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Hino to use Cummins engines in MD and HD trucks for North America; shifting resources to Project Z BEV development

Green Car Congress

Hino Trucks intends to produce medium- and heavy-duty Hino trucks with Cummins engines for sale in North America. Our industry is in the midst of a generational shift from traditional vehicles to Zero Emission Vehicles. will be paired with Allison’s 2000 and 3000 Series transmissions. Hino intends to offer Cummins B6.7

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

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Having started his career at Ford, he was Head of Volkswagen Group Research from 2000 to 2003. He was appointed Board Member for Engineering at Bentley in 2003 before taking over as Managing Director of the German Association of the Automotive Industry in 2012. Eichhorn holds a PhD in mechanical engineering.

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Toyota Europe Q1 hybrid sales up 82.3% for 20% of total sales; Auris Hybrid the leader

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Cumulative sales of Toyota and Lexus full hybrid models in Europe since 2000 reached 544,184 units at the end of March 2013, contributing to some 10% of Toyota’s global full hybrid sales. The European automotive industry is still experiencing an increasingly shrinking market.

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California Legislature Considering Bill Requiring Smog Testing for Motorcycles

Green Car Congress

A bill under consideration in the California state legislature would require California’s Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) to include Class III (280 cc or greater) model-year 2000 and newer motorcycles in the state’s smog check program beginning 1 January 2012. g/km HC+NO x , compared to the 2004 Tier I standard of 1.4

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The 60,000 Volt Question

Plug In Partners

GM Product Chief Bob Lutz is quoted in various newspapers saying he wanted to get prototypes of the Volt ready for road tests next year , and ready for sale in 2010. Toyota sold 5,562 Prius models in 2000, when it was on the market for part of the year. Sales tripled the following year and topped 60,000 for the first time in 2005.

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

We checked into Hotel Spirit, which was also located in the industrial area, just half a kilometre away from the TML Chambal service centre. Was 2000 hrs by then. As far as Aha is concerned, Aakash should start working with two wheeler OEMs and get the concept of cruise control introduced in the two wheeler EV industry.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

tech industry during the 1990s. They think BYD has a shot at becoming the worlds largest automaker, primarily by selling electric cars, as well as a leader in the fast-growing solar power industry. By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries. "Too many new roads."

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