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Toyota faces scrutiny from US Congress

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The Committee wants the documents in the possession of Dimitrious Biller, who served as the National Managing Counsel for Toyota’s American operation from 2003-2007, [.]. Tags: Cars Green cars Latest news Toyota Akio Toyoda Dimitrious Biller Toyota recalls US Congress US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Plug-in Hybrid Bills in Congress Scare Auto Makers

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The Detroit News Autos Insider column today is reporting on Congressional efforts to promote plug-in hybrids and the backlash from the automakers. The Senate bill is known as the FREEDOM Act ("Fuel Reduction using Electrons to End Dependence On the Mideast Act of 2007"); the House bill the more prosaic "Plug-in Hybrid Opportunity Act of 2007."

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GM Ventures Takes $3.2M Stake in Battery Startup Sakti3

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Detroit News. ” Founded in 2007 and led by Dr. Ann Marie Sastry, Sakti3 is a spin-out of the University of Michigan. GM Ventures took a $3.2 million stake in battery startup Sakti3 ( earlier post ); this is the venture company’s second announced investment, following its investment in Bright ( earlier post ).

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Report: BYD scuttles F3e battery electric vehicle

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BYD has decided not to put the F3e EV into production due to the lack of an enabling environment for electric cars in China, according to a report in China Business News which cited Wang Jianjun, deputy general manager of BYD Automotive Sales Co Ltd. Gasgoo.com. It therefore created the F3DM, a plug-in hybrid compact sedan, Wan said.

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Report: Suzuki To Open 3rd Plant at Manesar, India Site In 2013

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With an annual capacity of 250,000 vehicles, the new plant will boost Suzuki’s annual production capacity in India to 1.7 a local subsidiary of Suzuki, in 2007 launched an assembly plant with an annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles in Manesar. million units. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., on the year to nearly 1.95

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Learn About the Candidates Running for 2023 President-Elect

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He is a regular contributor on digital storage for the Forbes blog and other news outlets. He also was chair of the IEEE New Initiatives and Public Visibility committees. He was vice president of operations and planning for the IEEE Consumer Technology Society and served as general chair of the 2011 Sections Congress in San Francisco.

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Study finds road conditions in US states worsening in important categories

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Similarly, the study’s three traffic fatality categories—overall, urban and rural—all show more fatalities in 2016 than in any year since 2007. The most positive news is on bridges, where 39 states lowered the percentage of bridges deemed structurally deficient.