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Yutong Bus to deliver 100 electric buses to Chile

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Under the premise of continuing the vehicle operation, the buses can be charged at a lower price at night, reducing the cost of the client’s subsequent operation. In 2017, Yutong saw a total sale of 67,568 large- and medium-sized buses including 24,865 new-energy buses. It only takes 2 hours to fully charge the bus.

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UPS plans to build 9 additional LNG stations at cost of ~$50M

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By 2017, our goal is to reach one billion miles driven by our alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. and over the past year has deployed 20 biomethane vehicles in the United Kingdom. To accomplish this goal the company must continue to innovate and help pave the way toward more sustainable transportation solutions.

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IEA: nuclear power can play a major role in transition to low emissions energy systems; Russia, China leading on new reactor starts

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And the nuclear industry must quickly address the issues of cost overruns and project delays that have bedevilled the construction of new plants in advanced economies. As a result, advanced economies have lost market leadership, as 27 out of 31 reactors that started construction since 2017 are Russian or Chinese designs.

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JRC: e-vehicle market in Europe is slowly gaining momentum, but breakthrough is needed

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A new European Joint Research Center (JRC) analysis on the deployment of electric vehicles (EV) in Europe concludes that although the sector evolved significantly between 2010 and 2017, progress is still small to be characterized as full-scale commercialization. Market share of M1 EV in Europe between 2010 and 2017.

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NREL and Johnson Matthey in 5-Year collaboration on catalytic fast pyrolysis for drop-in biofuels

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The best outcome would be, in five years, to have a new catalytic process which can make gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel at a price range that is better than, or competitive with, the cost of existing fuels. The DOE has set a 2017 goal of producing hydrocarbon fuels from biomass for about $3 per gallon. —Mark Nimlos.

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IHS Markit Survey finds varied autonomy and safety technology preferences for new vehicles

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A new IHS Markit survey of five key automotive markets—the US, Canada, China, Germany and the United Kingdom— found that full autonomy technology is not yet popular among a broad audience.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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The cost of shifting from rescue operations to border enforcement may be harder journeys for migrants and the deaths of some. In early 2017, in the forest highlands of eastern Guinea, a man I’ll call Jacob began a journey that would take him across five Saharan countries and multiple failed sea crossings. One migrant with no money.

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