Mike Willis, Principal of the Ford College at Daventry, which supports both irtec and the IMI - governed Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) scheme in
the light vehicle sector, welcomed the agreement:
Not exact matches
Within the
sector,
light - duty
vehicles like passenger cars and smaller trucks, including SUVs, pickup trucks and minivans, were responsible for more than 50 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.
A new study by researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder projects the emission impacts of the widespread introduction of inexpensive and efficient electric
vehicles into the US
light duty
vehicle (LDV)
sector.
Although much of the focus for e-mobility news is on consumer electric
vehicles, which would help reduce emissions in the
light - duty
vehicles category, commercial transport is another huge industry altogether, and one that is responsible for some 23 % of the US transportation
sector's greenhouse gas emissions.
Their analysis focused on four well - researched, cost - effective emission reduction measures: energy efficiency, wind and solar generation in the electric
sector, and conversion from gas - powered to electric
light - duty
vehicles in the transportation
sector.
Liquid fuels are expected to peak in the
light duty
vehicle market by 2030 due to electric
vehicles and efficiency improvements in conventional engines, but growth in liquid fuels is still expected in the commercial transportation
sector and the chemical industry.
The GHGIS model covers 2010 to 2050 and includes all
sectors of the California economy known to emit greenhouse gases, including water, waste, electricity generation,
light - duty
vehicles, heavy - duty
vehicles, fuels and buildings.
Because the economic and demographic projections used in these forecasts indicate a return to economic and population growth, fuel demand in the
light - duty, medium - and heavy - duty
vehicles and aviation
sectors tends to resume historical growth patterns.
And in the on - road transportation
sector, we might break out heavy - from
light - duty
vehicles.
The client is a leading global supplier of technologies and components in the passenger car,
light and heavy - duty commercial and off - highway
vehicle markets, and also operates in the power generation, aerospace, marine, rail and industrial
sectors.