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Report suggests low-speed electric vehicles could affect Chinese demand for gasoline and disrupt oil prices worldwide

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Low-speed electric vehicles (LSEVs) could reduce China’s demand for gasoline and, in turn, impact global oil prices, according to a new issue brief by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “ —Gabriel Collins. —Gabriel Collins.

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Will oil prices and post-pandemic hesitation hit EV sales harder than general market?

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Could the economic downturn triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic affect electric vehicle sales? The research firm Wood Mackenzie last Wednesday already suggested that it will—and that global sales of electric vehicles could drop 43 percent in 2020. The firm’s research ratcheted EV sales expectations way down from 2.2

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GlobalData: COVID-19 puts EV sales and CO2 fleet emission targets at risk

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GlobalData research shows that lower oil prices as a result of the COVID-19 crisis could reduce electric vehicle demand and impair EU efforts to significantly reduce average new vehicle CO 2 emissions in the European car market.

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Saudi Arabia And Iran Reignite The Oil Price War

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The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran is becoming increasingly evident in the oil pricing policies of the two large Middle Eastern producers. The two countries are currently reigniting the market share and pricing war ahead of the returning U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil. by Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com.

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China's Nov wholesale sales of passenger NEVs hit record 732,000, CPCA estimates show

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Demand in China's NEV market has held steady amid high international oil prices, the CPCA said. The post China's Nov wholesale sales of passenger NEVs hit record 732,000, CPCA estimates show appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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$10-Trillion Investment Needed To Avoid Massive Oil Price Spike Says OPEC

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The OPEC published its World Oil Outlook 2015 (WOO) in late December, which struck a much more pessimistic note on the state of oil markets than in the past. On the one hand, OPEC does not see oil prices returning to triple-digit territory within the next 25 years, a strikingly bearish conclusion.

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China's wholesale sales of passenger NEVs total 564,000 units in July, CPCA data show

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Improved supply and expectations of higher oil prices have kept the NEV market booming with strong order books, the CPCA said. The post China's wholesale sales of passenger NEVs total 564,000 units in July, CPCA data show appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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