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ASML’s threat to leave uncovers deeper concerns in Netherlands Inc – ET Auto

Baua Electric

While the semiconductor equipment maker’s CEO has since ruled out a total departure from the Netherlands, a Reuters review of Dutch blue chip firms has shown that ASML is far from the only one considering its options. ” Chip equipment supplier ASM International recently expanded in the U.S.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

“Electric cars will not save the climate. It is completely wrong,” Fatih Birol , Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), has stated. Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) argues that EVs are the quickest means to decarbonize motorized transport. For instance, recent U.S.

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Report: CCS capacity increased 33% in 2020

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Findings released by international think tank the Global CCS Institute show that the total capacity of carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities operating and under development grew by 33% world-wide over the last year. In Asia Pacific, we saw national governments in China, Japan and South Korea commit to net-zero climate targets.

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Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric: IEA | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Increasing electric car sales were the main reason for growth in the overall car market, which contracted by 8% for conventional (internal combustion engine) cars but grew by 5% in total, indicating that EV sales are continuing to perform as the market matures. China exported over 1.2 million in 2023, increasing by 35% relative to 2022.

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ICCT: gap between official and real-world fuel economy figures in Europe reaches ~38%; call to implement WLTP ASAP

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The gap between official and real-world fuel-economy figures in Europe has risen to about 38%, according to a new report published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). For governments, the growing gap causes significant losses of tax revenues. For the Netherlands alone, the loss in tax revenues could exceed €3.4

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. When the car is filled at the pump, an internal system analyses the mix of the two fuel types and adjusts accordingly. Brewster, S.C.,

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EV special III / Opinion / Hybrid & Electric / Themes / Welcome - Minds in Motion

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In the Netherlands TNT is still piloting EVs. Together with Electric Mobility Netherlands (Elmonet) Urgenda tries to stimulate large-scale introduction of (non-converted) EVs on the Dutch roads. They range from Amsterdam and Zaanstad, aiming to become climate neutral cities, to small rental company StudentCar.

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