.

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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

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The biggest drop was in April 2020 (a reduction of 40% compared with April 2019) followed by a gradual rebound later in the year. In December 2020, the reduction was 11% compared with December 2019. Overall , vehicle miles traveled in 2020 were down 13% compared with 2019. Total consumption. Consumption per capita.

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Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2019: Tesla Model 3

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The Tesla Model 3 is Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2019. It’s the second time a Tesla product has won our annual award, which was captured by the Tesla Model S in 2013. Many have called the Model 3 Tesla’s “iPhone moment.”

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