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APRIL 12, 2012

EU climate policy aims to limit the global mean temperature increase from anthropogenic climate change to below 2 °C. The team first ran all three scenarios with no new policies—although including major near-future confirmed policies, such as the inclusion of aviation in the EU ETS—applied to set a baseline.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

The total cost of ownership includes the vehicle price, annual fuel and maintenance costs and insurance. Future costs have been discounted at 7%. AECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets. Source: AECOM. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Biofuels grow at a slower rate due to lower crude oil prices and. The decline reflects increased domestic production of both petroleum and natural gas, increased use of biofuels, and lower demand resulting from the adoption of new vehicle fuel efficiency standards and rising energy prices. Biomass and biofuels growth is slower.

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MAY 22, 2013

Extracting oil by fracking could stabilize the oil price over the next few years. Infrastructure is becoming a global hurdle. The purchasing potential represented by early adopters is now being tapped by the current array of vehicle offerings for both private customers and institutional fleets.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

In a talk on gauging the competition between advanced vehicle powertrains, Steven Plotkin, staff scientist with Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research struck a slightly more pessimistic note in describing results of Argonne’s Multi-Pathways Transportation Futures Study. Steve Plotkin. Hybrid sales 43%. 20 concerns.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

This report provides a progress update toward achieving the goal: The status of vehicle sales and future production volume estimates. This plan is intended to drive demand and position the United States as a global leader in manufacturing and deploying next-generation vehicle technologies. Earlier post.).

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JULY 2, 2013

In contrast to arguments that peak conventional oil production is imminent due to physical resource scarcity, a team from Stanford University and UC Santa Cruz has examined the alternative possibility of reduced oil use due to improved efficiency and oil substitution. Emissions Forecasts Fuels Oil' —Brandt et al.

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

However, consumers’ willingness to purchase flex-fuel vehicles and use E85 instead of lower blends of ethanol in their vehicles will likely depend on the price of ethanol and their attitude toward biofuels. Such land conversion may disrupt any future potential for storing carbon in biomass and soil. Environmental effects.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The findings include: The US PEV Industry in the Global Market. However, consumer demand for PEVs is quite uncertain and, barring another global spike in oil prices, may be limited to a minor percentage of new vehicle purchasers (e.g., Global Leadership Position in Technology, Manufacturing, and Public Policy.

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AUGUST 13, 2015

In the last quarter of 2014, in the face of possible oversupply, Saudi Arabia abandoned its traditional role as the global oil market’s swing producer and therefore it role as unofficial guarantor of existing ($100+ per barrel) prices. Prices rebounded to $60 for a few months, before falling once again below $50.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2011

The International Energy Agency (IEA) last week launched the 2011 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO), the current edition of its annual flagship publication assessing the threats and opportunities facing the global energy system out to 2035. While there is still time to act, the window of opportunity is closing. —WEO 2011.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

3) TED 2009 (+2) Anti-Nuclear Effectively Means Pro-Fossil Fuel (+2) Consumption dwarfs population as main global warming threat (+2) If youve already signed up for TEC, you dont need to register again. Here are three reasons why I think BYD will become an important company in the not too distant future. BYD’s engineering prowess.

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