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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. China’s e-bus prices have declined, while annual sales have slowed due to the decrease in purchase subsidies as well as market saturation in large cities. Fuel-cell bus sales drove the decline, falling from $865 million in 2019 to approximately $400 million in 2020.

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Ports of Auckland buys world’s first electric tug; 70-tonne bollard pull

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The purchase price of this tug is significant, at roughly double that of a diesel tug, and that is an important consideration for a business that needs to make a profit. In 2019 it consumed 190,926 liters of diesel equating to 514.33 tCO 2 e (figures for 2019, using MFE May 2019 emission factors). tCO 2 e.

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SpaceX’s next-gen Starship rocket wins first satellite launch contract

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In May 2019, SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell suggested that Starship could be used to launch Turkey’s second domestically-built communications satellite , although her off-hand mention has yet to translate into any official agreement.

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

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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. This success comes at the expense of diesel cars, with the market share of these vehicles falling from 35% of registrations in February 2019 to just 15% last month.

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

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Touted as Mexico’s cheapest EV, the SEV E-WAN is priced from about $8000. It was originally scheduled for 2019, then 2021 and most recently it was hoping to get going later in 2023. Essentially the state-supported electric vehicle company of Turkey, Togg is launching its first production model into the domestic market in March.

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