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Continental Mobility Study 2020 finds many people still have doubts about EVs

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Main arguments against all-electric cars by international comparison. All five countries offer purchase premiums for electric vehicles, for example. Measures to stop the spread of the virus temporarily reduced mobility to a great extent in all of the surveyed countries as part of strict lockdowns imposed on their populations.

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Cummins Westport Inc. and Cummins India Ltd. Receive Order for 460 Natural Gas Engines

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(CIL) announced that CIL has received purchase orders for 460 natural gas engines to customers outside of Delhi, India. The Government of India unveiled a transport stimulus package on 3 February 2009 to provide central funding to purchase buses for urban transport systems.

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How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts

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considered getting into the chip-stimulus game as well. However, those conditions meant a big fraction of the workforce recreated the office at home, purchasing computers, monitors, and other equipment. In comparison, spending to equip 300-mm fabs is expected to hit $78-billion in 2021. In March of 2023, the U.S.

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Major study concludes achieving EU 2050 transport decarbonization goals will require portfolio of advanced powertrains; fuel cells, battery-electric and plug-in hybrids

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In the study, the economic comparison between powertrains is based on the total cost of ownership (TCO). BEVs and FCEVs are expected to have a higher purchase price than ICEs (battery and fuel cell related) and a lower fuel cost (due to greater efficiency and no use of oil) and a lower maintenance cost (fewer rotating parts).

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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Some numbers and percentages in Europe may look different from what you see elsewhere, because I’ve added light-commercial vehicle sales to numerator and denominator, to make the comparison with other regions equitable. Claim to fame: part and parcel of the regulations-driven surge, Portugal went from 4.9% EV share, with ~20k sold.

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