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2019 Kia Niro EV crossover utility makes North American debut at LA Auto Show

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The 2019 Kia Niro EV made its North American debut at the LA Auto Show. Kia Motors Corporation sources EV, HEV, and PHEV batteries from multiple global suppliers. First to arrive in 2016 was the hybrid, then in 2017 the Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and now a fully-electric powertrain. The Level 2 (240v) at 7.2 hours for a full charge.

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New fka and Roland Berger E-Mobility Index finds China best prepared for electric mobility among all automotive nations

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China continues to be the leading country for e-mobility in terms of industry and market, according to the E-Mobility Index 2019 from fka GmbH and Roland Berger GmbH. — E-Mobility Index 2019. However, China leads with absolute higher xEV (BEV and PHEV) as well as cell production. Technology.

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BMW Group and Samsung SDI expand partnership on electric drive batteries; i3, i8 and additional hybrid models

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According to Samsung SDI’s technology roadmap, its cells will offer and energy density of around 130 Wh/kg until about 2019, with the advent of an advanced NCM chemistry and energy density of ~250 Wh/kg. South Korea is also an important supplier market for the BMW Group beyond the partnership with Samsung SDI. from 2012.

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JATO Dynamics: 2016 will be record year for plug-ins with global sales in excess of 700K units; China to begin dominating the market

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The report projects annual EV sales in Europe of 500,000 units by 2019. Expected EV sales volume in 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025. Japan (85,000), South Korea with (35,000) and India (19,000) will lag some distance behind as growth in these markets is expected to be steady rather than explosive. million units a year.

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Roland Berger and fka Index: China to dominate EV market and industry in foreseeable future

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The index assess the relative competitive position of the seven leading automotive nations (Germany, France, Italy, the US, Japan, China and South Korea) on the basis of three key indicators: technology; industry; and market. million electric vehicles throughout the period 2015-2019 in total. Technology. Technology.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. Germany, the United Kingdom, several Nordic countries, Japan, and South Korea are continuing to pursue their hydrogen infrastructure roadmaps. million tons.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

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In 2019 alone there were three significant explosive incident’s involving hydrogen; a hydrogen plant explosion in Santa Clara, California, meaning Honda and Toyota had to provide rental petrol vehicles to their few FCEV owners [8] , a hydrogen tank explosion in Gangrening, South Korea, killing two people and injuring several others [9] and.