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MAY 3, 2013

Researchers in Japan have developed a novel polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEFC) that shows high durability (>400,000 cycles) together with high power density (252 mW/cm 2 ) at high temperatures of 120°C under a non-humidified condition. Berber et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 5, 2009

The government of Japan is focusing “ very determinedly ” on cellulosic biofuel as the future for Japan’s biofuel production, according to a report from the US Department of Agriculture’s Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN). Six million kl represents about 10% of domestic consumption.

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

With the order from Ireland and another order from Australia, also for ten Fuso Canter Eco Hybrids, MFTBC is for the first time delivering a Fuso hybrid truck to customers outside of Japan. MFTBC has been marketing the Fuso Canter hybrid truck on its home market since its market launch in July 2006.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 29, 2024

Wildcat has been developing nickel- and cobalt-free battery materials since 2006. In all, Wildcat has received 61 US patents and 39 patents from other countries, including China, Germany, Great Britain, Japan and South Korea. DRX has gained attention because of its high energy density, the company said.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Honda established its first American presence in 1959, also its first business presence outside of Japan. Visitors will also see the 1997 CR-V, Honda’s first in-house SUV, and a 2006 Honda Insight, the country’s first mass-produced hybrid car.&

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

In Japan, Nissan Motor introduced its new series-hybrid drive system called e-POWER along with its application in the Note. In 2006, Nissan’s engineers were able to reduce the battery capacity to match its competitors’ hybrid vehicles while still delivering desirable EV qualities, such as quietness and efficient energy use.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

a subsidiary manufacturing products such as shock absorbers, whose headquarters is in Morimachi, Shūchi, Shizuoka, Japan. In 2005, it was chosen for the Chairman’s Award at the 3rd New Machinery Promotion Awards, hosted by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry. 2 of Yamaha Motor Hydraulic System Co.,

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

The plug-in hybrid electric test vehicle for Japan. The specifics of the testing program, testing vehicles, and solar-powered charging stations made their public debut in Japan. The specifics of the testing program, testing vehicles, and solar-powered charging stations made their public debut in Japan. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 17, 2009

The Japan-GTL demonstration plant. The Japan-GTL group includes oil developers Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX) and INPEX Corp; refiners Nippon Oil and Cosmo Oil; engineering firms Chiyoda and Nippon Steel Engineering; and Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp (JOGMEC), a state-run energy researcher. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Airline customers include Delta Air Lines, Jet Blue Airlines and oneworld Alliance members American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines and Qantas.

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APRIL 18, 2024

SMIPL), the two-wheeler subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan, today celebrated the landmark of producing 8 million cumulative two-wheelers in India. Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt.

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JULY 24, 2012

As of the end of June, cumulative production in Japan totaled 145.21 The most-produced model among Toyota-brand vehicles is the Corolla, of which the 11 th generation was launched in Japan on May 11. Click to enlarge. million vehicles and overseas production totaled 55.12 million vehicles. million units as of the end of June.

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MARCH 5, 2009

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has sold more than 500 units of the Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid truck model in Japan to date. The trucks have been used mostly in urban settings since their market launch in 2006. Some 250 of the trucks were sold in 2008 alone, a 64% increase from the figure recorded for the prior year.

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MAY 23, 2012

Daimler’s Japanese commercial vehicle subsidiary, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), has launched the sale of its Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid truck in Japan. The predecessor model of today’s Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid was already launched back in 2006. The new Canter Eco Hybrid at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2011. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

By 2014, high-speed trains will be operating in nearly 24 countries, including China, France, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the United States, up from 14 countries today. Two-thirds of this fleet is found in just five countries: France, China, Japan, Germany, and Spain. By 2014, the global fleet is expected to total more than 3,700 units.

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MARCH 10, 2015

LG Chem introduced its SRS in 2006, and emphasized its high thermal stability and excellent hardness compared to conventional polyolefin separators. LG Chem’s SRS technology was patented in Korea in 2007, followed by the United States, China, Europe and Japan. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

Lexus’s second hybrid model, the GS 450h, was introduced in 2006 and was the first premium production sedan to be fitted with a rear-wheel drive full hybrid powertrain. The HS 250h saloon was Lexus’s first hybrid-only model, launched in Japan and North America in 2009, since when sales have reached close to 56,000 units. RX 400h/450h.

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JANUARY 7, 2012

Geographical distributions of global BC emissions from motor vehicles in 1976 (A) and 2006 (B). Country-based mean values are shown for 1976 and 1° × 1° resolution was used for 2006. Using their model, the team calculated EF BC for and annual BC emissions from on-road vehicles from 1960 to 2006 for 221 countries/ territories worldwide.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Toyota last month ended road tests of 126 Priuses in the US, Japan and Europe that began in 2006, company spokeswoman Jana Hartline said in an interview. Toyota Motor Corporation will continue to use NimH packs for most of its hybrid vehicles after three years of testing Priuses fitted with Li-ion packs.

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MAY 11, 2011

Petrobras has signed an agreement with Jogmec (Japan Oil, Gas, and Metals National Corporation) with the aim of commencing a technical feasibility study on flexible pipes for oil production in the pre-salt cluster. This study is the second collaboration between the two companies.

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MARCH 4, 2010

Following the recently announced orders from Ireland and Australia, Hong Kong is now the third market for hybrid trucks outside the company’s home market of Japan. In October 2009, the Electricity Supply Board in Ireland ordered ten Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid trucks, making it the first customer outside of Japan to order the light-duty truck.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

As you know from having admired the discarded 1994 Diamante Wagon we saw last June , the long-roof Diamantes were sold here for the 1993 through 1995 model years and they were built in Australia (the sedans were built in Japan). The legendary Montero disappeared from our continent after 2006.

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MAY 26, 2009

Mazda Motor Corporation delivered the first Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid to Iwatani Corporation, an energy development company based in Japan. The Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid is the second hydrogen rotary engine vehicle to be leased to Iwatani Corporation, following an RX-8 Hydrogen RE that was delivered in March 2006.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

The current 4th edition of the WWFC was published in September 2006. The WWFC Committee will produce a Response to Comments and a final version of the WWFC5 after reviewing any comments received. Proposed 5 th Edition Worldwide Fuel Charter.

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JUNE 29, 2015

THUMS Version 5 is available through Tokyo-based JSOL Corporation and ESI Japan. Version 3, launched in 2006, added a precise brain model. In turn, this will lead to development of active safety technologies that better protect vehicle occupants. Toyota began developing THUMS in 1997 in cooperation with Toyota Central R&D Labs, Inc.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

A prototype will be shown at CEATEC JAPAN 2009 (Makuhari Messe, 6-10 October 2009) and New Energy Industry Fair Osaka (Intex Osaka, 7-9 October 2009). Panasonic holds 38 patents in Japan and 22 in other countries including pending applications on the new module. The module has a volume of approximately 7 liters and weighs 8 kg.

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APRIL 19, 2016

The patent portfolio includes 20 patents issued in the US, Japan, Korea, China, and Europe. LG Chem introduced its own ceramic-coated Safety Reinforced Separator (SRS) technology in 2006, emphasizing its high thermal stability and excellent hardness compared to conventional polyolefin separators. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

CSLNG) and Japan based Mitsui O.S.K. The fitting of Wärtsilä 50DF engines onboard the first LNG carriers in 2006 set a trend in the industry and since that introduction, 65 percent of all new LNG carriers have been fitted with Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines. WHEC) in October.

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JULY 28, 2017

Production of the eCanter in Japan started on 7 July. Series production of the Canter Eco Hybrid began in 2006, while the second generation has been in production since 2012. In May, MFTBC already announced its first commercial customer in the Japanese market: Seven-Eleven Co.,

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DECEMBER 28, 2010

In July 2006, MHI established MNES, a wholly-owned subsidiary, in Washington, DC, and launched local marketing activities for the US-APWR. MHI developed the US-APWR based on technologies for a 1,538 MW APWR intended for use at the Tsuruga Power Station (Units 3 and 4) of the Japan Atomic Power Company.

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JUNE 4, 2009

South Korea plans to raise the fuel economy of locally-made vehicles to surpass future requirements being by the US and Japan, according to the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE). South Korea enacted fuel economy standards in 2006 for domestic cars and in 2009 for imported cars with sales of less than 10,000 vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Japan for Sustainability. and its group company (the companies are specialized in the construction of amusement park facilities) recently built a track line to test an energy-saving urban transportation system at the Chiba Experimental Station of IIS in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Eco-Ride prototype. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 15, 2013

EPA suggests that the reduction in MY 2011 car and car parts production in Japan in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters “almost certainly” contributed to both the apparent slight worsening in MY 2011 and the large projected improvement in MY 2012.

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JULY 10, 2009

In a 2006 paper in the Journal of Applied Electrochemistry , fortu researchers described their efforts in developing the rechargeable lithium battery based on a novel safety concept. Granholm’s previous investment missions to Germany, Austria, Japan, Sweden, and the Middle East resulted in 45 companies announcing more than $955.8

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JUNE 17, 2009

EPA 2010; EPA Tier 4i (offroad); Euro 6; Japan PNLT (Post New Long-term)—will become more harmonized. MD and heavy-duty engines will be produced on the same line in Ageo, Japan. The market for heavy-duty trucks in Europe and North America has plunged about 60% from its peak in 2006. Click to enlarge. Leif Johansson.

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APRIL 28, 2009

Email Japan Accounts for 70% of Electric Vehicle Patents A new report from Japan's Patent Office has found that the country comprises most of the patents for electric vehicles, which include EVs, hybrids and fuel cell vehicles. by: Tech-On! The number nearly doubled from 9,034 in 1995 to 2000.

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JULY 23, 2015

A total of 87 new BEV and PHEV production cars were presented worldwide between 2006-2013. The study found that activities of international car manufacturers in the field of electrified vehicle concepts (XEV) worldwide increased significantly for the first time from 2006 and especially from 2009 onwards. Click to enlarge.

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