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E4Tech: ~1.1 GW of fuel cell capacity shipped in 2019, up 40% from 2018; led by fuel cell vehicles

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GW of fuel cell capacity shipped worldwide in 2019, up 40% on 2018. The remainder consists of stationary systems—of which US and Korean power generation units make up the bulk—and tens of thousands of Japanese CHP units installed in apartments. There is a real sense that the industry is on the cusp of something great.

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California adding new certification requirement for HVIP: ZEPCert

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California’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP), launched in 2009, accelerates commercialization of zero-emission and near-zero-emission technologies by providing point-of-sale vouchers to make advanced vehicles more affordable.

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XL Hybrids unveils first hybrid-electric Ford F-250 at 2018 NTEA Work Truck Show

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The company also recently announced the executive order from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approving XL-outfitted PHEV Ford F-150 pickup trucks for sale in state, an industry first. The company begins production on the XLH hybrid electric system for model year 2018 Ford Super Duty F-250 pickups in March.

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Frost & Sullivan forecasts rapid growth in tire pressure monitoring systems market; $386.6M by 2018

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Laws mandating the installation of tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) in new vehicles are leading to a swift increase in the installed base of this technology in the European Union (EU) and the United States. million by 2018. This installed base is forecast to grow to 36.7 million by 2018.

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Volvo Cars? Chengdu car plant powered by 100% renewable electricity; 65% hydropower

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It is the latest concrete step towards Volvo Cars’ ambition to have climate-neutral manufacturing by 2025, part of a wider climate plan that aims to reduce the overall carbon footprint per car by 40% between 2018 and 2025. By 2040, Volvo Cars aims to be a climate-neutral company.

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New York plug-in car sales up 74% April-June with introduction of rebate

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Cuomo announced that the state has seen a 74% increase in electric car sales over the same time period last year, resulting from the Drive Clean Rebate initiative launched on 21 March 2017. New York Governor Andrew M. For the first half of 2017, New York saw 4,209 EVs sold, a 61% increase from the 2,609 sold in the same period in 2016.

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Tesla stops sale of bonds backed by vehicle leases as market maintains unpredictability

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Tesla is the third issuer to halt a sale amid the market’s unpredictable nature in the past week. also delayed an offering of debt backed by consumer installment loans on the same day. Tesla has issued seven transactions since starting its ABS program in early 2018. Affirm Holdings Inc.

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