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Ford Anticipates 10-25% Of Its Global Fleet to Be Electrified by 2020

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Ford anticipates that hybrids will represent about 70% of the 2020 numbers, with plug-in hybrids contributing 20-25% and battery-electric vehicles the remainder, she said. Affordability. Currently (2010), electrified products (only hybrids at this point) represent 1% of Ford’s global fleet. reliable, durable and safe. Nancy Gioia.

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Bloomberg New Energy Finance forecasts plug-in electric vehicles could account for up to 9% of US auto sales in 2020 and 22% in 2030

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Plug-in electric vehicles, including plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles, have the potential to make up 9% of US auto sales in 2020 and 22% in 2030 (1.6 However, achieving such growth level will be dependent on two key factors: aggressive reductions in battery costs and rising gasoline prices. Earlier post.) Of those, J.D.

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DOE seeks to cut cost of Level 2 EV charging equipment in half in 3 years; $12M FOA

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The Grid Integration Tech Team (GITT), comprising the domestic automotive industry, electric utilities, and DOE programs and national laboratories, identifies two major task areas that need to be undertaken to achieve its vision of transitioning EVs from early market acceptance to mainstream adoption of millions of vehicles by 2020.

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GM and Honda expanding partnership to codevelop series of affordable EVs in most popular vehicle segments; on sale in 2027

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General Motors and Honda plan to expand the two companies’ relationship by codeveloping a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architecture using next-generation Ultium battery technology. The compact crossover segment is the largest in the world, with annual volumes of more than 13 million vehicles.

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IEF, IHS Markit: deepening underinvestment in hydrocarbons raises specter of continued price shocks and volatility

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Investment slumped by 30% in 2020. These include record price volatility, changing government regulations, divergent long-term demand scenarios and non-standardized ESG criteria that are driving up investment hurdles and hiking the cost of capital for long-cycle projects, the report says.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Leads Project on Hydrogen Production From Microalgae; 2.1M Funding for HydroMicPro

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million (US$3 million) for the next three years with funds from the Grundlagenforschung Energie 2020+ program (Basic Energy Research 2020+). The objective of the project is to achieve costs of around €25 (US$36) per square meter of soil area for the cultivation of algae. —Professor Clemens Posten.

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Aluminum industry says NHTSA/EPA draft rule assumptions on lightweighting in small cars false

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The agencies clearly recognize the body of data and on-the-road examples that confirm mass reduction through stronger, yet lighter materials helps deliver safe, fuel efficient and cost-effective vehicles to meet or exceed consumer demands.

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