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SEMI: 200mm semiconductor fab capacity set to surge 21% to mitigate supply-demand imbalance

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200mm installed semiconductor capacity and fab count, 2013 to 2024. The SEMI 200mm Fab Outlook Report , covering the 12 years from 2013 to 2024, also reveals that foundries will account for more than 50% of fab capacity worldwide this year, followed by analog at 19% and discrete/power at 12%. After climbing to $5.3 Source: SEMI.

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Mazda to supply SKYACTIV-D diesel engines for 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans

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The Le Mans engine program will make its debut at the 2013 running of the race. Earlier this month, Mazda Motorsports said it will supply racing versions of the SKYACTIV-D engines to customer teams competing in GRAND-AM’s newly announced GX Class for advanced/clean technologies, also beginning with the 2013 season.

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Ballard And IdaTech extend fuel cell stack supply agreement for backup power thru 2013

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Ballard Power Systems announced a one-year extension of its Equipment Supply Agreement with IdaTech, through 2013. Ballard will support IdaTech’s projected need for 2,500 fuel cell stacks through the end of 2013 with FCgen-1020ACS fuel cell stacks, each having a power level of up to 3 kW.

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Toyota Tsusho JV to begin lithium production in Argentina in 2013; supplies for Toyota Motor

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will begin lithium production in the Salar de Olaroz Lithium-Potash Project in Argentina in 2013 through its joint venture with Australian mining concern Orocobre Ltd. According to the Nikkei, Toyota Tsusho and Orocobre plan to begin constructing on-site facilities in 2012 upon government approval, with the mining to begin as early as 2013.

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SB LiMotive to supply Mahindra & Mahindra with Li-ion pack for hybrid SUV in 2013

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SB LiMotive, the 50:50 Li-ion battery joint venture between Robert Bosch and Samsung SDI, will supply Li-ion battery packs to Mahindra & Mahindra for a new hybrid SUV from the Indian company in 2013. By 2013, SB LiMotive will have a manufacturing capacity that is sufficient to produce batteries for some 50,000 electric vehicles.

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Nissan cuts entry-level MSRP for 2013 LEAF by 18% to $28,800

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Nissan announced that US pricing for the updated 2013 Nissan LEAF electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will start at an MSRP of $28,800 for the newly-added entry-level S grade—an 18% reduction from the $35,200 MSRP of the 2012 LEAF entry model, the SV. MSRPs of 2012 LEAF and 2013 LEAF. MY 2013 MSRP. MY 2012 MSRP.

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German EV Motor Could Break Supply-Chain Deadlock

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With headquarters in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, ZF Friedrichshafen AG is known for a rich R&D heritage and many commercially successful innovations dating back to 1915, when it began supplying gears and other parts for Zeppelins. Editor's note: the model was the Zoe , which was manufactured from 2013 until March of this year.]

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