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Joy e-bike maker to develop hydrogen scooter, eyes global expansion | Autocar Professional

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Wardwizard Innovations & Mobility, a manufacturer of electric two-wheelers under the brand ‘Joy e-bike’ and three-wheelers under the brand ‘Joy e-rik’ in India, is expanding its product offerings while exploring next-generation technology.

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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The outbreak of COVID-19 has already impacted the automotive industry significantly, according to JATO Dynamics, a leading provider of global automotive data and insight. Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019. million units.

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

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Needless to say, EV sales are increasing globally. However, there are still challenges ahead, most notably with procuring the raw materials needed for battery production. Manufacturer challenges On the manufacturing side, global demand for EV batteries doubled in 2021, driven largely by China’s EV sales.

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Ford building new $1.6B plant in Mexico for small cars

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Mexico is Ford’s fourth-largest vehicle manufacturing site for global customers—behind the US, China and Germany. Vehicles produced in Mexico also serve customers in the US, Canada, China, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and South Korea. billion in Ford facilities alone in the US.

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Global Bioenergy Partnership publishes report on 24 sustainability indicators for bioenergy: electricity, heat and transport

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The Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) has published its report on sustainability indicators for bioenergy. In the meantime, the Partnership is proceeding with piloting projects in Indonesia, Colombia and Ghana. Earlier post.) Japan has already tested the GBEP indicators, and other Partners have expressed a willingness to do the same.

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USDA study finds GHG from corn-based ethanol ~39% to 43% lower than from gasoline; reduction of >70% possible by 2022

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Where previous estimates anticipated farmers bringing additional land into production as a result of increased corn prices, recent analysis finds only modest increases in crop acreage. Farmers in the United States and elsewhere respond by bringing new land into production. Searchinger et al. This work is timely as many countries (e.g.

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Forecast: Global Biofuels Use to Double by 2015, Second-Gen Biofuels to Lag Expectations

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Despite a number of key issues such as land use and competition for feedstocks supplies for traditional food and feed uses, global use of biofuels is excepted to more than double from 2009 to 2015, according to a new global analysis released by Hart Energy Publishing’s Global Biofuels Center (GBC). billion gallons).

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