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Lux Research: battery electric vehicles will be less reliant on lightweighting by 2030

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Much of the drive to lightweight BEVs comes from a desire to extend range. Platform design: BEVs are increasingly being designed around shared rolling frames or platforms that contain the batteries, drive systems, and in some cases structural elements of the cars. —Anthony Schiavo, Senior Analyst at Lux.

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Navigant forecasts MHD vehicle market to nearly double by 2035 with declining share of conventional engines; gases win out over electricity

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The number of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) in use worldwide will nearly double between 2014 and 2035, according to a new forecast report by Navigant Research. Navigant projects that annual MHDV sales will grow throughout the forecast period at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.4%. of the market in 2014 to 11.2%

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Opel provides some market and customer data about the Opel Ampera extended range EV

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The market share of electric vehicles in the European market in 2013 has increased slightly over last year, from 0.15% to 0.19%—still far behind the forecasts of numerous experts. The Ampera is increasingly being driven in pure battery-powered mode, as reflected in fuel consumption figures.

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CRU: EVs will transform aluminum demand

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In addition, scrap-intensive secondary castings usage will fall as the shift to full battery electric vehicles occurs, CRU predicts. CRU forecasts global battery electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) and hybrid electric (HEV) sales will increase to 42 million vehicles worldwide by 2030.

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Near-Term Prospects for Automotive Li-ion Batteries: 21% of Hybrid and EV Market by 2011

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Representative battery pack size is below each segment. In the near-term (2011), lithium-ion batteries could grow to represent about 21% of the hybrid and EV advanced battery market, according to Dr. Menahem Anderman, President of Advanced Automotive Batteries and the organizer of last week’s Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009.

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Li Auto CEO predicts China NEV penetration to exceed 80% by Dec 2025

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If Li's latest forecast turns out to be accurate, it would mean that by December 2025, China's monthly NEV sales will exceed 1.3 Li Auto is one of the most successful EV startups in China, currently offering three models -- Li L7, Li L8 and Li L9 -- all extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs). million units per month.

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Hilux, Ranger EV ute conversions by Roev from $47,990 as company confirms 2023 production

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Roev will remove the ICE from Toyota Hiluxes and Ford Rangers and replace them with an electric motor and batteries. The Boston Consulting Group recently forecast that 55 percent of new utes sold in Australia by 2030 would be electric. That’s for a 64kWh battery pack with a claimed 240km of EV range.