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EGEB: Globally, 2020 saw 50% more renewables installed than in 2019

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Solar and wind led the record growth of renewables globally in 2020, according to IRENA. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. South Dakota wants to subsidize more EV charging stations.

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Stellantis, Foxconn to form JV to develop breakthrough digital cockpits and personalized connected services

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Mobile Drive will combine Stellantis’ global vehicle design and engineering expertise with Foxconn’s global development in the rapidly changing software and hardware realms of smartphones and consumer electronics. Stellantis NV and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Foxconn), together with its subsidiary FIH Mobile Ltd., (FIH)

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EGEB: China led as the world installed 6.1 GW of offshore wind in 2020

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GW of global offshore wind was installed in 2020, down slightly from a record 6.24 More than half of the world’s fossil fuels have to stay buried to slow global warming. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. GW in 2019.

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Juniper: smart cities to ease traffic congestion, save 4.2B person-hours per year by 2021

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billion person-hours annually by 2021—equivalent to each city driver saving nearly an entire working day per year. Juniper notes that the smart city concept is now a global phenomenon. Juniper Research forecasts that smart traffic management and smart parking initiatives will save some 4.2

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Global EV sales are ‘robust’ – more than 1 in 5 cars sold in 2024 will be electric

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More than 1 in 5 cars sold globally this year is expected to be electric, with surging demand projected over the next decade, says a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. The latest IEA Outlook report asserts that global EV sales are set to remain “robust” in 2024, reaching around 17 million by the end of the year.

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EGEB: Here’s where global energy consumption is going if we don’t make changes

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EGEB: Global megacities call for a ‘green recovery’ for public transport

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