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GlobalData: Coronavirus leads to nosedive in global vehicle sales with lowest January registrations since 2012

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million light-duty vehicles were sold worldwide in January—the lowest monthly figure since January 2012, which saw 5.9 million units sold, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. Driving the drop in sales was the emergence in December 2019 of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China.

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Audi Hungaria starts operation of Europe’s biggest solar roof installation

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In 2012 Audi’s Hungarian plant opened a geothermal facility to supply most of its heat requirements. Since 2012 Audi Hungaria has used this source for most of its requirement for heat at the site. Since 2012 “green trains” have also been in operation on the route from the Audi plant at Neckarsulm to Emden.

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Solid-state battery company Quantumscape to list on NYSE; $3.3B valuation

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Through the tireless work of QuantumScape's more than 200 scientists and engineers, and our partnership with Volkswagen since 2012, we have developed a new battery technology that is unlike anything else in the world. Ten years ago, we embarked upon an ambitious goal that most thought was impossible.

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DOE: Adjusted for inflation, the price of gasoline in 2019 was similar to the price in 1929

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In 2012, prices reached the highest level in both current and constant dollars but began a steep decline thereafter. The graph below shows the effect of the oil embargo in the early 1980s. From 2002 to 2008, the price of gasoline rose substantially, but then fell sharply in 2009 during the economic recession.

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1975 Mazda Bongo Meets 2012 Nissan Leaf

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Here is one, written by Ra Cleave and Boyd Benton of New Zealand, with some slight edits by me, [continued] The post 1975 Mazda Bongo Meets 2012 Nissan Leaf appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

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Total consumption (millions of gallons). Therefore, the table below shows the consumptions per capita for selected years between 1965 and 2020. Consumption per capita (gallons). Consumption per capita (gallons).

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1975 Mazda Bongo Meets 2012 Nissan Leaf

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Here is one, written by Ra Cleave and Boyd Benton of New Zealand, with some slight edits by me, [continued] The post 1975 Mazda Bongo Meets 2012 Nissan Leaf appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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