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Alstom and MOL to explore use of hydrogen technologies for rail transport in Hungary

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The Coradia iLint trains have run more than 200,000 km with zero CO 2 emission in passenger service in Germany and Austria and has been successfully tested in the Netherlands. Alstom’s hydrogen technology has also been purchased by SNCF (France) and FNM (Italy).

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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

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Globally, according to research by the Rocky Mountain Institute , EVs will comprise two-thirds of the world’s car sales by 2030. According to the WRI’s analysis, above, Iceland, Sweden, the Netherlands, and China are the leading EV adopters after Norway. degrees C (2.7 degrees F).” Who’s aiming to achieve what by decade’s end?

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ICCT study details differences in fiscal policies to support uptake of EVs across 11 major markets

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The ICCT study is the first to evaluate the response to fiscal incentives in 2013 to incentivize the purchase of plug-in electric vehicles in major vehicle markets worldwide. The Netherlands has the second-highest market share, with about 5.6%, followed by California (about 4% in 2013). Source: ICCT. Source: ICCT.

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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

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Global clean energy investment was $67.8 Looking at the third-quarter global investment figures by type, asset finance of utility-scale renewable energy projects came to $49.3 billion, down 15% on 3Q 2017, while the purchase of small-scale solar systems of less than 1MW totaled $13.5 Netherlands at $1.1 billion for 300MW.

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Are Teslas and BYDs expensive in Australia? Not if you do the math | Opinion

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I know I don’t, but when it comes to the second biggest purchase of our lives – a new car, or even more expensively, a new EV – you’d think we’d be able to make the effort. And BYD is outselling Tesla, in terms of global EV sales, we’re seeing a huge shift towards Chinese vehicles. EVs are making up 8.5

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BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

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Global investment in carbon capture and storage (CCS) tripled to $3 billion, and that in hydrogen was $1.5 A geographical split of BNEF’s energy transition investment data shows that Europe accounted for the biggest slice of global investment, at $166.2 Global investment in renewable energy capacity moved up 2% to $303.5

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BaaS: Improving the EV Experience through Battery Swapping

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Electric vehicles (EVs) have lower operating costs than conventional automobiles, but their initial cost is greater than their ICE cousins.    As we have mentioned in previous articles, the cost of EV batteries is linked to the higher price of EVs. Using this model, the upfront cost of an electric car can be reduced.

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