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OCTOBER 11, 2011

Panasonic Corporation and Tesla Motors finalized a supply agreement for automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells. The agreement guarantees the availability of enough cells in 2012 to meet Tesla’s planned aggressive production ramp-up and fulfillment of more than 6,000 existing Model S reservations. Earlier post.)

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Lithium Ion Corporation Tesla Motors Supplies 210

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Exxon Mobil Corporation added 2.7 billion oil-equivalent barrels of proved oil and gas reserves in 2017, replacing 183% of production. ExxonMobil’s reserves life at current production rates is 14 years. Production from Liza Phase 1 is expected to begin by 2020, less than five years after discovery. Resource Base.

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JUNE 21, 2011

In 2006, Honda set a goal to reduce global CO 2 emissions from use of its motorcycles, automobiles and power products by 10% by the end of 2010 compared to year 2000 levels. In 2010, the goal was attained by all products.

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Honda Global Emissions 2000 277

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JULY 28, 2017

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has started production of the all‑electric light-duty truck Fuso eCanter in Tramagal, Portugal. Only the electric-powertrain specific components will be installed in specific boxes along the production line. Production of the eCanter in Japan started on 7 July.

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All-Electric Europe Light Portugal 150

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

The challenge comprises six individual challenges across three areas: Ever-better cars, quantified as reducing global average new-vehicle CO 2 emissions by 90% by 2050 compared to Toyota’s 2010 global average; ever-better manufacturing (zero CO 2 emissions at all plants by 2050); and enriching the lives of communities. Achieving sales of 1.5

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2010 Toyota CO2 Vehicles 150

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

As part of what has become a global recall of the third-generation Prius, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA Inc, will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 133,000 2010 Model Year Prius vehicles and 14,500 Lexus Division 2010 HS 250h vehicles to update software in the vehicle’s anti-lock brake system (ABS). Earlier post.)

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HS 250h 2010 Prius Lexus 186

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Air Products is supplying hydrogen to power a fleet of more than 50 hydrogen fuel cell buses in operation at the Asian Games and Asian Para Games from 12 November – 19 December in Guangzhou City, China. Air Products is also providing liquid nitrogen for use at the hydrogen fueling station.

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Hydrogen Supplies Fleet 2010 231

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MARCH 20, 2018

Air Products signed an agreement with state-owned Shenhua New Energy Co. Air Products’ SmartFuel hydrogen dispenser will be supplied for the project for fueling the hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles. New Energy), a subsidiary of China’s energy conglomerate China Energy Investment Group Co.,

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Hydrogen China Fuel Energy 170

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MAY 11, 2010

Eaton Corporation has selected A123 Systems to supply battery systems for production of a hybrid power system to be installed on a Ford F550-based Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). A123 Systems has been developing the battery system for much of 2010 with Eaton. Earlier post.).

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Eaton Corporation Plug-in Plug 210

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

Toyota Tsusho Corporation announced today that Sales de Jujuy S.A., an Argentine lithium development company in which it owns a stake, has officially started lithium production at Salar de Olaroz in Jujuy Province, northwestern Argentina. This plant has now starts commercial production. Earlier post.).

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Argentina Toyota Production Japan 199

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

a joint vehicle-production company. established with China FAW Group Corporation in China’s Sichuan Province, has begun production of the third-generation Prius”gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle at its Changchun Plant. Production of the Prius began in China in 2005, marking the first time the vehicle was produced outside Japan.

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Prius Toyota China Camry Hybrid 210

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JUNE 21, 2018

The Volkswagen Group is increasing its stake in solid-state energy company QuantumScape Corporation ( earlier post ) and forming a new joint venture with the intention of paving the way for the next level of battery power for long-range e-mobility. We want to accelerate the commercialization of QuantumScape’s solid-state batteries.

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Batteries Battery Production Lithium Ion 191

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

Capstone Turbine Corporation has released configurations of the C30 compressed natural gas (CNG) microturbine that meet or exceed emissions standards, including the US Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board (CARB) 2010 requirements for On-Road Heavy Duty Diesel Engines (HDDE) for Urban Bus. Earlier post.)

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2010 Emissions Engine Diesel 210

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AUGUST 9, 2011

(GTMC), Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) vehicle-production and sales company established jointly with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., GAC), has produced more than 1 million vehicles since the start of production in 2006. GTMC was established in 2004 as a base for Toyota-brand vehicle production and sales in China.

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Toyota Camry Hybrid China Production 225

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JULY 15, 2022

Through the first-of-its-kind agreement, Twelve, Alaska, and Microsoft will work to advance production and use of Twelve’s E-Jet, a low-carbon jet fuel produced by a power-to-liquids process leveraging the company’s carbon transformation technology. Earlier post.). SAF is a core part of Alaska’s five-part pathway to net zero by 2040.

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Alaska Renewable Fuel CO2 221

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AUGUST 27, 2013

Mazda Motor Corporation is enhancing production capacity for SKYACTIV-G gasoline engines and SKYACTIV-D diesel engines at its Hiroshima Plant. 2.5L) will be revamped to allow mixed production with SKYACTIV engines. Mazda is strengthening its production system in line with its aim to increase global sales to 1.7

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Mazda Engine Production Mexico 207

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JULY 6, 2012

Unlike its competitors in the heavy-duty on-road space, Navistar relied on advanced EGR technology for 2010 compliance instead of SCR. However, EPA 2010 regulations call for 0.20 Background. Navistar touted the advanced EGR approach as being more cost-effective than SCR. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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EPA 2010 District of Columbia Engine 231

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Moving forward on their earlier Memorandum of Understanding ( earlier post ), Osamu Masuko, CEO of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), and Philippe Varin, CEO of PSA Peugeot Citroën, in Paris signed a cooperative agreement that signifies a new step in their partnership on electric vehicles (EV).

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i-MiEV Mitsubishi Corporation Europe 170

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JANUARY 19, 2015

Exxon Mobil Corporation and its partners in the Sakhalin-1 consortium have begun production at the Sakhalin-1 project’s Arkutun-Dagi field—the last of the three sub-Arctic offshore Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East to be developed. Peak daily production from the field is expected to reach 90,000 barrels.

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Production Russia 2005 Oil 150

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JANUARY 27, 2011

Materials technology group Umicore has acquired a set of product and process patents covering high-end Li-ion active cathode materials from FMC Corporation. FMC’s Play in Li-ion Battery Market and Progress Report on Stabilized Lithium Metal Powder (SLMP) (2010, 27 th International Battery Conference).

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Lithium Ion Corporation Ni-Li Li-ion 170

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MAY 12, 2009

will produce electric vehicles (EV) at its Oppama Plant (Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa) from fall 2010. The Oppama Plant is a core base of Nissan’s manufacturing and will be positioned as the model plant for best practices in EV production. Nissan Motor Co., Earlier post.).

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2010 Nissan Lithium Ion Building 150

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MAY 25, 2011

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN), Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) vehicle production subsidiary in Indonesia, plans to increase the annual production capacity of TMMIN’s Karawang Plant from 100,000 vehicles to 140,000 vehicles by early 2013. In 1977, TMMIN started production of the “Kijang”, an.

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Indonesia Toyota Philippines Production 186

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JULY 27, 2011

TKM), Toyota Motor Corporation’ (TMC) production and sales subsidiary in India, plans to further increase annual production capacity to meet the rapid growth of India’s automobile market. The Etios (sedan) was launched in December 2010 and the Etios Liva (hatchback) was launched in June 2011.

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India 2013 Toyota Production 218

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Subaru Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation, and Yamaha Motor Co., Yamaha Motor is developing hydrogen engine technology for possible use in its two-wheeled vehicles, ROV (four-wheeled recreational off-highway vehicle) series, and other products. Fukuoka City hydrogen production facility.

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Mazda Hydrogen Toyota Transportation 387

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AUGUST 19, 2015

Japan-based global automotive supplier DENSO Corporation will build a large 20,000 square meter test facility for the culture of Pseudochoricystis ellipsoidea , an oil-producing microalga patented by DENSO. —which most protozoan grazers of microalgae may not tolerate—without losing lipid productivity. This suggests that P.

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Building Production Japan Oil 150

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Aisin Seiki Co., Aisin) plan to provide 60 2010-model residential, solid-oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) cogeneration systems jointly developed by Osaka Gas Co., In addition, durability and ease-of-maintenance have also been improved to enhance product marketability. Tokyo Gas Co., Toho Gas, Ltd.,

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2010 Toyota Water Waste 170

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AUGUST 20, 2019

UL announced that 4R Energy Corporation, a joint venture of Nissan Motors and Sumitomo Corporation focusing on the effective reuse of EV batteries for energy storage systems, is the first organization worldwide to be certified to UL 1974 , the Standard for Evaluation for Repurposing Batteries.

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Nissan Energy Storage Batteries Battery 223

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APRIL 4, 2009

Optimal Energy , the Cape Town, South Africa-based company that unveiled the Joule full battery-electric multi-purpose urban passenger vehicle to the world at the Paris Motor Show in 2008 ( earlier post ), plans to have pilot fleets on the road in South Africa and globally from 2010 onwards, with mass production to start in South Africa from 2012.

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South Africa 2012 2010 Africa 170

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JANUARY 7, 2010

BioJet Corporation and Great Plains Oil & Exploration have executed a Teaming Agreement for the purpose of producing renewable jet fuels. BioJet Corporation was formed with the objective of being a leading supply chain integrator in biojet fuel for aviation—specifically Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosenes (Bio-SPK).

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Corporation Renewable Oil Fuel 186

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Johnson Controls Power Solutions and Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation have partnered to deliver low-voltage lithium-ion solutions to meet automaker demands for improved efficiency, lower costs and less complexity. —Brian Cooke, group vice president, Products, Power Solutions, Johnson Controls.

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Lithium Ion Lead Acid Batteries Battery 236

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DECEMBER 2, 2015

plans to produce and supply biojet and renewable diesel in Japan at commercial scale in the 2020s with support from the City of Yokohama, Chiyoda Corporation, Itochu Enex Co., The company will build Japan’s first demonstration plant for the production of biojet/biodiesel fuels in Yokohama, with operations planned to begin in 2018.

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Japan Renewable Diesel Isuzu 150

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JUNE 17, 2011

Mazda Motor Corporation has signed formal agreements and begun preparations to establish a Mazda vehicle production facility in Mexico and a sales company in Brazil, in alliance with Sumitomo Corporation. Mazda will hold 70% of both the production plant and the sales company; Sumitomo will hold 30% of each. million units.

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Mazda Brazil Mexico Companies 199

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APRIL 8, 2011

Lithium Technology Corporation (LTC) ( earlier post ) has entered into a strategic alliance with Frazer-Nash Research Ltd. (FN A member of the FN Group previously invested $2 million in equity of LTC in October, 2010, as previously reported by LTC.

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Frazer-Nash Corporation Li-ion Lithium Ion 231

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AUGUST 28, 2021

The vehicle is part of a joint project with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and is being planned and developed by NMKV Co., NMKV is a 50/50 joint venture between the two companies engaged in product planning and project management for minivehicles sold in the Japan market.

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Japan All-Electric Nissan Mitsubishi 186

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JULY 28, 2010

The charging network is expected to be operational by 1 December 2010 to support the variety of new EVs entering the roadways. Coulomb’s industry partners products include: Leviton: Level I and II residential and public charging stations for the US and Canada EV market. Among those exhibiting were: Aerovironment. Better Place.

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Plug-in 2010 Electric Vehicles Plug 186

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), part of Daimler Trucks, celebrated the global launch of the FUSO eCanter ( earlier post ) in New York City. Larger scale production is intended to start in 2019. This past July, MFTBC celebrated the start of production of eCanter in Tramagal, Portugal. Seven-Eleven Co.,

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Fleet Commercial New York City New York 247

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MARCH 2, 2009

Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation (SEV US Corp) ( earlier post ), a Delaware corporation temporarily headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., The company will soon announce a site for its production facility. SEV US Corp will begin production using chassis from multiple vehicle manufacturers.

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