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Frontier Pro PHEV: Is This Nissan’s Future Of Global Pickups?

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Nissan at Auto Shanghai in April launched the Dongfeng-Nissan N7 and presented the Frontier Pro Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), which will be delivered by about the last quarter of this year. (Scroll all the way to the end for some exclusive insights on how well the truck is doing with customers.) … [continued]

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EU Rules Out Production Aid In Blow To Battery & Cleantech Industry

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The European Commission missed a big opportunity to create a cleantech bazooka. New EU state-aid rules published today are a setback for the European cleantech and battery industry, green group T&E has said. The rules maintain a ban on production aid — subsidies for each unit actually produced — despite the … [continued]

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Electricity Use For Commercial Computing Could Surpass Space Cooling, Ventilation

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In our Annual Energy Outlook 2025 (AEO2025) Reference case, we project the electricity consumed for commercial computing will increase faster than any other end use in buildings. Computing accounted for an estimated 8% of commercial sector electricity consumption in 2024 and grows to 20% by 2050. Ultimately, more electricity could be consumed … [continued]

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Flash Ironmaking Hits Combustion Wall Amid Steel’s Decarbonization Shift

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My recent update of my global steel projection through 2100, driven by China’s declining demand for cement and infrastructure construction, has refocused my attention on pathways for steel decarbonization. The dynamics of steel consumption and emissions are closely linked to building and infrastructure development, sectors traditionally responsible for about half … [continued]

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