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COMMENT - Good For Business .................................................. 4 Robin Bradley argues that the present economic uncertainties and the prospects of a recession could affect the motorcycle industry ' s preparedness for the timescales now being defined for electrification , as industry in general gears up the global marketplace for the huge businesspositive opportunities that electrification could present us with .
BOSCH - Backing a Hydrogen Economy .................................. 18 The debate about which future energy platform is best for achieving ' Net Zero ' is far from over . Bosch says it is " getting hydrogen-based technologies out of the laboratory and into industrial practice - onto the roads and into factories " with plans for 4,000 hydrogen filling stations worldwide by 2030 - one in three of such stations .
TRIUMPH - TE-1 Prototype " Meets Objectives " ................ 26 Just as Norton and other manufacturers announce their own plans to develop electric models , and Harley continues to promise a green future with its autonomous LiveWire iteration , Triumph has followed Harley with the acquisition of an electric children ' s bike manufacturer and seen its TE- 1 prototype pass its testing phase .
EUROPEAN UNION - " The Future is Mixed " .................... 64 Backing from industry , especially in Germany ( finally !), has enabled the EU to reinforce its plans to end the sale of combustion-engined cars and vans by 2035 . It is part of a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55 % by 2030 compared to 1990 , and reach carbon-neutrality by 2050 . However , the EU will now revisit the idea of synthetic e-fuels - a concept now being explored and embraced by several automotive majors . The EU will also consider additional potential alternates to electric as the prospects for a ' Mixed Palette ' of future solutions gathers momentum .
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