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PwC’s Autofacts forecasts global light vehicle assembly to reach 81.8M units in 2013, up 3.3% from 2012

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Global light vehicle assembly will reach 81.8 million units in 2013, representing a 3.3% While there has been speculation around the long-awaited recovery of the European Union (EU), 2013 is poised to mark a turning point, setting the stage for recovery in 2014. Autofacts sees full-year 2013 sales reaching 15.6

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Continental Mobility Study 2020 finds many people still have doubts about EVs

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A positive trend can still be seen overall, however: since 2013, the proportion of car owners declaring an intention to buy an all-electric car has risen significantly in the US (+28 percentage points), China (+27 percentage points) and Germany (+18 percentage points).

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ABB launches first DC fast charger compliant with Chinese GB standard

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The launch of the Terra 53 Z DC fast charger turns the Terra 53 series into the world’s first DC fast charging solution to offer specific types complying with the three global open charging standards: SAE Combo, CHAdeMo and China GB. Earlier this year, ABB and Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co.,

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A123Systems Raises $69 Million in New Round of Private Financing; GE Increases Ownership to More than 10%, Director of GE Global Research to Join Board

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Mark Little, GE’s Senior Vice President and Director GE Global Research, will join A123Systems’ board of directors. In addition to the private capital, A123 is seeking funds under federal and state stimulus and other programs to ramp up its production capabilities in Michigan. We’ve accelerated our plans to expand our US manufacturing.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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In contrast, the Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) program adopted by 29 states has varying goals from 10-40 percent renewable energy generation, deployed anywhere from 2013 to 2030. Globally, more than 100 nations have established renewable energy targets. There is no one goal to rally around. Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.

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Pike Research forecasts 37% CAGR for EV charging equipment, with 2.4 million units sold in 2020; wireless charging to show strong growth

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In a new report , Pike Research forecasts that global sales of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment (EVSE) will grow at a steady pace from 2012 to 2020 as the global market for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) grows. By 2013, Pike says that residential EVSE will drop below 50% of the market.

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EPFL/Technion team develops “champion” nanostructures for efficient solar water-splitting to produce hydrogen

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global sunlight. Its efficiency was such that gas bubbles emerged as soon as it was under a light stimulus. Leroy, Maurin Cornuz, Francesco Stellacci, Cécile Hébert, Avner Rothschild and Michael Grätzel (2013) Identifying champion nanostructures for solar water-splitting. 2 air mass, 1.5 Nature Materials doi: 10.1038/nmat3684.

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