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Pike Research forecasts 37% CAGR for EV charging equipment, with 2.4 million units sold in 2020; wireless charging to show strong growth

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Although EVSE sales have been driven by federal stimulus dollars in 2011–2012, these projects are winding down, so sales will shift to non-publicly funded units. Europe will see the most EVSE installations during the forecast period, just slightly higher than in the Asia Pacific region. Kingdom; the Netherlands; and Italy.

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PRTM Analysis Finds Li-ion Battery Overcapacity Estimates Largely Unfounded, with Potential Shortfalls Looming; Total Market Demand in 2020 Will Require 4x Capacity Announced To Date

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Asia has been the center for consumer electronics-based Li-Ion battery manufacturing to date. Companies funded through US DOE stimulus may be incented to build ahead of the market, however stimulus-funded investment represents only 1/3 rd of planned global capacity expansion—the remaining 2/3 rds will remain driven purely by market demand.

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Japan Automakers Plan to Step Up Exports of Small-Cars

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Foreign demand for small cars has been growing in part because of stimulus measures in some countries to encourage consumers to replace their cars. will strengthen marketing in Europe and Asia of the Yaris, which is sold as the Vitz in Japan. Japanese automakers plan to increase exports of small cars with engine displacements of 1-1.5

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Report: Parts of China Are Running Out of Car-Buying Subsidies

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But it likewise expressed concerns about funding running out in key areas, potentially harming Western and Japanese brands that are popular in Central Asia. There has been speculation that the above stimulus programs may be abused as part of the “zero-miliage used car” phenomenon and are falsely propping up volumes.

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PwC’s Autofacts forecasts global light vehicle assembly to reach 81.8M units in 2013, up 3.3% from 2012

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This will bring the region in sync with the recent recoveries in North America and Eastern Europe and the continued growth in developing Asia-Pacific and South America, according to the consultancy. Developed Asia-Pacific. The total assembly volume in the developed Asia-Pacific Region is forecasted to hover around 4.5

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State of Texas to Submit Bid for Battery Consortium

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The State of Texas will submit a bid to become the headquarters for an advanced battery consortium that is seeking $1 billion in Federal stimulus money to develop technology for the next generation of hybrid electric vehicles. Statesman.com. Initial funding would come from money provided by ARRA 2009 ( earlier post ).

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DOE to Host Thermoelectrics Applications Workshop

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DOE is also inviting representatives from Europe and Asia to provide a summary of their thermoelectric activities. Department of Defense representatives will be asked to present an overview of the thermoelectric related R&D (unclassified) that they are supporting and define some of their applications interest.

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