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Navigant forecasts global sales of light-duty stop-start vehicles to grow from 19M in 2015 to 59 million by 2024

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The other driver for SSV technology is consumer demand—present in Europe and some Asia Pacific countries for some time thanks to high fuel prices. —“ Start-Stop Vehicles ”. This also offers opportunities for other engine efficiencies such as electric boost. —“ Start-Stop Vehicles ”.

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Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

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Bubble chart of plausible mainstream PHEV buyers’ battery requirements (light and dark gray circles) and experts’s requirements overlaid on a Ragone plot of NiMH and Li-ion batteries. The net effect of correcting this problem will be pressure on purchase prices first and operating costs second. Source: Ken Kurani.

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