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DOE: Life cycle GHG emissions for 2020 electric small SUV were half those of a conventional gasoline small SUV

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The vehicle manufacturing cycle includes impacts of raw material extraction, vehicle parts production, assembly, as well as its disposal and related materials recycling processes.

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Motor vehicles and component parts sector employment in US grew by 3% from 2017 to 2018

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The Motor Vehicles and Component Parts sector employed 3% more people in 2018 than 2017. More than 2 million employees in the sector worked with conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles in 2018, up 1.4% About 110,000 employees worked with hybrid electric vehicles, up 10% from 2017.

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Electric Everything, Part 6 — Lawnmowers, Chainsaws, & More

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That means switching to electric and powered by batteries for things that until now were corded or powered by gasoline. Electric Everything at […] This is the 6th in a series on electrifying everything. Most of the items in this article can be seen in your area or found in your nearby COSTCO or Home Depot.

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Tesla lawsuit alleging repairs and parts monopoly has been dismissed

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A judge has ruled in Tesla’s favor in a lawsuit claiming that the automaker has monopolized parts and services and forced customers to pay high prices alongside long wait times. The suit combined five separate lawsuits in which drivers paid for repairs and parts services from Tesla since March 2019.

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Ford increasing production of popular electric, gasoline and hybrid vehicles

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Ford electric vehicle sales are up 68%. F-150 Lightning: In Michigan, production of the F-150 Lightning at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center is on track to triple this year, targeting an annual production run rate of 150,000 by the end of 2023. Ford F-Series is America’s best-selling truck for 46 consecutive years DEARBORN, Mich.,

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Volkswagen Group Components supplying numerous components and parts for the production of the Volkswagen ID.3

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The core components for electric cars are developed and produced for the new electric vehicles at the Volkswagen Group Components plants: the electric drive comes from Kassel; the Salzgitter plant supplies its colleagues in Hessen with rotors and stators. Electric drives from Kassel. The success of the ID.3 and Hanover.

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EIA expects new production milestones for US crude oil amid sustained global petroleum demand and rising prices

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EIA forecasts US regular gasoline prices will average about $3.63 EIA forecasts US regular gasoline prices will average about $3.63 Higher gasoline prices are largely the result of higher crude oil prices and a series of unplanned US refinery outages so far this summer. Non-OPEC production increases by 2.1 million b/d, with 1.2

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