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Teijin develops new hard-coating technology for automotive plastics glazing

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2017

To further reduce automobile weights, automakers seek to use lightweight but highly abrasion-resistant back and side windows made of resin. According to Japanese automobile safety standards, plastics glazing in car models released from July 2017 must offer enhanced abrasion resistance.

North America

North America Automobile 2017 Corporation

Why Countries Like India Desperately Need EV Battery Standardization

Get Electric Vehicle

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Despite the rapid adoption of electric vehicles, there has been little discussion about standardizing battery types. The question of whether governments should mandate increased battery standards is not new. So let us weigh some facts on the battery standardization movement. Standardization: Being Nice To the Environment.

India

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California ARB Backs White House Program for Medium- and Heavy-Duty and Next Phase of Light-Duty Vehicle GHG and Fuel Economy Standards; Looking for LDV Improvements on the Order of 3-6% Annually

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2010

Nichols also said that California will work with Federal agencies on the next phase of light-duty vehicle GHG and fuel economy standards for model years 2017-2025. California has incorporated these national standards into its motor vehicle emissions program. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Toyota unveils new TNGA-based engines and transmissions and improved hybrid systems; deployment begins in 2017

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2016

In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation unveiled new advanced engines and transmissions and further evolved hybrid systems based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). Toyota intends to deploy these new powertrain units in a rapidly broadening range of vehicle models, starting in 2017.

Toyota

Toyota 2017 Engine Hybrid

Honeywell and suppliers to invest ~$300M to boost production of HFO-1234yf low GWP MAC coolant

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Honeywell and key suppliers will invest approximately $300 million to increase production capacity for HFO-1234yf, its low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant for mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems in automobiles. All cars sold in Europe after 2017 must meet the new GWP requirement of less than 150. Earlier post.)

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Auto protection, shopper advocates thrust back on efforts to restore AV law

Baua Electric

JULY 25, 2023

In an interview Tuesday with Automobile Information , Dingell mentioned she and Latta are dedicated to passing law this occasion, and Wednesday’s listening to is one step towards discovering habitual grassland. The invoice used to be handed unanimously through the Area in 2017. “We need to move this forward. .”

Auto

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Honeywell partners with Indian manufacturer to increase supply of low-GWP MAC refrigerant HFO-1234yf

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2016

Honeywell has entered into a supply agreement and technology license with an Indian manufacturer to produce Honeywell Solstice yf, an automobile refrigerant with a global warming potential of less than 1.

Manufacturer

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Toyota introduces new LPG hybrid taxi in Japan; trial of lane-specific congestion info from taxi data

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation has introduced a new taxi vehicle for Japan, the “JPN Taxi.” Toyota made enhancements to safety equipment, including adding the Toyota Safety Sense C package and six SRS airbags as standard features. JPN Taxi will be available in two grades: Standard and Premium. mpg US, 5.51

Taxi

Taxi Japan Toyota Hybrid

Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Among drivers testing the vehicles were CRI staff and members of the Icelandic Automobile Association as well as several local service providers in the auto industry. The association was officially launched by the founding partners in Brussels on November 30, 2017. The most common blend contains 15% methanol and 85% gasoline.

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Honeywell partners with Asahi Glass to boost production of HFO-1234yf

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2014

AGC) to increase production for HFO-1234yf, a new refrigerant for automobiles with a global warming potential (GWP) of less than 1. All cars sold in Europe after 2017 must meet the new GWP requirement of less than 150. Honeywell has entered into a supply agreement with Asahi Glass Company Ltd. This GWP is 99.9% Europe and Asia.

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PSA evaluating PowerGenix NiZn batteries for start-stop systems

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2013

PowerGenix, the developer of high-performance, automotive Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries, has entered into an innovation contract with PSA Peugeot Citroën Automobiles under which PSA will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the use of PowerGenix’s NiZn batteries as a replacement for lead-acid in stop-start vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Lead Acid Nickel Cadmium Batteries Battery

Geely raises $400M via Green Bonds sale to develop and produce TX5 range-extended electric London taxis

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2016

China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) has raised $400 million through the first Green Bond sale on the offshore market from a Chinese automobile company to support the design, development and production of range-extended electric vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the LondonTaxi Company (LTC), manufacturer of the iconic London Black Cab.

London

London Taxi Green Range

AAA tests show premium fuel benefits some vehicles, but comes at a high cost

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The trend toward recommending or requiring higher-octane fuel continues to rise as manufacturers work toward meeting stringent CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards. —Megan McKernan, manager of the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Automotive Research Center. Last year, nearly 1.5

Fuel

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2024 Alfa Romeo Giulia Review - Forget The Touchscreen, Embrace The Windscreen

The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Shopping for a car is hard, even for those who live and breathe automobiles. These basic vehicles appeared here in 2016, and I last sampled a Giulia in 2017. Glancing at sales trends of the Giulia and the standard-bearer of premium sports sedans, Alfa Romeo has moved 2,694 units this year through the end of the third quarter.

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Buy Detroit All-Electric Cars

Renesas Electronics and TSMC announce 28nm MCU collaboration for next-generation green and autonomous vehicles

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Renesas Electronics Corporation and TSMC are collaborating on 28nm (nanometer) embedded flash (eFlash) process technology for manufacturing microcontrollers (MCUs) targeted at next-generation green and autonomous vehicles. Innovative semiconductor technology is essential to accelerate the development of next-generation automobiles.

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NRC report finds Federal analysis to set LD CAFE and GHG standards generally of high quality; some technologies and issues should be re-examined

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

The analysis used by federal agencies to set standards for fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions for new US light-duty vehicles from 2017 to 2025 was thorough and of high caliber overall, according to a new report from the National Research Council. only the MY 2017-2021 CAFE standards are final. Background.

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DOT, EPA Set National Standards for Fuel Economy and First Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels For Light-Duty Vehicles

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

Starting with 2012 model year vehicles, the rules together require automakers to improve fleet-wide fuel economy and reduce fleet-wide greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 5% every year: NHTSA has established fuel economy standards that strengthen each year reaching an estimated 34.1 The EPA standard would be equivalent to 35.5

Fuel Economy

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Fabless semiconductor company MediaTek entering automotive industry with connected and autonomous focus

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Fabless semiconductor company MediaTek plans to bring fully integrated multimedia, connectivity and sensor system solutions to the automotive industry beginning Q1 2017. —JC Hsu, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the New Business Department Business Unit at MediaTek. and map-based applications.

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Connect Connected Industrial Industry

Toyota introduces next-gen connected vehicle framework; globally uniform DCM by 2019

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2016

The framework builds on advances in automobile, IT, and communications systems to enhance Toyota vehicles with connected technologies. Toyota’s connected vehicle framework is anchored by the installation of a Data Communication Module (DCM) into a broader range of its vehicles starting with model changes in 2017 in the US market.

Connect

Connect Connected Toyota 2019

Study: Collision Avoidance Technology Continues to Struggle

The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The crash data used were police-reported crashes during 2017-21 in 18 U.S. Though the industry has been moving in the direction of standardizing frontal crash avoidance and similar technologies for nearly a decade and insurance agencies seem eager to see them broadly implemented. Studies from independent outlets have been less kind.

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New Renesas 32-Bit MCUs for improved fuel efficiency in vehicle powertrain control applications

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2016

Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the 32-bit RH850/E1M-S2 microcontrollers (MCUs) for automotive powertrain control applications. The number of sensors used in automobiles to provide information on the vehicle or environment status is growing rapidly, and these sensors are becoming more sophisticated.

Fuel

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DOT and EPA release revised fuel economy and GHG emission standards for MY 2021-2026 light-duty vehicles

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2020

The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule setting corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) and CO 2 emissions standards for model years 2021-2026 passenger cars and light trucks.

Fuel Economy

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EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Earlier post.).

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Fuel Economy Standards California EPA

Why Cyberwarfare Is Overhyped

Cars That Think

JULY 26, 2023

And a lot of people were asking when the book came out in 2017, “What about cyber war? So the rules that I follow, my personal ethics, social norms, legal norms, all those types of things, industrial standards, terms of service, these are all the norms that regulate our action and give us different incentives to behave in certain ways.

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EV Driven

Teijin develops new hard-coating technology for automotive plastics glazing

Why Countries Like India Desperately Need EV Battery Standardization

California ARB Backs White House Program for Medium- and Heavy-Duty and Next Phase of Light-Duty Vehicle GHG and Fuel Economy Standards; Looking for LDV Improvements on the Order of 3-6% Annually

Toyota unveils new TNGA-based engines and transmissions and improved hybrid systems; deployment begins in 2017

Honeywell and suppliers to invest ~$300M to boost production of HFO-1234yf low GWP MAC coolant

Auto protection, shopper advocates thrust back on efforts to restore AV law

Honeywell partners with Indian manufacturer to increase supply of low-GWP MAC refrigerant HFO-1234yf

Toyota introduces new LPG hybrid taxi in Japan; trial of lane-specific congestion info from taxi data

Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

Honeywell partners with Asahi Glass to boost production of HFO-1234yf

PSA evaluating PowerGenix NiZn batteries for start-stop systems

Geely raises $400M via Green Bonds sale to develop and produce TX5 range-extended electric London taxis

AAA tests show premium fuel benefits some vehicles, but comes at a high cost

2024 Alfa Romeo Giulia Review - Forget The Touchscreen, Embrace The Windscreen

Renesas Electronics and TSMC announce 28nm MCU collaboration for next-generation green and autonomous vehicles

NRC report finds Federal analysis to set LD CAFE and GHG standards generally of high quality; some technologies and issues should be re-examined

DOT, EPA Set National Standards for Fuel Economy and First Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels For Light-Duty Vehicles

Fabless semiconductor company MediaTek entering automotive industry with connected and autonomous focus

Toyota introduces next-gen connected vehicle framework; globally uniform DCM by 2019

Study: Collision Avoidance Technology Continues to Struggle

New Renesas 32-Bit MCUs for improved fuel efficiency in vehicle powertrain control applications

DOT and EPA release revised fuel economy and GHG emission standards for MY 2021-2026 light-duty vehicles

EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

Why Cyberwarfare Is Overhyped

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