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Honda to offer three hybrid systems; new fuel cell vehicles for US, Japan, Europe in 2015

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Improvements in motor output and battery performance, coupled with a newly developed transmission will help to extend the zero emission electric driving range. liter 4-cylinder Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine producing 137 hp (102 kW) at 6200 rpm, teamed with a 124 kW electric motor. Electric driving is supported by a 6.7

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Toyota launches Corolla hybrid models in Japan

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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) launched hybrid versions of the Corolla Axio sedan and Corolla Fielder station wagon in Japan. Monthly sales target for Japan are 1,000 units of the Corolla Axio hybrid and 1,500 units of the Corolla Fielder hybrid. The water pump is driven by an electric motor, thus eliminating the need for a drive belt.

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Report: Toyota to begin sales of fuel cell sedan in Japan this December

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The Nikkei reports that Toyota will begin sales of its new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (FCV), reportedly named Mirai, in Japan in December. The company had earlier said the fuel cell sedan would be on sale in Japan before April 2015, and in the US and Europe by summer 2015. Fuel Cells Hydrogen Japan' Earlier post.).

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Nissan adding new 2.0L turbo to Skyline lineup in Japan

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Now, in Japan, Nissan Motor Co., has launched the New Skyline 200GT-t (the next-generation turbo model) featuring a high-power, fuel-efficient lightweight turbocharged gasoline engine with maximum power output of 155 kW?(208 With an electrically controlled pump, engine load is reduced, contributing to improved fuel economy.

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Nissan launches new X-Trail Hybrid in Japan

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launched the new Nissan X-Trail Hybrid, which goes on sale on 13 May 2015 at Nissan dealers throughout Japan. liter gasoline engines, Nissan said. All the grades will achieve fuel economy-based tax exemptions in Japan. liter gasoline engine in all speed ranges, from low to high rpm. Nissan Motor Co.,

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Japan Ministries propose light commercial vehicle fuel economy standards for 2022

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MLIT and METI will use the proposal as a basis for revisions to relevant laws and regulations, with a target for completion in spring of 2015. The new standards will require that the fuel economy of model year 2022 light and medium commercial vehicles sold in Japan average 17.9 km/L (42 mpg US, 5.6 l/100 km) in 2022, compared to 14.2

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Cumulative sales of Toyota Motor hybrids top 2M units in Japan, 4.6M worldwide; 1.02M from Jan to Oct.

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Cumulative sales in Japan of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) hybrid vehicles—including plug-in hybrids— reached 2.04 In Japan, TMC produces 15 hybrid passenger car models and one plug-in hybrid vehicle model. Approximately 40% of Toyota’s sales in Japan and 14% of global sales are hybrid vehicles. Click to enlarge.

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