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UAW targets Tesla in future plans to bargain with ‘Big Five or Six’

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Earlier this month, Fain also called workers at Tesla, Toyota, Honda and others “UAW members of the future,” highlighting his ambitions to boost membership to include the automakers. UAW President: Tesla workers are union “members of the future” Tesla and other automakers, such as Toyota and Volkswagen, have U.S.

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Public sidewalk trials of Toyota personal mobility robot to start in Japan

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The City of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) are to begin public sidewalk demonstration trials tomorrow of the “Winglet”, a TMC-developed personal transport assistance robot ridden in a standing position.

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Toyota Chairman sees long run for hybrids; calls on automakers for 5M hybrid sales in US in 2016

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Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada predicted in remarks before the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., that hybrid vehicles will play a larger role in the future development of automotive propulsion systems than widely recognized. Some people say hybrid vehicles such as the Prius are only a bridge to the future.

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ExxonMobil predicts peak in light-duty vehicle liquid fuels ~2030, but ongoing role for oil in the mix

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As personal mobility increases, average new-car fuel economy (including SUVs and light trucks) will improve as well, rising from about 30 miles per gallon (7.83 Wojnar, vice president for Corporate Strategic Planning. In the forecast, global transportation-related energy demand grows close to 30% from 2016 to 2040.

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Honda to show EV concept with AI emotion engine from joint project with Softbank

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At CES 2017, Honda will showcase what it calls a future technology path toward a redefined mobility experience. The emotion engine is the focus of a joint research project with Softbank Corporation that Honda announced in July 2016 to apply the AI technology in mobility products. In August 2016, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

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Volkswagen brand restructures development organization; distinct BEV group

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We have to ensure that the corporate responsibility for each vehicle project is clearly assigned. and Polo includes saloon cars as well as small SUVs in future and is headed up by Klaus-Gerhard Wolpert, who has led product management for the Volkswagen brand and the Group since 2010. and e-Golf.

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Former president of Shell Oil calls for aggressive action on alternative fuels to break oil monopoly on transportation

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From [these organizations’ standpoints], the reason we have to get away from doing nothing is that the public doesn’t fully appreciate or understand the situation it faces with respect to fuels’ futures. ”. Why aren’t we more thoughtful about the future? We haven’t had that conversation yet. ”.