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Forecast: Algae-Based Biofuels Production to Reach 61M Gallons per Year by 2020

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billion by 2020. While barely a drop in the bucket for biofuels, Pike says, this represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 72%, roughly on par with early development in the biodiesel industry. The industry has been both bolstered and hurt by scale-up claims derived from ideal laboratory conditions.

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BCG report finds advanced biofuels, concentrated solar power, and solar photovoltaic tracking to make significant market impact sooner than commonly assumed

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The report examines the state of those seven technologies and assesses each in terms of three issues: Can it achieve cost-competitiveness with conventional energy by 2020 and be economically viable without subsidies? Base case economics for EVs in North America are very challenging, absent significant disruption in oil price or battery cost.

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Refiners and Truckers Associations Challenge California LCFS in Federal Court

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The California LCFS calls for at least a 10% reduction from 2006 levels in the carbon intensity (measured in gCO 2 e/MJ) of California’s transportation fuels by 2020. The California LCFS calls for at least a 10% reduction from 2006 levels in the carbon intensity (measured in gCO 2 e/MJ) of California’s transportation fuels by 2020.

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Perspective: Toyota Prius Recall Is Only a Bump in the Road in the Move Toward Electrification

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Current lessons will not only help Toyota but the industry as a whole. Customers should find assurance that other industries, such as the aerospace industry, have made a similar transition and today’s modern planes have replaced mechanical aircraft controls with full electronic controls).

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UC Berkeley Study Concludes Battery Switching Model Would Accelerate Mass-Market Adoption of Electric Cars; Baseline Scenario Projects EVs Reaching 64% of New LDV Sales in 2030

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In two other scenarios considered, a high oil price scenario (using EIA projections) and a battery swap operator-subsidzied scenario, EV new vehicle sales penetration reaches 85% and 86% respectively by 2030. lower on a per-mile basis than gasoline-powered cars, depending on the future price of oil. Becker (2009).

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

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Winterkorn made the remarks during a presentation at the 17 th Handelsblatt-Jahrestagung in Munich on 3 July, during which he outlined VW’s approach to future mobility in the current context of the economic crisis, pessimism about the industry and technology potential. in pure electric vehicles in 2020. Background. Martin Winterkorn.

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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As the industry grapples with reducing weight without reducing attributes like size, safety or performance they are going to need to increase the use of lightweight materials. by 2020 and in one case study they were able to save between 70 and 75 lbs (32 to 34 kg) of vehicle mass for a cost penalty of $280-$350 ($4-$5/lb).

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