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Power Global, Rap Eco Motors to launch mass electric auto-rickshaw line powered by swappable battery technology

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Simultaneously, with fuel prices surging as much as 20% in the last six months, and the cumulative costs of internal combustion engine-vehicle maintenance, drivers are increasingly turning to cost-effective electric auto-rickshaws as the modern and reliable vehicles of choice.

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The hidden costs of using an electric bike

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First embraced across Asia before rolling their way across Europe for the last decade, e-bikes are now surging in popularity in North America. The physical exertion of e-bikes A lot of people think of electric bikes as effortless since there’s an electric motor and battery to assist you. If you’re not careful, that could be you.

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GM, POSCO Future M announce 2nd phase of CAM production in N America; adding pCAM

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pCAM is a specifically engineered combination of processed raw materials necessary to produce CAM, a key battery material representing about 40% of the cost of a battery cell. Currently, CAM and pCAM processing is highly concentrated in Asia. Cell Manufacturing and R&D Dec. EV Components Sept. EV Components Sept.

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Navigant forecasts global sales of LDV electric drive motors to hit 3.7M by 2020

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Unit sales of electric drive motors for light-duty vehicles (LDVs) will reach 3.7 The market for electric traction motors is determined by the demand for electric and electrically assisted vehicles, which varies across the three major automotive market regions in the world (North America, Western Europe, and Asia Pacific), Navigant notes.

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BNEF: EV sales to fall 18% in 2020, overall car market by 23% in response to health and economic crisis

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They will also make up 67% of all municipal buses on the road by that year, plus 47% of two-wheelers and 24% of light commercial vehicles. Further falls in lithium-ion battery prices will mean that the lifetime and upfront costs of an electric car cross over with those of ICE equivalents in around 2025, on average.

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Ford launches Co-Pilot360 suite of standard ADAS tech including automatic emergency braking; rolling out this fall

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Ford launched Ford Co-Pilot360, a suite of standard advanced driver-assist technologies that includes automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, blind spot information system, lane keeping system, rear backup camera and auto high beam lighting. Ford will continue to introduce new driver-assist technologies.

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ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

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This geographically diverse group comprises Brazil and Mexico in the Americas; South Africa and Nigeria in Africa; Egypt and Turkey in North Africa/Mediterranean; Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Middle East; as well as Thailand and Indonesia in Asia. Half of that increase will come from the Asia Pacific region, led by China.

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