Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

For the third quarter of 2018, Tesla reported GAAP net income of $312 million; free cash flow of $881 million, supported by operating cash flow of $1.4 Q3 2018 was a truly historic quarter for Tesla. billion; and a Model 3 GAAP gross margin of more than 20%.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2019

Ports of Auckland (New Zealand) has signed a contract with Dutch company Damen Shipyards to buy the world’s first full-size, fully electric port tug. The new tug is an electric version of the existing Damen RSD Tug 2513 , which was unveiled in 2018 featuring green credentials, being fuel-efficient and IMO Tier III ready.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Daimler will buy more than €20 billion (US$23 billion) of battery cells for electric drive vehicles by 2030, the company announced. It starts with the all-electric mid-size van eVito, which has been delivered since November 2018. Mercedes-Benz Vans electrifies its entire commercial fleet.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Among the elements in the budget are the launch of a new £400-million (US$530-million) Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund and the provision of an extra £100 million (US$133 million) towards helping people buy battery-electric cars. The existing Company Car Tax diesel supplement will increase from 3% to 4%, with effect from 6 April 2018.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2020

Hamburger Hochbahn AG received the first series-production model of the fully electric driven Mercedes-Benz eCitaro in November 2018 as part of an order for 20 eCitaro units. The first series-production vehicles, which have been in use since the end of 2018, only charge at the depot.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2021

Findings of a 2018 study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) suggested that the new generation of supersonic aircraft in development by three US-based companies are unlikely to comply with existing international environmental standards for subsonic aircraft ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2015

Although the SAE World Congress has been running panel sessions on fuel cell vehicle commercialization since 2005, this year was the first in which three participating automakers—Toyota, Hyundai and Honda—had fuel cell vehicles that customers can buy now or within a year. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Thirty-seven percent of Southeast Asian consumers planning to buy a car are open to purchasing an electric vehicle, according to a Nissan-commissioned study by Frost & Sullivan. Motivating factors for buying an electric vehicle. The finding demonstrates the region’s strong potential to speed up the electrification of mobility.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2019

British Columbians are already buying the most zero-emission vehicles per capita in Canada. The government announced its commitment to bring in a ZEV mandate on 20 November 2018; ZEVA was introduced in the legislature on April 10, 2019. In the first quarter of 2019, they made up more than 6% of new light-duty vehicle sales in BC.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research for Industry, Construction and Commerce, recommends buying diesel vehicles only if they have been approved in accordance with Euro 6d-TEMP or Euro 6d. For reasons of air hygiene, Empa recommends only buying diesel vehicles in accordance with Euro 6d-TEMP or Euro 6d.

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MARCH 3, 2021

Moscow started to replace outdated diesel buses with electric buses in September 2018. Starting this year we are going to buy the e-buses only—we seek to make our city as clean and harmless for its citizens as we can.

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AUGUST 23, 2017

Leading advocates for advanced liquid and gasified biofuels in the US urged the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen the final 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) for the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) by setting stronger cellulosic fuel targets. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

T&E estimates this to be equivalent to around 9% market share of new registrations in 2018. The are currently about 1,600 electric buses are on European roads, with another 1,600 on order (as of mid-2018). The lag between orders and deliveries is usually 9-12 months; T&E expects all these electric buses to be on the road by mid-2019.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2016

With prices set to double by 2018, we’ve seen the bottom of the uranium market, and the negative sentiment that has followed this resource around despite strong fundamentals, is starting to change. by James Stafford of Oilprice.com.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

BYD announced that its participation in a California-wide purchasing contract will also allow US transit agencies to leverage California’s purchase power to buy US-built zero-emission BYD battery-electric motor coaches, made by union employees in Lancaster, California.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

It aims to empower end-users to make informed choices about the products they buy, enabling them to contribute to a sustainable future, and to differentiate between end products based on their environmental, social and governance credentials. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2018

The parties expect to close the transaction late in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter of 2018, subject to KML shareholder and applicable regulatory approvals. In return, Alberta will receive value commensurate to their contribution, through equity or profit-sharing.

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

This analysis compares the costs of usable energy when we buy gasoline and electricity for driving and natural gas for keeping warm. The average retail cost of regular gasoline in 2018 was $2.719 per gallon. The average residential cost of electricity in 2018 was $12.87 by Michael Sivak. Gasoline-powered vehicles. per 100 kWh.

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MARCH 5, 2019

GWh of passenger EV battery capacity was deployed in China, an increase of 439% over January 2018 levels, inferring from a model-by-model build-up using Adamas Intelligence’s ‘EV Battery Capacity and Battery Metals Tracker’. Despite traditionally being a seasonally-slow month for the EV market, in January 2019, 3.27

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Source: “State’s Progress on 5 Million Zero Emission Vehicles by 2030: Q2 2018 Results”. In Q2 2018, PEV sales were 35,466 vehicles, up from 22,427 from Q2 2017 and up by 8,255 from Q4 2017. in Q2 2018. A new report from the California Center for Jobs & The Economy indicates that. of the 2030 goal of 5 million units.

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JULY 25, 2013

Hawai`i BioEnergy will ramp up production of the sustainable fuels within five years of regulatory approval, allowing Alaska Airlines to begin procuring sustainable jet fuel for its Hawai`i flights possibly as soon as fall 2018.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

in 2018, driven in large part by the People’s Republic of China, India and the United States, which were responsible for 70% of demand growth. in 2018—the slowest rate since 2010—according to Energy Efficiency 2019 , the IEA’s annual report on energy efficiency. Global primary energy demand rose by 2.3%

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MARCH 19, 2021

Partnering with Volkswagen Group - one of the world’s great automotive companies - we intend to address a key concern for people considering buying an EV: range anxiety. In 2018, bp acquired UK-based Chargemaster and renamed it to bp Chargemaster, and subsequently, in December 2020, to bp pulse.).

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

That’s also why we’ve aligned ourselves with the government’s Clean Growth Strategy, and will introduce a V2G (vehicle to grid) charger in 2018 that will enable drivers to sell energy to the grid from their electric vehicles – ultimately generating their own clean power. —Tom Pakenham, Head of Electric Vehicles, OVO.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. Audi hosted Green Car Congress at the IAA in Frankfurt.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The report concludes that BEVs appear to be settling in the 4-5% market share range in California as sales no longer reflect the ramp-up in Model 3 backorder deliveries that began in the second half of 2018. The California BEV market consisted largely of sales from Tesla, which accounted for 2/3 of BEV sales in the fourth quarter of 2019.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2020

To further support the economics of the new panel, there is currently no tariff on the solar cells the company buys from China. ZL201580026002.0 allowing protection for HyperSolar’s intellectual property in China related to using multi-junction solar cells to produce hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2019

The location of the site will also ensure that AKASOL’s customers comply with Buy America Act regulations, which dictate that they must purchase locally produced battery systems. The new facility will generate considerable investment and create more than 200 jobs in the next five years.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Compared with the draft regulation, the new policy eliminates an 8% share quota for 2018, giving companies more time to expand their production capacity. If car companies fail to meet their quotas, they will either have to buy credits from other automakers or face a fine, the ministry said.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

According to the report, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will revise about 20 points in rules governing the facilities by 2018. Stations will also no longer be required to have an employee who takes down cars’ license plates and keeps track of who buys hydrogen, a change that should cut labor costs.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2018

The notice to proceed for the pilot bus is expected 31 October 2018, and the notice to proceed for the production buses is expected following the nine month review of the pilot bus. New Flyer bid successfully against two competitors, confirming its position as now serving all 25 of the largest transit agencies in North America.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

The bill would take effect 1 July 2018. These numbers suggest that the ZEV mandate’s success in Maryland will require significant change in consumer attitudes and buying behavior. it is based on what customers buy rather than on what automakers produce. Maryland is one of nine states that has adopted California’s ZEV Mandate.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2020

CRU expects to see some marginal improvements on the demand side in the coming months as Q4 is generally a busier buying season. The price explosion in 2016-2018 prompted widespread interest and investment in lithium projects across the world as hard rock mining came to the fore. Raw material oversupply.

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APRIL 12, 2017

Today, 35- to 44-year-olds buy more midsize and large SUVs than any other demographic—and even more millennials are expected to join this SUV-loving group as they age. For 2018, Explorer has been further upgraded, providing customers freshened front and rear styling details, better technology and more options.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The extension to the trade-in bonus starts on 1 January 2018 in Germany and will run until 31 March 2018. Customers who decide to buy an Audi with technology facilitating especially low emissions, such as an e-tron model with plug-in hybrid drive, enjoy additional benefits.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The PHEV is much less expensive to buy and own, compared to the BEV. Using the “Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies” (GREET) model, researchers found that the production of a PHEV emits less GHG since it uses a smaller, lighter weight battery.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

Immutability of vehicle records (when buying a used car): $6.00 (7%). The study “Blockchain in the Automotive Industry” was conducted worldwide in October 2018 by Simon-Kucher & Partners ( n =362). Remote control of vehicle (e.g. locking/unlocking): $8.00 (12%). Automated payments (e.g. at parking or charging stations): $7.00 (17%).

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