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Europe EV Market to Jump 500% by 2020, Pike Research Says

Benji Jerew — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:38:25 +0000

The electric vehicle [EV] market, of course, has started small, last year just 0.7% of the market in Europe. For example, just over 5,600 EVs were sold in France last year, or 1 in 6,200 new vehicles. Just for comparison, here in the US the ratio is more like 1:20,000. There are some tax incentives […]

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Nissan and BMW Spearheading Wireless EV Charging Technology

Mike Sandru — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:55:10 +0000

Even though recent years have seen an increase in the numbers of electric vehicles as well as charging stations, these are still not the most popular choice as people harbor fears of getting stranded far away from home if they run out of electrical power. This has paved way for car makers such as Nissan […]

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U.S. to Become World's Main Geothermal Energy Producer by 2020, Research Says

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:21:42 +0000

The United States is about to become the world’s first geothermal energy producer. New statistics from Pike Research says that the goal will be reachable within the next 10 years or less. Pike Research says that the total geothermal output in the U.S. will reach 4.2 GW, which is about 36 percent more than the […]

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2017 To Witness 138 Million Electric Motorcycles and Scooters Rolling Worldwide

Mike Sandru — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:03:40 +0000

A new report from Pike Research shows that the number of people using electric motorcycles and scooters will grow from 17 million to 138 million by 2017, that over 8 times the current percentage. This kind of vehicles is already popular in China and other regions of Asia Pacific, where the population is more likely to use a two-wheel vehicle.

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Energy Produced from Geothermal Sources to See Significant Increases by 2020

Mike Sandru — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:30:09 +0000

Currently, the United States generate about 3.1 gigawatts of electricity from geothermal systems. On the other hand, as the report claims, 88 percent of the world's geothermal energy systems currently in operation are used in just 8 countries.

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