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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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China’s State Council has published a plan to develop the domestic energy-saving and new energy vehicle industry, which includes battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. Experts urged greater efforts on China’s part to boost development of the new energy vehicle industry. L/100km (40 mpg US) or less.

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EIA: China promoting both fuel efficiency and alternative-fuel vehicles to curb growing oil use

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l/100 km) by 2015 and 47 miles per gallon (5.0 In its 12 th , and current, Five-Year Plan, the Chinese government also launched a new strategy to promote new energy vehicles (NEV; vehicles that are partially or fully powered by electricity) and to support its domestic automobile industry to mass-produce NEVs. l/100 km) by 2020.

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Nidec to Acquire Emerson Electric Co. Motors & Controls Business

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Japan’s Nidec Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer of motors for hard-disk drives, has entered into an asset and stock purchase agreement with Emerson Electric Co. billion) by the fiscal year 2015. billion) by the fiscal year 2015. EMC) to acquire EMC’s Motors & Controls business in an all cash deal.

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Series production of next-generation Acura NSX hybrid supercar begins in April at new Performance Manufacturing Center

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The multi-material space frame is created with 100% robotic Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding, an automobile industry first. Honda and Alotech won the 2015 AFS/Metal Casting Design & Purchasing Casting of the Year Award for the Acura NSX space frame nodes. 2015) "Cast Body Nodes for 2016 Acura NSX," SAE Int.

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First driving behavior-based telematics automobile insurance developed for Toyota connected cars in Japan

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Both Toyota and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance intend to contribute to the realization of a safe and secure traffic environment for society through the development and provision of telematics automobile insurance that utilizes connected cars and automobile big data. Background.

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German OEMs to upgrade emissions control on 5.3M Euro 5 and 6 diesels, contribute to €500M Sustainable Mobility fund

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Although NO x emissions were reduced by just under 60% between 1990 and 2015, the NO x load in 28 German cities and agglomerations is still higher—in some cases significantly higher—than the EU-imposed limit values. Purchase subsidies for low-emission municipal commercial vehicles. A main focus will be on electric buses.

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Electric vehicles sales, transportation & policy initiatives 

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The government adopted the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and EV (FAME) scheme in 2015 with an outlay of INR 8.95 billion) to be used for upfront incentives on the purchase of EVs (INR 85.96 It has announced the sales of the automobile industry for May 2021. billion (USD 130 million).