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The Next Oil Price Spike May Cripple The Industry

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Two diametrically opposed views dominate the current debate about where the oil price is heading. The second is that under the best of circumstances it will take the EV industry close to another decade to close this cost of ownership gap. Why the price of oil could spike before that. Since (non-U.S.

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Accenture Reports Identifies 12 Disruptive Technologies Most Likely to Transform Supply and Demand of Transport Fuels and Cut Emissions Within Next 10 Years

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Accenture has identified 12 technologies that it concludes have the potential to disrupt the current views of transport fuels supply, demand and GHG emissions over the next 10 years. Will be competitive at an oil price of $45 to $90 at their commercial date. These include: Next-generation internal combustion engine.

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GE and Sargas AS partner on gas-fired plants with carbon capture for enhanced oil recovery

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The technology provided by Sargas captures carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) at pressure, which requires lower capital investment costs and can be built quickly with existing or slightly modified subsystems and equipment. Sargas has created an alliance with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. DSME) and SNC-Lavalin.

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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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scenarios, and the sensitivity of the model to particular factors, the analysis reveals areas where intervention may be warranted: The capital costs associated with vehicle purchase, in relation to the costs for conventional vehicles; Supply constraints in the Australian market; and. supply constraints into the Australia market.

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

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The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. by Brian J.

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Study finds government and vehicle manufacturers need to introduce long-term incentives and prices cuts to create sustainable market for ultra-low emission vans

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Element Energy used a component-based cost model to estimate the current and future costs of conventional and novel powertrains based on peer-reviewed data—e.g., on batteries and fuel cell costs trends and the costs of vehicle mass reduction. Fuel cell system cost projections over time and volume.

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Perspective: Toyota Prius Recall Is Only a Bump in the Road in the Move Toward Electrification

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As we continue the transition from a mechanical to more electronically controlled vehicles, the required engineering processes, skills and tools need to adapt accordingly. That is why many OEMs are beginning to rebuild their internal electronics and system engineering capabilities after many years of outsourcing.

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