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SAE CRP1234-4 finds refrigerant R-1234yf low risk in automotive applications

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The members are European, North American and Asian OEMs: Chrysler/Fiat, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, PSA, Renault and Toyota. Their testing created extreme conditions that favored ignition while ignoring many mitigating factors that would be present in an actual real-world collision.

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Volkswagen and Suzuki to Establish Strategic Partnership; VW to Take 19.9% Stake in Suzuki, Suzuki to Invest in VW

Green Car Congress

We are both presenting our lists and are comparing notes so that we can start from where that would benefit both of us. Suzuki had established a strategic alliance with General Motors in 1981, which ultimately resulted in GM holding 20% of the company. In 2006, that began to unwind, with GM reducing its holding to 3%.

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How the EV Charging Industry Is Emerging and Evolving

EV Connect

After 150 years without much happening around electric vehicles, Tesla set off a spark in 2006 that triggered a chain reaction of rapid growth and change. Most of the time, evolution moves slowly. But sometimes it’s lightning-fast. Since then, the market for electric vehicles has exploded, and with it the EV charging industry.

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Toyota "Looking"

Plug In Partners

H ere is big announcement for Plug-In fans Toyota looking at Plug-in Hybrids Los Angeles Times June 20, 2006 By JOHN O'DELL Toyota Motor Corp. The Japanese automaker , poised to overtake General Motors Corp. The Japanese automaker , poised to overtake General Motors Corp.

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The Real Story of Pixar

Cars That Think

But we almost closed a joint deal with two vast corporations, General Motors and Philips. Kristy Macdonald/AP But when Steve presented his proposal to Lucasfilm, they paid him no heed. Disney bought the company in 2006 for more than $7 billion. Of the 10 we talked to seriously, 8 turned us down. Ross Perot. And he agreed.

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Big Science tools for clean transportation: neutron scattering at ORNL

Green Car Congress

First up is a quick look at the two advanced neutron-scattering facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, which Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to tour: the newer (2006) $1.4-billion billion Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) and the older (1965) High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR). —Watkins et al.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform.

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