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Refineries in the Americas produce a greater share of gasoline per barrel of crude oil than refineries in other world regions

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The International Energy Agency’s Monthly Oil Statistics shows that there are differences in refinery output throughout the world. OECD Asia Oceania: Australia; Israel; Japan; Korea; New Zealand. Source: International Energy Agency, Monthly Oil Statistics, February 2020, Paris, France.,

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European consortium investigating graphene-based materials for lightweight cars; energy-efficient and safe vehicles

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The development and manufacture of environmentally-friendly, energy-efficient, and safe vehicles (EESVs) is a great solution to these challenges. The 66 new partners come from 19 countries, six of which are new to the consortium: Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary and Israel.

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Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

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However, the team cautions in their paper in Energy Policy , descriptive analyses indicated how country-specific factors such as government procurement plans or the target recipient of subsidies can significantly affect the adoption rate. Of those, charging infrastructure was the best predictor of a country’s EV market share. Sierzchula, W.,