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MARCH 22, 2022

Previous generation methanol vehicles faced difficulties with cold starts but with Geely Auto’s NordThor Power (previously called Leishen Power) hybrid technology and the latest generation methanol powertrains, issues with extreme cold environment performance have been eliminated, the company said.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Science can transform our economy into a circular one that renews and reuses what we previously discarded, and indeed a virtuous circle that creates higher paid jobs, advances new Australian technology, and protects our environment. Litter – $70M: Australia spent $70 million cleaning up dumped waste in 2016–17. billion by 2036.

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APRIL 3, 2016

BMW Connected, a new personal mobility companion, made its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016, Microsoft’s developer conference, last week. Frequent and recent destinations are learned and stored for quick future access and estimated travel times are shown at a glance.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

President Barack Obama’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9 The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 billion, the FY 2016 Budget requests $4.8 billion, the FY 2016 Budget Request provides $5.34 billion for the US Department of Energy (DOE). billion) above the FY 2015 enacted level. Within the $10.7

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AUGUST 8, 2016

A new CALSTART brief indicates that California’s climate and energy policies are not only helping to protect the environment and improve air quality, but are also helping to accelerate growth of the clean transportation technology industry (CTTI) in the state.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

Solaria Labs , an innovation incubator established in 2015 by Liberty Mutual Insurance, is introducing an open API developer portal that combines public data with proprietary insurance knowledge, helping to inform future products and apps for customers. —Adam L’Italien, vice president, Innovation, Liberty Mutual Insurance.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Uber and Volvo Cars entered a joint engineering agreement in 2016 and have since developed several prototypes aimed at accelerating the companies’ self-driving car development. Volvo Cars plans to use a similar autonomous base vehicle concept for the introduction of its future autonomous drive cars in the early 2020s.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

In 2016, it has established HySTRA, a technology research association with Iwatani, J-Power, and others, and plans to produce hydrogen economically from Australian lignite, which is abundant and inexpensive to mine, and to transport the hydrogen to Japan.

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JUNE 28, 2020

In the future, new technologies of this kind will shorten production times even further and allow us to benefit even more fully from the potential of toolless manufacturing. The €15-million campus will allow the BMW Group to develop its position as technology leader in the utilization of additive manufacturing in the automotive industry.

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MAY 19, 2017

Audi says that it is systematically utilizing Group synergies in order to implement topics of the future even faster and more efficiently. In April, the brand agreed on new development cooperation with Porsche for future vehicle architectures. In 2016, operating profit was reduced by €1.8 Earlier post.) billion (US$1.3

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MAY 30, 2019

in 2017, according to latest official data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). in 2017 compared with 2016. Energy efficiency and renewable energy will continue to play a key role in cutting future emissions and helping the EU achieve its 40% reduction target by 2030. Source: EEA.

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JANUARY 15, 2022

Chile has become the best example of adaptation and vision for the future, demonstrating that its stability and commitment to innovation have positioned it as a leader in Latin America. Until 2016, Chile was the world’s largest producer of lithium, with 37% of the market.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

Under the terms of FCA’s guilty plea, which has been approved by the Court, FCA has agreed to continue to cooperate with the Department of Justice in any ongoing or future criminal investigations relating to this conduct. Gleason of the Environment and Natural Resources Division’s Environmental Crimes Section are prosecuting the case.

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JULY 7, 2018

The urban environment is where eTrucks can truly demonstrate their strengths. What’s more, they are extremely quiet, meaning that in future it may be possible to make deliveries to supermarkets at night, for example – solving the problem of daytime traffic. Top: MAN eTGM. Bottom: MAN eTGE. —Joachim Drees.

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JUNE 28, 2022

Shanita Murray of Los Angeles, who has been driving with Uber since 2016, also loves driving a Tesla. She noted that apart from the fact that her trips are helping the environment , her riders generally love the car that she drives as well. I would rather drive this than any other car,” Barros said.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

As a pioneer, Schaeffler presented the ‘Bio-Hybrid’ product category as a vision for private transportation in urban areas as early as in 2016. An approach like this requires vehicles that in a connected and systemically shared environment attain high flexibility while minimizing the need for space.

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MAY 5, 2017

vehicle sharing pilot program ( earlier post ) launched by General Motors and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) recently concluded after two years’ operation in a real-world environment. Since its launch in January 2016, Maven has been providing multifaceted vehicle sharing services, primarily in North America. The Chevrolet EN-V 2.0

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JULY 20, 2018

In fact, some experts predict electric vehicles (EVs) to account for 65 percent to 75 percent of sales in 2050—which is also good news for the environment. In the future, autonomous vehicles and battery-powered technology could work together to create cleaner, more efficient roads. Driverless Vehicles: Right Now. The solution?

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JANUARY 13, 2017

In furtherance of its strategic future initiative adVANce ( earlier post ), Mercedes-Benz Vans has invested in Starship Technologies, a start-up company developing ground-based, autonomous delivery robots. The launch of the pilot project in a real-world environment is scheduled to take place later this year. million (US$17.6-million)

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AUGUST 12, 2019

Continental has submitted a plan of action to the Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Construction and Climate Protection with which the company intends immediately to reduce the lead content in some of its electronic components to legally prescribed maximum quantities in accordance with the End of Life Vehicles Directive.

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OCTOBER 7, 2017

DENSO’s products will create the highest efficiency for a whole vehicle by anticipating the road environment via collaboration with information outside the car and using data to enhance performance of electrified products. This is an investment in the future of DENSO, and also the future of transportation.

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JULY 23, 2013

The trials, scheduled to run until the end of March 2016, are aimed to verify the safety, functionality and convenience of the Winglet so it can be used on public sidewalks in the future. The trials, to be conducted in the Tsukuba Mobility Robot Experimental Zone, are the first for the Winglet on a public thoroughfare.

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JANUARY 6, 2016

At CES 2016, Kia Motors launched a new sub-brand—DRIVE WISE—to encompass its future Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). Key to Kia’s future DRIVE WISE technologies is the development of its vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications system. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The vehicle of the future will be a sensing, planning and acting computer on wheels. Together with the performance and flexibility of NVIDIA’s AI self-driving solution, from the cloud to the car we will achieve new levels of safety, comfort and personalization for future vehicles. Elmar Degenhart, CEO of Continental. billion (US$1.5

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JANUARY 6, 2016

As promised, GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra unveiled the production 2017 Bolt battery-electric vehicle at CES 2016. The Bolt EV, which will go into production by the end of 2016, will offer more than 200 miles of range on a full charge. —Mary Barra. Other connectivity and infotainment features include: 10.2"

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AUGUST 1, 2019

The vehicle can generate a 360-degree image of its environment by combining the data from different sensor technologies, ensuring redundancy and a higher level of accuracy than before. This system has been in series production since 2016 and combines ABS, ESC and a brake booster.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

Led by Zak Kassas, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in UCR’s Bourns College of Engineering, the team presented its research at the 2016 Institute of Navigation Global Navigation Satellite System Conference (ION GNSS+), in Portland, Ore., Kassas (2016) “ Signals of Opportunity Aided Inertial Navigation ”.

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MAY 22, 2017

In May 2016, with full technology support from Henkel China, the paint shop upgraded its pretreatment process with zirconium thin film treatment which went into mass production after only a one-week commissioning. Henkel team with first treated car body after the brownfield conversion. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 8, 2015

US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx launched a Smart City Challenge to create a fully integrated, first-of-its-kind city that uses data, technology and creativity to shape how people and goods move in the future. The new public-private collaboration represents the USDOT and Vulcan Inc.’s

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AUGUST 13, 2014

So our fuel cell vehicle is not only better for the environment, it may also be more economical to operate than conventional cars. The state of California has earmarked $200 million to build at least 100 new stations by 2024, with 40 of them to go online by the end of 2016. The company is putting up $7.2 —Bob Carter.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

AI algorithms to be developed and applied for automated driving systems include: Scene understanding: Estimating the driving environment and the behaviors and intentions of pedestrians and vehicles.

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

By embracing this technology of the future, we aim to consolidate hydrogen’s role as a practical alternative fuel for the 21st century and beyond. Belgium has been announced to join the three countries in the first half of 2016 as the hydrogen infrastructure develops.

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JULY 29, 2020

GenXComm’s technology will rapidly increase the speed of 5G penetration that is critical for the future of connected vehicles. GenXComm was founded in 2016 to commercialize years of research and development out of the University of Texas at Austin in the area of interference technology. —Marcus Behrendt, partner, BMW i Ventures.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Moreover, San Jose wants to prepare itself for a future in which autonomous cars hit the streets. And since 2016, it has had similar approval for the greater Stuttgart area in Germany. With its population expected to grow 40% in the next two decades, the metropolitan area faces growing transportation challenges.

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JULY 25, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a determination under the Clean Air Act that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from certain types of aircraft engines contribute to the pollution that causes climate change and endangers Americans’ health and the environment.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

At the Volkswagen Group’s PhD Event 2016, some 600 specialist visitors informed themselves about current research work. Bänziger is investigating the environment of the smart factory, while Teiwes is focusing on the use of artificial intelligence. In the field of Industry 4.0, This is a win-win situation for both parties.

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JULY 7, 2018

The urban environment is where eTrucks can truly demonstrate their strengths. What’s more, they are extremely quiet, meaning that in future it may be possible to make deliveries to supermarkets at night, for example – solving the problem of daytime traffic. Top: MAN eTGM. Bottom: MAN eTGE. —Joachim Drees.

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