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CARB Executive Order certifies Toyota’s heavy-duty fuel cell electric powertrain kit as a Zero-Emission Powertrain (ZEP)

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CARB’s ZEP Executive Order certifies that a powertrain complies with CARB regulations for zero-emission powertrains determined to meet specific emissions standards required for sale in California. Toyota’s efforts with hydrogen-powered heavy-duty truck powertrains started with Project Portal back in 2017.

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Pike Research forecasts global stop-start vehicle sales to reach 37M units annually by 2020; 16:1 ratio over HEVs

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Annual sales of SSVs and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), world markets, 2011-2017. Global sales of stop-start vehicles (SSVs) will experience strong growth in the coming decade, rising from 3 million units in 2011 to 37.3 At that level, SSVs will represent more than one-third of all light-duty vehicle sales, Pike notes.

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Ford launching major new product push in Europe; fuel economy and 1.0L EcoBoost engine; first Ford full hybrid car for Europe

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The European market holds potential for profitable growth that’s clouded at the moment by the economic crisis. The total European car and CV market, including Russia, is expected to grow 20 percent in the next five years to 23 million vehicles. With SUV sales expected to increase by 34% in Europe over the next five years.

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Study finds car dealerships pose significant barrier to EV adoption

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The team concluded that policy and business strategies that address barriers at the point of sale are needed to accelerate EV adoption. Only three North America-focused studies exist as of 2017. Early adopters, however, are a minority of the total market. —de Rubens et al.

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HyBoost concept achieving close to Prius-level CO2 emissions; aggressive downsizing with advanced boosting and micro-hybrid system

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Micro-hybrid market. According to a recent report from Pike Research, sales of vehicles equipped with stop-start systems—one of the synergistic technologies highlighted in the HyBoost concept—will grow rapidly in the coming decade, rising from 3 million units in 2011 to 37.3 —David Boggs.

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Audi presents results of diesel assessment to KBA

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—Abraham Schot, interim CEO and Audi AG Board of Management Member for Sales and Marketing. This equates to around six million cars to Euro 5 and Euro 6 standard built since 2008 and delivered to customers in Europe and other markets (except the United States and Canada).

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Audi presents results of diesel assessment to KBA

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—Abraham Schot, interim CEO and Audi AG Board of Management Member for Sales and Marketing. This equates to around six million cars to Euro 5 and Euro 6 standard built since 2008 and delivered to customers in Europe and other markets (except the United States and Canada).

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