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In December 2011, Mitsubishi Motors domestically launched the Minicab-MiEV, the only Kei-car class commercial EV produced by a Japanese automaker, mainly for use in the delivery industry. Furthermore, this battery placement gives the vehicle a lower center of gravity, resulting in steering stability and ride comfort.

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Indonesia Mitsubishi i-MiEV Japan 435

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Sandia is now ready to partner with the renewable energy industry to develop the next generation of direct-drive wind turbines. In 2011, for example, there was a rare-earth materials supply chain crisis that caused the price of neodymium and dysprosium, the two rare-earth elements widely used for such magnets, to skyrocket.

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Wind Maintenance Supplies Renewable 529

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Other programs include Cap-and-Trade, which establishes a declining limit to emissions allowed in the state by requiring industry to pay for pollution produced. Compliance with the LCFS began in 2011.

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Clean Cleaning Diesel California 367

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013. A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) concludes that the automotive industry is not only “high-tech,” it is frequently a leader in technological developments and applications. Click to enlarge. —Center for Automotive Research.

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Industrial Industry Auto Industry Cars 246

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JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Manufacturing energy use and emissions. Earlier post.).

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GM MPG Manufacturer 2017 275

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JULY 10, 2012

Stratasys, a maker of additive manufacturing machines for prototyping and producing plastic parts, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are partnering to develop fused deposition modeling (FDM) additive manufacturing for production use. The company holds 380 granted or pending additive manufacturing patents globally.

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Manufacturer Production Carbon Fiber Parts 275

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JULY 10, 2018

The Chinese EV battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. CATL will invest €240 million by 2022 in the German plant, which will be located on a 70-hectare site in the industrial area Erfurt Cross. European knowledge in battery manufacturing. CATL) was founded in 2011 and listed on the stock exchange in 2018.

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Germany Chinese Manufacturer Building 170

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MAY 21, 2012

The total number of verified (US EPA- and/or California ARB-verified) diesel retrofit devices (for both on-road and off-road diesel engines) sold in the US (including California) by MECA member companies in 2011 was 20,177, according to the Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA).

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2011 Diesel Companies 2009 247

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MAY 12, 2017

Approved in 2009 and first implemented in 2011, the LCFS requires California fuel providers to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels at least 10% by 2020, by phasing in less carbon-intensive fuel technologies. In five years—2011 to 2016—the LCFS helped encourage a 57% uptick in the use of clean fuels in California.

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California Future Industrial Industry 255

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

PLI scheme for manufacturing capability & enhancing exports of hybrid & EVs . Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes being implemented to enhance India’s Manufacturing Capabilities and Enhancing Exports of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles. For the latest electric vehicles news, follow electricvehicles.

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Manufacturer Hybrid India Connect 77

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APRIL 3, 2014

US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz today highlighted improvements to the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program at the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) Legislative Summit. The LPO made a total of 5 awards; the other four were: $529 million to Fisker (discontinued).

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Manufacturer Vehicles Fisker Auto Industry 199

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JULY 10, 2018

The Chinese EV battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. CATL will invest €240 million by 2022 in the German plant, which will be located on a 70-hectare site in the industrial area Erfurt Cross. European knowledge in battery manufacturing. CATL) was founded in 2011 and listed on the stock exchange in 2018.

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Germany Chinese Manufacturer Building 150

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Braskem is joining a collaboration already launched in 2011 between Michelin and Amyris. Adding the expertise of Braskem, the largest petrochemical company in the Americas and global leader in the production of biopolymers, Amyris and Michelin will accelerate the industrialization of renewable isoprene. Earlier post.)

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Renewable Commercial Industrial Industry 231

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OCTOBER 23, 2014

Scientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a new manufacturing process for the batch-wise coating of Li-ion battery electrode foils that they say can boost the conventional processing rate by about a factor of three to 100 meters per minute. The electrode manufacturing process. Batteries Manufacturing'

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Li-ion Kits Manufacturer Batteries 218

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JANUARY 24, 2014

a global aluminum products company formerly known as Alcan Engineered Products and headquartered in Amsterdam, and UACJ Corporation ( UACJ ), a Japan-based global aluminum manufacturer, are joining forces with a view to supply and market aluminum Body-in-White sheet to the North American automotive industry. Constellium N.V,

Industrial 218

Industrial Industry Corporation United States 218

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OCTOBER 15, 2022

LTO Li-ion battery provider Microvast Holdings is participating in a mining industry electrification consortium led by Shell. Microvast delivered its first LTO battery for electric vehicle applications in 2011 and has more than a decade of experience in LTO lithium-ion battery development, manufacturing and deployment.

Li-ion 199

Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 199

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Rotary Electronics Pvt Ltd (REPL) has been serving the industry since 1987. In the early 90s, the company diversified its product range to include precision mechanical parts for the automotive industry as opportunities arose as a result of the government’s liberalisation policy. Why Rotary Electronics?

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Manufacturer Production India Fuel 40

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JUNE 20, 2012

The data also show that car manufacturers are mostly on track to meeting European Union (EU) targets. million new vehicles registered in the EU in 2011. In addition, the long-term reduction of emissions has been influenced by an increasing uptake of diesel cars, an ongoing trend which continued in 2011. In 2011, 55.2%

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2010 2011 Latvia Estonia 231

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JANUARY 29, 2009

Global demand for catalysts used in the refining industry is set to grow to about $3.7 billion in 2011 and then go on to reach $4.8 By 2011, for example, the market for hydrocracking catalysts will be $150 million, primarily as a result of the increased demand for diesel. Synthetic fuels will also boost the catalyst market.

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2011 Industrial Industry 2015 150

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AUGUST 3, 2011

. $50 million over two years for the SUNPATH (Scaling Up Nascent PV At Home) program, aimed to help the US reclaim its competitive edge in solar manufacturing. SUNPATH represents the second solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing Initiative (PVMI) supporting the Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative.

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Solar Manufacturer Market United States 218

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

By contrast, industrial sector natural gas consumption in 2013 was up 3% compared with 2012. Gas is still being consumed at rates generally above the 2007-2011 range. Continuing the trend from earlier in the year, industrial gas consumption was up 0.6 For the same months in 2013, the average Henry Hub price was $3.68/MMBtu,

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Gas Industrial Industry Price 230

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JANUARY 16, 2012

United States M&A activity for upstream oil and gas deals set records in 2011 for both deal values and deal counts, according to PLS, Inc., a provider of information, marketing and advisory services for the oil and gas industry. Values of US upstream M&A oil and gas M&A deals, 2006-2011. billion in 2011. —Ronyld W.

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El Paso 2011 Oil Gas 225

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AUGUST 12, 2013

Global capacity shipments topped 120 MW, up 40 MW from 2011. Overall, the number of companies in the fuel cell industry with revenue above $1 million increased from 24 to 42 by the end of 2012. The number of companies remained somewhat stable with only a small number retrenching.

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2012 Industrial Industry Fuel 199

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

France-based Technip is acquiring US-based Global Industries for $1.073 billion. Global Industries is a provider of subsea construction and pipelay, engineering, project management and support services. Technip says that the acquisition of Global Industries reinforces its position leadership in the fast-growing subsea market.

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Industrial Industry Global Oil 199

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

China’s battery industry has logged rapid growth in recent years. also known as SuperC, was founded in 2011 in Dongguan, China. The company’s materials are already used in products from leading Chinese battery manufacturers. Evonik has also its own global lithium-ion research center in Shanghai. Hefei Haizhou New Material Co.,

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Chinese Lithium Ion Companies Batteries 279

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Total toxic air releases in 2011 declined 8% from 2010, mostly because of decreases in hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions, even while total releases of toxic chemicals increased for the second year in a row, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report published today.

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Pollution 2011 EPA Waste 231

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JULY 6, 2016

Robotic glove technology developed out of a partnership between General Motors and NASA for use on the International Space Station is being brought to life in health care, manufacturing and other applications though a licensing agreement between GM and Bioservo Technologies AB, a Swedish medical technology company. were not disclosed.

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GM Manufacturer General Motors Grant 150

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

Blue Solutions is a Bolloré Group entity and global industrial-scale designer and manufacturer of solid-state batteries, which have been marketed since 2011. The company has signed a memorandum […] The post Bollore and Foxconn partner on tomorrow’s solid-state battery appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Batteries Battery 2011 Electric Cars 104

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

These runs were completed through contract manufacturing operations in North America and Europe. These runs significantly de-risk our operations at industrial scale. —Jeff Lievense, senior vice president of process development and manufacturing at Amyris. Amyris, Inc.,

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Renewable Industrial Industry North America 225

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JUNE 16, 2012

Ford has reduced the amount of energy required to produce each vehicle in its manufacturing facilities by 22% in the last six years. The amount of electricity used to produce each vehicle in Ford’s manufacturing facilities has been reduced by about 800 kilowatt-hours—from 3,576 kWh in 2006 to 2,778 kWh in 2011.

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2016 Ford Manufacturer Energy 256

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Sensor Fusion technology is a core component of delivering true autonomous vehicles and is crucial to helping the industry achieve the vision of Zero Autonomous Driving Accidents. Prominent technology and industry thought leaders like Larry will be instrumental in helping us make this vision a reality.

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Fusion General Motors Michigan Universal 243

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More than 600,000 jobs, or 10%, of jobs in German in manufacturing would currently be directly or indirectly affected by a ban. In the automotive industry alone a ban would endanger 436,000 jobs, while up to 130,000 jobs at small and medium-sized companies would be at risk. of overall manufacturing employment in Germany.

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Manufacturer Engine Germany Climate Protection 150

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JULY 27, 2012

The Ohio Third Frontier awarded $3 million to the University of Dayton Research Institute to provide specialized materials for use in additive manufacturing. UDRI will work with program partners, Stratasys, PolyOne and Rapid Prototype Plus Manufacturing Inc. billion in 2011, according to independent consultants Wohlers Associates.

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Manufacturer Universal Polymer Engine 210

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MARCH 29, 2012

Nissan Motor won the Contribution Prize of the Ichimura Prizes in Industry hosted by the New Technology Development Foundation for the development of the one-motor two-clutch parallel full-hybrid system. Nissan is the only automotive manufacturer awarded a prize this year. Earlier post.).

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Industrial Industry Motor Motors 247

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

and TEAM Industries, Inc. TEAM and Fallbrook began working together in 2011 to validate the benefits of the NuVinci technology for TEAM’s products. Fallbrook Technologies Inc. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Light Industrial Industry North America 225

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The General Motors China Science Lab hosted the 2011 GM Global R&D Symposium in Shanghai. Sixteen experts from global academic institutions, industry and government organizations shared their perspectives on future technology trends and their cutting-edge research findings.

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GM 2011 Global China 210

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MARCH 21, 2011

Materia plans to open an olefin metathesis catalyst manufacturing and R&D facility in Singapore. The company expects to complete the site selection process in 3Q 2011 and begin construction by year-end. In addition to catalyst manufacturing, the plant will house research, development, and technical service resources.

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Singapore Manufacturer Polymer Waste 186