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Nissan expands R&D with new Safety Advancement Lab in North America

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Nissan has expanded its Michigan-based engineering center, Nissan Technical Center North America (NTCNA), with a more than $40-million Safety Advancement Lab for vehicle safety testing. The new lab brings more efficiency to the vehicle development process and furthers Nissan’s goal of reaching a future with virtually zero fatalities.

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DOE: EV battery manufacturing capacity in N America in 2030 projected to be nearly 20 times greater than in 2021

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Source: David Gohlke, Yan Zhou, Xinyi Wu, and Calista Courtney, Argonne National Laboratory, Assessment of Light-Duty Plug-in Electric Vehicles in the United States, 2010–2021, ANL-22/71, 2022. Based on current plans, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Michigan will see the highest growth in battery manufacturing capacity.

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2,487.5 MPG Achieved at 2010 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas

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For the second year in a row, the student team from Laval University in Quebec, Canada took home the grand prize at the Shell Eco-marathon Americas, taking top place in the 2010 competition with 2,487.5 The 2010 Shell Eco-marathon Americas roster contained 42 teams from 9 high schools and 28 universities from across the Americas.

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EIA: global natural gas consumption doubled from 1980 to 2010

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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that between 1980 and 2010, global consumption of dry natural gas rose from 53 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) to 113 Tcf. Natural gas consumption by region, 1980 to 2010. Tcf in 2010. Between 2009 and 2010, global LNG shipments were up 23%. Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.

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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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and ozone worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015, equivalent to 11.7% and ozone premature deaths in 2010 and 11.4% and ozone, the health endpoints that were quantified for 2010 and 2015 in this study. The study links vehicle tailpipe emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths from ambient PM 2.5 of global ambient PM 2.5

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Volkswagen’s new Touareg to offer two PHEV variants

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Sales of the Touareg in North America were discontinued in the 2017 model year in favor of the new Atlas, designed for the US. The Touareg was offered with hybrid drive for the first time when the second- generation model was launched in 2010. More than 1.13 million units have been sold since the Touareg was first introduced in 2002.

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EIA: world petroleum use sets record high in 2012 despite declines in North America and Europe

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million barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2012, as declining consumption in North America and Europe was more than outpaced by growth in Asia and other regions, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). North America. Increased consumption in 2010 reflected improving economic conditions. Source: EIA.