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NTN to supply in-wheel motors to EV startup FSAT in China

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Japan-based NTN, a leading global supplier of hub bearings and driveshafts, will supply in-wheel motor technology to EV startup Changchun Fawsn Auto Tech (FSAT), established in October 2017 by FAW Group. NTN began work on in-wheel motors in 2003, deploying and testing successive iterations on different types of compact, lightweight EVs.

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Junkyard Find: 2005 Pontiac Sunfire

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GM began producing cars on its J Platform beginning in 1981 , and the J-Body proved to be a tremendous global sales success for The General. market Js were available as two- and four-door sedans , coupes , three-door hatchbacks , convertibles and station wagons. Over the years, U.S.-market Pontiac itself was gone after 2010.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

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Only the car company’s are still waiting and still making and selling cars that contribute to global warming. Otherwise you’ll just be buying a dinosaur that you’ll have to pay to convert or dispose of. From there she went on to author and spearhead AB 32 our Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.

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EnerDel Partners with Mazda, Itochu, and Others for Smart Grid Integration Project in Japan

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Scheduled to come online in March 2010, the effort involves a set of Mazda vehicles specially converted to electric drive using EnerDel batteries and drivetrain components from EnerDel customer Think Global that will be offered to the public through a car-sharing service akin to Zipcar in the US. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Tesla replays DOE loan nine years early

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For the first seven years since its founding in 2003, Tesla was funded entirely with private funds, led by Elon Musk. The loan payment was made today using a portion of the approximately $1 billion in funds raised in last week’s concurrent offerings of common stock and convertible senior notes.

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Westport Innovations acquires alt fuel systems company Prins Autogassystemen for €12.2M

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In October, a Prins technology paper presented at the 2013 Global Technology Conference (GTC) in London “Development of Dual Fuel technology: Prins Dieselblend-2.0 Its global distribution network sells to end customers in more than 50 countries through OEMs, country importers, and distributors. Mt, or 57%, over the 2003 level.

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Radar Imaging Could Be the Key to Monitoring Climate Change

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In September 2016 the first global digital elevation map with a 2-meter height accuracy was produced. It currently takes radar systems about 12 days to produce a global map with a 20-meter resolution, Moreira says, but the new system will be able to do it in six days with a 5-meter resolution.