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Pike forecasts NEV market to remain small, although with double the growth rate of light-duty vehicles to 2017

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While moderate in terms of volume, the growth rate for NEVs will double that of the light-duty vehicle market during the same period, Pike notes. However, the market will remain small, as regulators seem unlikely to allow lower-speed vehicles to mix with higher-speed vehicles in any meaningful way on the roads. Market forecasts.

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CPT/AVL Study: New Generation of Micro-Hybrid Technologies Can Enable More than 25% Reduction in Fuel Consumption at Lower Cost Than Full Hybrid Drive Systems

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The intent is to enable aggressive yet near term downsizing and downspeeding of existing engine families, delivering proven CO reduction and fuel economy improvement, without the usual dynamic compromises that typically limit market acceptance. —Morris et al. common rail TDI engine.

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Pike Research forecasts global stop-start vehicle sales to reach 37M units annually by 2020; 16:1 ratio over HEVs

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Annual sales of SSVs and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), world markets, 2011-2017. That gap will widen to a 16 to 1 ratio by 2017 because of the lower cost of SSVs compared to HEVs, Pike projects. Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge. million units per year by 2020, according to a new study by Pike Research.

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Tesla Power India launches refurbished battery brand – ReStore – ET Auto

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The refurbished batteries under the brand name of “ReStore” will be sold to the customer at almost half of the cost of a new inverter battery along with warranty. The refurbished batteries under the brand name of “ReStore” will be sold to the customer at almost half of the cost of a new inverter battery along with warranty.

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