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IEA: key oil trends 2018

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in 2018 compared to 2017, reaching a record total monthly production of over 100 million tons at the beginning of the year and remaining above this for almost all of 2018, according to the IEA. Production from the United States rose to a record high in the third quarter of 2018, and increased by 17.1%

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Protean Electric enters new partnership with Dongfeng Motor to advance market adoption of in-wheel motor technology

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We will continue to focus on technological innovation and product research and development, which will support DFM in enhancing its own technology and broader market positioning with in-wheel motors. —Andrew Whitehead, CEO of Protean Electric.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year, reaching 120.4 g CO 2 /km in 2018. Vans registered in the EU and Iceland in 2018 emitted on average 158.1

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Audi vehicles with the MIB 3 infotainment system will be holoride-capable from June 2022

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The new technology will be introduced at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in the United States. From June, the Audi models mentioned will be ready for holoride in the entire European market, as well as in Canada, the United States, Japan and China. Other markets will follow successively.

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EDF launches subsidiary Hynamics to produce and to market low-carbon hydrogen

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These services constitute an additional asset for the Electric Mobility Plan announced by the Group in October 2018. At the end of March 2019, Hynamics teams have identified and are working on some 40 target projects, in France as well as other European countries including Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom.

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ACEA: electric buses made up 4% of new bus registrations in Europe in 2019

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tonnes) registered in the European Union were fueled by diesel; the market share of gasoline in this segment was close to zero. of the EU bus market in 2019, with electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECV) making up 4.0% to 34,123 units. France was the only market to post modest growth (+2.4%) in registrations of new diesel buses.

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NISTEP: China rises to first place in most cited scientific papers

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of the most cited papers published in 2018, 2019, and 2020, and the United States for 24.9%. Next was the United Kingdom, with 5.5%; Japan was in 10 th place. If, for example, one French and three Swedish institutions contributed to a paper, France received 25% of the credit and Sweden 75%.

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