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

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Lightweighting has been a key tool for improving the fuel economy of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles over the past years. Much of the drive to lightweight BEVs comes from a desire to extend range. Lux then compared the range of the vehicles to the ratio of total mass to battery pack size.

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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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Audi banking on Gen 2 3.0L TDI diesel for US sales; calls for a “fair shot” for diesel

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Do they receive HOV access for their improved fuel economy and ultra low emissions? In fact in 6 of the states, diesel fuel is penalized with additional state taxes. So diesel fuel gets taxed twice or penalized twice at the federal and state level. This helps us to make better fuel economy and good emissions.

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Tesla To Offer Auto Leases

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boost,&# said Mike Omotoso, senior manager of power train forecasting for. powers a battery pack in the trunk. Environmental Protection Agency fuel economy tests and an estimate 833. 100-mile driving range and hits the market in December; it will be priced. dramatically to Tesla’s sales. “For people.

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