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Inflation Reduction Act Drives $92 Billion Investment In EV Production, 84,000 Jobs In USA

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The Inflation Reduction Act has been an enormous stimulus for the electric vehicle sector in the US. It is underrated. continued] The post Inflation Reduction Act Drives $92 Billion Investment In EV Production, 84,000 Jobs In USA appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Current issue of fka/Roland Berger E-mobility Index drops US to 4th place

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Increased sales volumes in Europe are to a large extent due to the purchase incentives contained in stimulus packages. But its effect on electric mobility has been the reverse, with sales volumes burgeoning thanks to government stimulus packages, particularly in Europe. With European penetration rates of up to 20.5

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IHS Markit forecasts 18% drop in global vehicle sales YoY to 73.3M units under extended lockdown scenario

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A 15% probability of an extended lockdown with ineffective stimulus scenario contains stringent virus-fighting efforts lasting into the third quarter of 2020. Stimulus measures prove ineffective at backstopping crisis and unemployment rates spiral. A stronger economic response in 2021-2023 pushes global growth above 3% annually.

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Zero-Emission Truck (ZET) Coalition calls for government to prioritize investments benefiting ZETs

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The National Zero-Emission Truck (ZET) Coalition, including some four dozen organizations representing the US’ major heavy truck makers, innovators, suppliers and key stakeholders, sent a letter to Congressional leadership calling on any stimulus or recovery legislative package to prioritize investments that benefit U.S.

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BYD sells 18,220 EVs in China in November, up 128% year-on-year

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The market began to recover in the second quarter, supported by government stimulus measures to encourage the use and purchases of such vehicles, notes Argus Media. The Han is equipped with the blade battery ( earlier post ), which can increase energy density by at least 30% and reduce raw material costs by 30%, BYD said.

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Consortium Seeks Stimulus Funding for DME-Electric Hybrid Buses

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A consortium is seeking US stimulus funding available through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) program to convert 20 hybrid diesel-electric buses to hybrid dimethyl-ether (DME)-electric propulsion. a developer of fuel injection equipment for DME-fueled vehicles.

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Could Tesla Be Selling 10 Million Cars A Year By End Of Decade?

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As co-founder Ian Wright told me in a 2014 interview, “Martin Eberhard’s initial stimulus for starting Tesla was to build the EV he wanted to buy. Originally posted on EVANNEX. by Charles Morris At Tesla’s founding back in 2003, no one imagined the massive growth that lay ahead for the company. Or did they? Elon Musk had […].

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