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Oshkosh selects Spartanburg, S.C. to build next-generation USPS delivery fleet

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Oshkosh Defense has selected Spartanburg, South Carolina to be the home of its efforts to build the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) for the US Postal Service. The USPS selected Oshkosh Defense for the multi-billion-dollar NGDV contract in February 2021 at the end of a competitive process that began in 2015. Earlier post.)

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Volvo Cars, POC and Ericsson to demo connected car and bike helmet prototype at International CES 2015

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Volvo Cars, protective gravity sports gear manufacturer POC and Ericsson will present an innovative safety technology connecting drivers and cyclists at the International CES in Las Vegas next month. Beijing government hopes, 25% of people will use cycling to commute in 2015 (source: The Guardian, November 2013).

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ICCT: IMO committee agrees to establish first climate framework for international shipping

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The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) reports that the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted a resolution codifying an initial greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy for international shipping.

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IEA March Oil Market Report revises 2015 demand forecast upward

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IEA raised its forecast of demand growth for all of 2015 by 75 kb/d to 1.0 expected US crude supply, raising the 2015 North American outlook. The slightly higher demand forecast has raised the “call” on OPEC crude for the second half of 2015 to 30.3 mb/d for the first half of 2015, down from a sharp 2.2 mb/d gain in non?

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Renault-Nissan to supply 200 EVs to Orange in France by 2015, mostly for car-sharing purposes

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Renault-Nissan will provide the EVs to Orange by 2015. Orange will use the electric vehicles mostly for car-sharing purposes between its buildings and installations in France. The electric vehicles procurement agreement between the Alliance and Orange is part of a wider international partnership between the two companies.'

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DiDi enters JV to build out own EV charging network

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DiDi Chuxing has entered a joint venture to build its own charging networks for electric vehicles (EVs). We have started new joint venture projects to build our own EV charging systems. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), more than 750,000 EVs were sold worldwide last year, compared to 547,220 sold in 2015.

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Honda FCV Concept to make North American debut at 2015 NAIAS in Detroit

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The Honda FCV Concept ( earlier post ) will make its North American debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. million in financial assistance to build additional hydrogen refueling stations throughout the state of California in an effort to support the wider introduction of fuel-cell vehicles.

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