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Turkey Launches Its First Homegrown Automotive Company & It’s Electric!

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Turkey has established itself as a global automotive manufacturing powerhouse and in 2017, Turkey’s President Erdo?an A coalition of 5 Turkish companies rallied around the idea, and in 2019, the first two concept vehicles were unveiled. Disclaimer: Travel and accommodations for the author […].

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PwC’s Autofacts forecasts global light vehicle assembly to reach 81.8M units in 2013, up 3.3% from 2012

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Global light vehicle assembly will reach 81.8 Consumer demands and regulatory requirements are motivating the global automotive industry to push ahead with technological breakthroughs on a larger scale ,” said Rick Hanna, PwC’s global automotive leader. Global automotive industry regional highlights include: North America.

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Chinese-made cars account for one in five BEV sales in February in Europe | Autocar Professional

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According to Felipe Munoz, Global Analyst at JATO Dynamics: “As the economic outlook has continued to improve, the car market has gone from strength to strength. JATO’s data revealed that these vehicles were responsible for 61% of total sales in February 2024, in comparison to the 62% registered in February 2019. in February last year.

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The Richer They Get, the More Meat They Eat

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We are told that “much of the world is trending towards plant-based eating,” and it is expected that the global demand for that diet will nearly quintuple between 2016 and 2026. In 2019, before COVID could affect survival rates, Spain had a life expectancy at birth (for males and females combined) of 84 years.

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BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

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billion, level with 2019 despite falling unit prices. Global investment in carbon capture and storage (CCS) tripled to $3 billion, and that in hydrogen was $1.5 A geographical split of BNEF’s energy transition investment data shows that Europe accounted for the biggest slice of global investment, at $166.2 billion (down 11%).

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Eight new EV brands you’ve never hears of – and they don’t come from China

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Electromobility is a budding EV manufacturer of EVs that’s backed by the Polish government and has enlisted the services of some major global names for its Izera brand. It was originally scheduled for 2019, then 2021 and most recently it was hoping to get going later in 2023. Izera Izera concept. Togg 2023 Togg SUV.

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ICCT study finds noise and climate impacts of a new generation of supersonic aircraft could be significant

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Reintroducing commercial supersonic transport (SST) aircraft into the global aviation fleet could have significant noise and climate impacts by 2035, according to a new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Global sonic boom incidence. Source: The ICCT.

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