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4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

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In the last quarter of 2019, EU demand for diesel cars further decreased , dropping to 29.5% of the EU market, while electrically?chargeable powered vehicles (APV) combined held a market share of 13.2%. Overall in 2019, almost 60% of all new cars registered in the European Union ran on gasoline (58.9%, compared to 56.6%

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SK On signs MOU with Global Lithium Resources to bolster key battery materials supply chain

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SK On ranked ninth in terms of global EV battery market share in 2019, but has shot up to fifth this year. Incorporated in 2018, Global Lithium was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange last year.

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Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

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In May 2019 production of the EQC (combined power consumption: 21.5 BBAC), launched EQC production for the local market in China. In May 2019, the EQC 400 4MATIC as a purely electric vehicle, was integrated into the ongoing series production of the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen. kWh/100 km) started in Vitoria, northern Spain.

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Mercedes-Benz to invest ~€500M to produce electric compact EQ model at Hambach plant

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In Germany the smart brand is the market leader among all-electric vehicles in the first quarter of 2018. Production of the EQC, a fully-electric SUV, will start in 2019. Two electric vehicles, the smart EQ fortwo coupé and the smart EQ fortwo cabrio, are currently being produced there.

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Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant to produce compact electric EQ vehicles; 3rd center of competence for EQ models in Germany

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The company will decide on the basis of market demand which foreign locations will produce further EQ models within the production network. The Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant is running at high capacity utilization, and currently creating the conditions for the production start of the next compact car generation in 2018. Earlier post.).

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Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio

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Mercedes-Benz is aligning its global production network to manufacture its reshaped product portfolio focused on luxury electric vehicles as the brand prepares to go all electric by the end of the decade—wherever market conditions allow. It makes it possible to adjust production at short notice according to market demand.

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UN: world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and could peak at nearly 11 billion around 2100

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in 2019, is projected to decline further to 2.2 In 2019, fertility remains above 2.1 years in 2019, is expected to increase further to 77.1 In 2019, life expectancy at birth in the least developed countries lags 7.4 In 2019, life expectancy at birth in the least developed countries lags 7.4 years in 1990 to 72.6

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