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Ethanol production in Germany fell 12.88% last year from 2018; market share of E10 up 1 percentage point

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million tonnes, about 1% more than in the previous year (2018: 17.8 million tonnes, the sales volume was more than 6% higher than in the previous year (2018): 2.31 In 2018 this percentage was still 6.3%. million of them have a petrol engine, which is more than ever before. million tonnes. million tonnes). More than 31.4

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Mahindra XUV300 hits 250,000 sales ahead of XUV3XO reveal | Autocar Professional

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At a starting price of Rs 790,000, the company received 13,000 bookings in the first 28 days , averaging 464 bookings a day. Fifteen variants across petrol and diesel Priced from Rs 993,000 (on-road Delhi) for the base P W4 variant through to the top-end Rs 17.78 turbo-petrol and 1.2L

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IEA: global energy efficiency progress drops to slowest rate since start of decade

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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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Biofuels- paving the way for low carbon future in mobility – ET Auto

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Among liquid biofuels, ethanol is the most widely used for blending with petrol, while biodiesel and bio methanol are produced globally at a y lower scale. E10, which is a mixture of 10% ethanol and 90% petrol can be used in existing vehicles, without any need for modification. the GHG emissions are ~50% lower than that for petrol.

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Rising Fuel Prices Have Imparted A Potent Boost To The Indian Electric Scooter Market

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Despite recent reductions in excise duty and VAT rates, the price of petrol in India remains high enough to put a hole in customers’ wallets. But consumers are moving their focus to electric scooters as a result of the sky-high price of gasoline. Aiming For Aspirational Indians. With a market size of roughly 5.6

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SUVs to contribute 65% of Hyundai Motor India’s volumes in CY24 | Autocar Professional

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Hyundai Motor India, which introduced the refreshed version of its best-selling mid-size SUV – Creta – in New Delhi today, at introductory prices ranging from Rs 10.99 The updated Creta has received 25,000 bookings with 55 percent of the bookings for petrol, and 45 percent for diesel. litre petrol with MT and CVT; 1.5-litre

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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

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This is because of cheaper electricity, lower EV retail prices and higher purchase incentives in France. As cities and countries announce bans on diesel and petrol cars to fight air pollution and climate change, the appeal of driving emissions-free vehicles such as electric cars increases.

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