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Toyota to launch its fuel cell vehicle in Japan before April 2015, priced around $68,700; reveals exterior

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The car will launch in Japan before April 2015, and preparations are underway for launches in the US and European markets in the summer of 2015. When compressed, hydrogen has a higher energy density than batteries and is easier to store and transport. Earlier post.) Toyota began fuel cell vehicle development in 1992.

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Is Obama's Goal of 1 Million Plug-In Cars By 2015 Feasible?

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Since 2008, Barack Obama has consistently promoted the goal of having 1 million advanced technology vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015. The number refers to plug-in vehicles that use grid power, stored in lithium-ion battery packs, to operate their electric traction motors. Regular hybrids like the Toyota Prius don't do that.

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Report: Nissan On Track with Nickel Manganese Cobalt Li-ion Cell for Deployment in 2015

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The new system, which will reportedly offer almost double the capacity of Nissan/AESC’s current manganese spinel cell, is supposedly slated for deployment in electric vehicles in 2015. The new battery can store about twice as much electricity as batteries with positive electrodes made only from manganese.

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Honda R&D installs hydrogen refueling station for field validation of new MC Fill dynamic fast-fill protocol

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Preparing for the 2015 introduction of the next Honda fuel cell-electric vehicle (FCEV), Honda R&D Americas has installed an advanced hydrogen refueling station on its Torrance, California campus to serve as a platform for demonstrating and validating its MC Fill hydrogen fueling protocol. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Alon USA receives go ahead for Bakersfield, CA rail terminal and refinery project; Bakken light crude

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Construction of the rail facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2015. Although the existing refinery has a maximum rated crude processing capacity of 70,000 bpd, due to a 2008 bankruptcy of the prior owner, crude oil refining was temporarily suspended. Background.

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Alberta moving ahead with major new oilsands refinery with carbon capture

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Alberta’s Carbon Capture and Storage Development Council estimated in 2009 that sufficient enhanced oil recovery capacity exists in Alberta to potentially store 450 megatonnes of CO 2 and produce an additional 1.4-billion Approximately 18% of conventional reserves in place are recovered using current technology.

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Continental presenting eHorizon swarm intelligence system for two-wheelers at CES 2017

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Continental first introduced eHorizon at the 62nd IAA Commercial vehicles event in 2008 as a concept for a control unit providing other vehicle systems with a digital map preview. In 2015, Continental began road-testing of testing dynamic eHorizon, which implemented the principle of swarm intelligence from the cloud. Earlier post.)

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