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EPA GHG Inventory shows US GHG down 1.7% y-o-y in 2019, down 13% from 2005

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 28 th annual Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks (GHG Inventory), which presents a national-level overview of annual greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2019. from 2018 to 2019, and CO 2 emissions just from fossil fuel combustion decreased 2.7% Source: EPA.

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Groupe Renault changes China strategy: light commercial vehicles and electric passenger cars

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Groupe Renault is setting a new strategy for China, based on Electric Vehicles (EV) and Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV). With 860,000 electric vehicles sold in China in 2019, China is by far the largest EV market in the world. The Renault City K-ZE, introduced in 2019, was the sixth all-electric vehicle in the Renault range.

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Stellantis and Toyota Europe expand partnership with new large-size commercial van including electric version

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(TME) announced the expansion of their existing partnership with an agreement for a new large-size commercial van, including a battery electric version. Stellantis will supply TME with the new large-size commercial van for sale in Europe under the Toyota brand. —Carlos Tavares, Stellantis CEO.

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Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

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Ford is opening an E-Transit registration site today for commercial customers ahead of order banks opening by July. To date, more than 450 commercial customers in North America, including 200 top fleets and fleet management companies, have said they’re interested in purchasing the E-Transit.

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EIA: US energy-related CO2 fell by 2.8% in 2019, slightly below 2017 levels

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in 2019 to 5,130 million metric tons (MMmt), according to data in the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Monthly Energy Review. in 2019, and gross domestic product, which increased by 2.3% in 2019, and gross domestic product, which increased by 2.3% US energy-related CO 2 emissions declined by 2.8%

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Germany approves Mercedes-Benz and Bosch driverless parking system for commercial use

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This makes it the world’s first highly automated driverless parking function (SAE Level 4) officially to be approved for commercial use. The approval that has now been issued goes beyond this, allowing commercial operation with privately owned vehicles in the P6 parking garage at Stuttgart Airport.

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Velodyne Lidar and Trunk.Tech to collaborate on next-gen autonomous heavy trucks, commercialization in China

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Trunk.Tech) will collaborate in developing next-generation autonomous heavy trucks and to accelerate commercialization of driverless trucks in China’s logistics market. Trunk.Tech has close cooperation with commercial vehicle OEMs to produce driverless trucks and ensure the vehicles comply with vehicle safety regulations.