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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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Protean Electric, a leader of in-wheel motor (IWM) technology for passenger cars, light commercial vehicles and future transport solutions, announced a new partnership between Dongfeng Motor Corporation Technical Center and Protean’s joint venture in China, Wuxi Weifu Electric Drive Technology (WFDT).

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EEA final data shows average car CO2 emissions in Europe kept increasing in 2019

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million new cars were registered in 2019 in the EU, Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom, and about 38% of these were SUVs. Moreover, the average mass of new conventional cars, excluding SUV, increased by around 22 kg from 2018 to 2019. for the transport of one tone of goods over one kilometer). g CO 2 /km.

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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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Study finds significant proportion of childhood asthma cases may be attributable to air pollution

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—Haneen Khreis, lead author of the study and an associated researcher at the Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Countries from Eastern Europe were not included due to the lack of air pollution exposure data in the region.

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AstraZeneca electrifying global vehicle fleet

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AstraZeneca’s EV fleet will soon be fully powered by renewable power, with 61% (EOY 2018) of their total electricity use sourced or generated from renewable sources. million employees in total are now committed to electrifying transport through the initiative. 213 in Spain (35% of Spanish fleet).

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UPS to invest $130M in > 700 natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; > $1B invested in alt fuels since 2008

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This $130-million dollar investment in CNG capacity for 2018 builds on previous UPS investments of $100 million dollars in 2016 and $90 million dollars in 2017. UPS will have invested more than $1 billion in alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and fueling stations from 2008 through 2018. Plainfield, Ind.; Edgerton, Kan.;

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Ford reorganizing mobility solutions efforts; acquires Autonomic, TransLoc to boost mobility group

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On the heels of an quarterly report marked by an underwhelming profit, and amid a general “lack of fitness” according to CFO Bob Shanks, Ford Motor announced that it is accelerating and expanding its activities in 2018 to deliver a broad suite of mobility products and services to personal vehicle owners, fleet owners and cities globally.

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