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IDTechEX sees battery swapping as winner in 2- and 3-wheeler markets of Asia-Pacific

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These include long dwell times, high power demand from the grid, availability and reliability issues, and the need for end-users to deal with heavy cables, dirty connectors, and buggy user interfaces. China-based Nio, for example, recently announced the total number of its Power Swap stations has reached 1,000.

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ABI Research forecasts 400M people to rely on robotic car sharing by 2030

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ABI Research forecasts that 400 million people will rely on robotic car sharing by 2030. The new car sharing economy happens in three phases: street rental service, ride sharing taxi service, and robotic service. Once Uber achieves its goal, it lowers the rates back down to their standard level.

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Pike Research forecasts annual global sales of light-duty natural gas vehicles to reach 3.2M in 2019

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million vehicles sold in 2019, according to a new forecast by Pike Research. market largely consists of fleet purchasers rather than individual consumers. Egypt also has a relatively strong light duty vehicle (LDV) market, particularly among taxi. between 2012 and 2019, reaching 3.2 million LD NGVs on the road by 2019.

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Pike Research forecasts China plug-in market to reach 152,000 units/year by 2017, falling short of government targets; BEVs to dominate

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The government of China—now the world’s largest automotive market—has made vehicle electrification central to its plan for growing the automotive market both domestically and internationally, and accordingly has created many national and local incentives for plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) purchases. China’s Energy Saving and.

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Report: BYD to test market e6 EV in US in 2011

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BYD earlier this year began selling e6 cars to taxi operators in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen and is collecting field data to improve the car. Li said BYD will make the e6 available for purchases by private buyers in the US in 2012.

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AECOM study finds EV adoption in Victoria can offer significant economic benefits by late 2020s; PHEVs initially lead uptake

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For the report, Forecast Uptake and Economic Evaluation of Electric Vehicles in Victoria , AECOM modelled the likely penetration of electric vehicles (including hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and. travelled (high, medium and low), and vehicle type (passenger, light commercial, or taxi). However, by testing different.

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Study Finds EVs Economically and Financially Viable in New South Wales, Australia Market Today

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The report, Economic Viability of Electric Vehicles , was originally published in September 2009, and has been made available online. AECOM developed an economic model to assess viability and a vehicle choice model to forecast take-up of different engine configurations. Economic Viability of Electric Vehicles”.

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