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IHS Markit: US gasoline demand could be cut almost in half due to COVID-19

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A sudden drop in miles traveled by car in the US triggered by wide-spread social isolation measures will have immediate ramifications for gasoline demand. IHS Markit analysis finds that US gasoline demand could fall by as much as 4.1 The four-week average US gasoline demand for the week ending 6 March 2020 was 9.1 million units.

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

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IHS Automotive forecasts global automotive sales for 2015 to reach 88.6 over 2014, continuing an unbroken five-year run of sales recovery and growth from the low point set in the depth of the Great Recession in 2009. in 2014 as a result of industrial overcapacity and weakness in the real estate sector. million, an increase of 2.4%

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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 noted that the industry is experiencing its worst crisis in decades, with a collapse in the global market of 18% in the first half of this year. Although Volkswagen sales were down 5.1% for the first half, in June unit sales rose 6%. And the auto industry doesn’t hold back on announcements.

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Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

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We saw a horrible drop in vehicle sales last December [down] 36%. We saw a horrible drop in vehicle sales last December [down] 36%. Hybrid sales 43%. A recent poll by the Pew Center found that global warming was the last.the last.of 20 concerns. Recent trends say no. times as much. times as much. Steven Plotkin.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

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A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Annual use of an EV should be less than the average cost of $8,000 per year for using a gasoline in many countries including the USA. Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil. Project Better Place plans to deploy a massive network of battery charging spots. SZ (1) 6753.T

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