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China’s economic stimulus to spark robust copper consumption in 2024 – ET Auto

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New Delhi: China is expected to amplify its stimulus efforts next year, potentially boosting demand for metals, with copper consumption forecasted to rise, the Commodity Outlook Report 2024 by ICICIDirect said in a report.

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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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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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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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The new Audi RS e-tron GT Ice Race Edition

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The annual GP Ice Race in Zell am See in the Austrian Alps provided the creative stimulus for the new RS e-tron GT ice […] The post The new Audi RS e-tron GT Ice Race Edition appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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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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California High Speed Rail Authority Votes to Include $4.5B for High-Speed Train Projects In State Federal Stimulus Funding Application

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billion in federal stimulus funding for engineering, design and construction on the state’s high-speed train system (earlier post) —generating an investment of $9.1 The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board unanimously approved an application for more than $4.5 billion when state matching funds are added.

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