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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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Alternative technologies, such as hybrid and electric vehicles that use oil more efficiently or not at all, continue to advance but they take time to penetrate markets. Short-term pressures on oil markets are easing with the economic slowdown and the expected return of Libyan supply. The passenger vehicle fleet doubles to almost 1.7

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Cheap mini e-truck? Flying electric boats? Top 5 wildest non-car EVs I tested this year

Electrek

One of my favorite things about the electric vehicle industry is just how much diversity there is in the designs and types of EVs hitting the market. Here are the top five wildest and most awesome personal electric vehicles I tested in 2022. The post Cheap mini e-truck? Flying electric boats?

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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Financial markets divest fossil-fuel assets and reallocate capital to low-carbon firms. Petro-states are compensated to transition smoothly to a sustainable economy, avoiding a last-ditch attempt to flood the world with cheap oil and gas. Europe lags behind China and the United States because its single market remains less integrated.

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AlixPartners study finds post-crisis auto industry facing new set of challenges; sales projected below historical levels for foreseeable future

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Another market headwind is the stagnant US housing market. Meanwhile, according to an AlixPartners survey of 1,000 Americans regarding their views of the US economy and their personal economic situations, 83% said they had delayed or planned to wait at least a year to buy a vehicle. and North American suppliers pulled in $8.2

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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Energy & Fuel: Fossil fuel markets are likely to become more volatile and unpredictable because of higher global energy demand; changes in the geographical pattern of consumption; supply and production uncertainties and increasing regulatory interventions related to climate change. The Nexus approach.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

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He said that they thought it very likely that California and Northern California would be the epicenter for the PEV market. Electricity is a cheap entity—not a commodity, but is its fundamentally very cheap. maintain a system as well as maintain and recover and investment on it that is fundamentally very cheap.

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Mercedes Design Boss Comes Out Against Screens, Says They’re ‘Not Luxury’

The Truth About Cars

Speaking with ABC News about how Mercedes-Benz is involved in the luxury real estate market, Wagener stated that cars were becoming more like smart homes due to the advancement of autonomous driving. But the relevant features require even more invasive technologies to function and drive-by-wire controls that sap a vehicle of its personality.