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BNEF: net-zero road transport by 2050 still possible, but big push needed

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The road transport sector could still reach net-zero emissions by 2050 through electrification, but urgent action would be required from policymakers and industry participants, according to research company BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) latest annual Long-Term Electric Vehicle Outlook (EVO). million sold in 2021 to 21 million in 2025.

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Cenntro introduces two new electric vans at IAA Transportation

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Cenntro Electric Group Limited and its subsidiary Cenntro Automotive Europe GmbH introduced two new all-electric commercial vehicles at IAA Transportation 2022 in Hannover, Germany. As a result, the LS100 is eligible for sale in all 27 EU member states and other countries that adopt EU vehicle homologation standards.

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California Energy Commission approves $2.9B investment for zero-emission transportation infrastructure

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The 2022-2023 Investment Plan Update increases funding for the CEC’s Clean Transportation Program by 30 times compared to 2019 with an additional $2.4 —CEC Lead Commissioner for Transportation Patty Monahan. Last month, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a complementary plan for $2.6

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Monthly changes in key transportation indexes

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Sales of cars and light trucks. Sources of the underlying data: Bureau of Economic Analysis (sales of cars and light trucks). Bureau of Transportation Statistics (revenue passenger miles). The changes are in percent relative to the corresponding month in 2019. Month-year. Price of gasoline. Vehicle miles traveled. Feb-2020. +4.

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Lightning eMotors to deliver 126 electric commercial vehicles to Macnab EV Sales

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Lightning eMotors signed a contract with Macnab EV Sales Corp. Macnab has been a leader in the Canadian commercial transportation industry since 1935. to deliver 126 vehicles to the Canadian commercial vehicle distributor by the end of 2023. Deliveries of Lightning’s ZEV3 vans to Macnab have already begun.

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Light-truck sales declined less during the current pandemic than car sales

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This note examines the sales of all new light-duty vehicles (cars and light trucks) in the United States in March, April, and May 2020—the first three months of the current pandemic—and compares them with the sales in February 2020. Total sales in January of 16.925 million were similar to those in February.).

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Toyota develops storage module for 70 MPa automotive hydrogen tanks; transportation of H2, other applications

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Toyota has been working on initiatives toward realizing a hydrogen-based society, such as the sale of FCEVs and FC systems. Toyota developed this hydrogen storage module as a way to answer these demands and expand the use of hydrogen. This is also connected to the development of this conceptual model.

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