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EPA, White House in Talks to Push BEV Targets Back

QAD

In the evolving landscape of automotive regulation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is at a crossroads, with significant speculation about adjusting its vehicle emission targets for 2026 and beyond. By 2032, the target intensifies to 82 grams per mile (equivalent to 108 mpg), underpinning a bold vision for a 67% BEV market share.

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Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

billion USD by 2026. The global and government pressure will continue and the recent COP 27 conference in Sharm El sheikh concluded with a serious action plan. billion by 2026. Dubai CommerCity, the first e-commerce free zone in the MENA region opened in April 2021 in Dubai.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Since neon gas is used to produce semiconductor chips, both governments and businesses are seeing prices increase. Demand container capacity is expected to exceed the actual capacity available through 2026. Unfilled jobs and a manufacturing skills gap are expected to cost the United States as much as $1 trillion by 2030.

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Southwest Airlines’ Flight Path to Carbon Neutrality

Logistics Viewpoints

For Southwest, avoiding the hockey stick means having plausible stretch goals that can be met by 2030. Southwest’s goals for 2030 are to reduce its carbon emissions per available seat mile (including scope 1 and scope 2 emissions) by at least 20 percent. This allows an important goal to be met at the last minute. Today,” Ms.

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Why Taxing Automation is a Bad Idea

Talking Logistics

Earlier this year, the billionaire founder of Microsoft Bill Gates said in an interview with online news journal Quartz that governments should tax companies use of robots to “temporarily slow the spread of automation and to fund other types of employment.” But California is not the first to raise this idea. And the silver lining?

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The Biggest Manufacturing Industry Trends in 2022

Unleashed

The rise in focus on sustainability and environmentally friendly products is a major focus for the sector, with pressure from Government, investors and other parties to create a cleaner industry. Electric or hybrid car purchases are being encouraged by Governments.

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5 Signs You Need Advanced Supply Chain Analytics to Make Better Last-Mile Decisions

Locus

trillion dollars by 2026. It may be during weekly holidays, special government holidays, or the much-celebrated peak season. Advanced analytics: Bedrock for better last-mile decisions With demand for last-mile delivery expected to grow by 78% by 2030, the number of delivery vehicles in the top 100 cities will increase by 36%.