Driven by the lower cost of natural gas and the lower emissions from natural gas engines, sales of natural gas trucks and buses is, according to one recent study, projected to reach 400,000 units by 2022. The report, issued by Navigant Research, notes that new markets for natural gas vehicles, such as the United States […]
The U.S. market for sales of plug-in electric vehicles is expected to approach 2.6 million units by 2022, according to Navigant Research. The group notes that as the market for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in North America matures, the highest rates of growth can be found in predictable places: California, New York, and Florida, which […]
Public attitudes toward clean and renewable energy concepts play a critical role in determining the growth of these technologies, noted a new research study. Over the last few years, consumer attitudes toward the concept of clean and renewable energy have tended to fluctuate and, in several cases, decline. According Navigant Research, favorable attitudes for a […]
Sales of stop-start vehicles (SSVs), which eliminate idling by shutting off the engine when the vehicle is stationary and restarting it automatically when it is time to move, are expected to surpass 55 million units annually by 2022. These vehicles, which offer fuel economy benefits of hybrids at a lower price, are proving popular with […]
As pressure and momentum to go green in vehicles builds, a new report from Navigant Research estimates that total worldwide capacity of Li-ion batteries for transportation applications will increase more than ten-fold, from 4,400 megawatt-hours (MWh) in 2013 to nearly 49,000 MWh by 2020. Improvements in lithium ion (Li-ion) battery technology are helping to accelerate […]
