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BMW opens new Shanghai R&D center; focus on human-machine interaction and hardware-software integration

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The BMW Group further expanded its R&D footprint in China with the opening of a new R&D Center in Shanghai. China is already home to BMW Group’s largest R&D system outside of Germany, with locations in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang and Nanjing. China is the place to be. The locally produced BMW i5, will be unveiled this year.

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10-year study shows how air pollution fosters heart disease; accelerated plaque build-up in arteries

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Repeated scans were done for nearly all participants between 2002 and 2005; for a subset of participants between 2005 and 2007; and for half of all participants between 2010 and 2012. The condition, also called hardening of the arteries, can cause heart attacks. For each 5 μg PM 2.5 /m m 3 increase, coronary calcium progressed by 4.1

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Toyota Unveils Dedicated Hybrid Concept, Plan for Prius Family; Expands Fuel Cell Vehicle Demonstration Program in the US

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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. In December 2002, Toyota began limited testing of fuel cell vehicles in the US and Japan. —Irv Miller, TMS group vice president of environmental and public affairs. The FT-CH concept.

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Who is winning the green car race? The Green Piece

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It has pushed several hybrid cars in the USA including the Camry Hybrid and Highlander Hybrid, and a number of luxury hybrid vehicles through its Lexus brand. Toyota has now built a plug-in version of the Prius, which may again see the company beat its rivals to the punch on name value alone.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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University of Manitoba by Hymotion, April 2007 (Winnipeg, Manitoba), contact eric_bibeau@umanitoba.ca Midway Group , PHEV Prius by Hybrids Plus , Oct 2007, (Los Angeles CA). York University , Prius, Hymotion, November 2007 (Toronto, ON, Canada). Private individual, Prius by Hybrids Plus , Oct 2007, (Boulder CO). mark.lister@.

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