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EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENTS WORK HARD TO PROMOTE HYDROGEN VEHICLES AND REFUELLING SYSTEMS, BUT ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH HIGH COSTS
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is taking a hard look at hydrogen as a low carbon option to help make Europe a first climate-neutral continent by 2050, a key policy goal that is at the heart of policy-making within the new European Commission of its president Ursula von der Leyen – however he need to make H-vehicles and renewables-based H-fuel cheaper is a major challenge. …
INDIA: BANKNOTES FOR VOTES CORRUPTS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
AS the afternoon heat ebbs in the middle of this Indian summer, a police team block a major highway outside the city of Nashik, in the western state of Maharashtra, rolling in wheeled yellow-coloured barricades. Soon a traffic jam builds up and policemen move from one car to another in search for cash, often hidden in door cavities or spare wheels.With…
INDONESIA'S ROBUST ECONOMIC GROWTH OFFERS MAJOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COUNTRY'S PAINT AND COATING INDUSTRY
Indonesia’s paint and coatings sector is expected to continue to grow, driven by an expanding middle-class population, the fast-growing construction sector and ambitious government infrastructure projects, encompassing transport networks, energy and utilities.
The south-east Asian country’s paint and coatings market has grown to almost USD2.5 billion in sales revenue in the past year and sales are expected to expand at a fair clip of between 6% and 7% annually in the next five years, according to industry analysts Frost & Sullivan. …
SINGAPORE BUDGET SEEKS TO STABILISE ECONOMY AMIDST TURBULENT TIMES, AND PREPARE WORKFORCE FOR THE FUTURE
WITH public nervousness growing about the impact of the Coronavirus on Singapore, amidst a period of sluggish economic growth, the city state’s government’s 2020 budget, released February 18, has stuck a balance between protecting businesses, workers and elderly, while investing in training to prepare for future upturns.…
CAR SALES PLUNGE IN LEBANON AMIDST FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHAOS
Sales of new cars in Lebanon have plunged 74% in the last two months of 2019 (compared to November and December 2018) as the country has faced financial and political chaos following the eruption of mass demonstrations in October. these prompted the resignation of the government – and while a new administration under Prime Minister Hassan Diab Took office on January 22, business transactions continue to be hampered by restricted access to US dollars.…
EUROPEAN AUTOMAKERS FACING COUNTDOWN TO DEADLINE ON INSTALLINBG NEW SAFETY FEATURES ON VEHICLES
AUTO manufacturers in Europe are facing a countdown to new European Union (EU) type approval rules, forcing them to install new safety technology on their vehicles if they want to secure permission to sell these autos in the EU and get them registered.…
BRITISH AUTO INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION TELLS GOVERNMENT ROBUST POST-BREXIT TRADE DEAL WITH EU IS ESSENTIAL TO PROTECT UK MANUFACTURERS FROM HARM
WITH Britain’s formal exit from the European Union (EU) happening tomorrow (January 31), the UK’s main automotive industry association has called on the government to make sure that it strikes an effective trade deal with the EU by the end of a transitional period that ends on December 31 (2020).…
AI MAY HELP ENERGY SECTOR DEAL WITH CARBON PRICING AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION COMPLEXITIES
THERE are understandably many concerns about the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), notably that computers might start to take autonomous decisions that might harm rather than help humans. However, energy and climate scientists are exploring how AI and ML may help governments and industry grapple with reducing carbon emissions to avoid cataclysmic climate change.…
NASCENT HYDROGEN CAR MARKET STARTS TO DEVELOP IN EUROPE
THE DEVELOPMENT and use of hydrogen-fuelled automobiles is starting to gather pace in the European Union (EU), with the EU’s executive, the European Commission encouraging growth in this environment-friendly segment as it pursues a goal of achieving a climate-neutral Europe by 2050.…
SALES OF LARGER PASSENGER VEHICLES IN CANADA CONTINUE TO GROW, BECOMING DOMINANT OVER STANDARD CAR PURCHASES SAYS LATEST DATA
SALES of light trucks – SUVs, CUVs, pick-ups and minivans – are rising in Canada, and the big question is how dominant this segment may become in this north American market. Sales hit 70.9% of the passenger vehicle market according to new 2018 data from Ontario-based DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc.…