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OCTOBER 26, 2017

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has begun mass-producing the auto industry’s first crankshaft-mounted integrated starter-generator (ISG) system for 48V hybrid vehicles, which will be mounted in Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The system will be on display during 45 th Tokyo Motor Show 2017.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Toyota is expanding the production of its hybrid powertrains to the US. million in five US manufacturing plants to support production of its first US-made hybrid powertrain and to implement Toyota’s New Global Architecture (TNGA) at its Alabama plant. Cutaway of Toyota hybrid transaxle. Toyota will invest $373.8

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

With the facelift of the Mercedes-Benz S550e plug-in hybrid in 2017, Daimler AG plans to launch a wireless electric vehicle charging (WEVC) system, manufactured by a Tier 1 power electronics supplier, which has licensed Qualcomm Halo inventions. The commercial application of WEVC will be a first among hybrid vehicles.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

ComEd will replace end-of-life internal combustion vehicles with plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles, reducing fuel and maintenance costs and creating savings that will be passed on to customers. More than 200 of its vehicles have electric hybrid or plug-in hybrid electric systems and another 10 are all-electric vehicles.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

UPS is deploying 40 new medium-duty series hydraulic hybrid vehicles (HHVs): 20 in Baltimore and 20 in Atlanta. UPS currently operates 2,593 vehicles powered by alternative fuels or technology, including hybrid electric, electric, liquefied natural gas, compressed natural gas, bio-methane and propane-powered vehicles.

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JULY 30, 2021

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will launch a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model of the all-new Outlander crossover SUV with a new-generation PHEV system. Outlander PHEV launched in the US in 2016 as a 2017 model-year vehicle. The gasoline model of the all-new Outlander was released in North America in April 2021.

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MAY 3, 2017

Lightning Hybrids, developer and manufacturer of hydraulic hybrid systems, has changed its name to Lightning Systems, effective immediately. The system is available now with the Lightning Hybrids system, and will be available standalone in Fall 2017.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Toshiba Corporation is taking its SCiB rechargeable battery business from Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation (TISS) to make it an independent business unit within Toshiba. Its versatility has found broad application in hybrid electric vehicles, automated guided vehicles and energy storage systems for rolling stock.

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JULY 27, 2013

UPS also set a new alternative fuel goal of one billion cumulative miles (from a baseline of the year 2000) driven by alternative fuel/advanced technology vehicles by 2017, said David Abney, UPS Chief Operating Officer—more than double the previous goal of 400 million miles. million miles from ground deliveries.

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DECEMBER 25, 2021

The team will consider how hybrid hydrogen-electric power generation could be combined with fuel cell technology to lower emissions. Team members include Georgia Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, North Carolina A&T State University, University of Nevada at Reno, Lockheed Martin, and Sierra Nevada Corporation.

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MARCH 21, 2019

Toyota Motor Corporation and Suzuki Motor Corporation have agreed to begin considering concrete collaboration in new fields. Toyota and Suzuki have been considering the concrete details of such collaboration since having concluded a memorandum of understanding toward business partnership in February 2017. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 14, 2017

Suzuki Motor Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, and Denso Corporation have reached basic agreement on establishing a joint venture company for production of automotive lithium-ion battery packs in India, and signed the agreement. Full hybrids also will find sizeable uptake in the long term after a slow start.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the final rule for greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for MYs 2017-2025 for passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). mpg US (5.84 L/100km) in MY 2021.

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JULY 24, 2018

liter diesel engine now available with Kia’s new eight-speed automatic transmission, and—in certain markets—48-volt mild-hybrid power ( earlier post ). The 48V diesel mild-hybrid unit is the first to be launched as part of Kia’s global powertrain electrification strategy. liter ‘R’ diesel mild-hybrid powertrain.

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MARCH 3, 2018

SAIC Motor Corporation Limited and Infineon Technologies AG established a joint venture to manufacture power modules for the developing electric vehicle market in China. This includes the buoyant Chinese market which has become the largest and fastest growing market for hybrid and full electric vehicles in the world.

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JUNE 29, 2023

Ford says the corporate will viewable a fresh facility and assemble greater than 100 jobs. The province says Mitsui is the one corporate in Canada that creates motor core portions for electrical and hybrid cars. Mitsui Top-tec opened its first Canadian manufacturing facility in April 2017, with plans of growth.

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

The BMW Group has delivered more than 100,000 electrified vehicles to customers worldwide in 2017, as promised at the beginning of the year. By 2025, the company will offer 25 fully electric and plug-in hybrid models worldwide. In the case of the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, 13% of the models sold in 2017 were plug-in hybrids.

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MARCH 9, 2017

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed a working model of an ultra-compact silicon carbide (SiC) inverter for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) that is believed to be the world’s smallest SiC device of its type at just five liters volume.

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation has introduced a new taxi vehicle for Japan, the “JPN Taxi.” Equipped with a newly developed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) hybrid system, the new model offers 19.4 mpg US, 5.51 l/100 km) fuel economy and sharply reduced CO 2 emissions. Lane-specific congestion data.

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

The Nikkei reports that Toyota will invest about ¥20 billion yen ($165 million) to triple production capacity in Japan for its new Mirai fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ) to meet what it describes as strong corporate and public-sector demand. Equipment will also be upgraded at another Aichi site that handles vehicle assembly.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Kia Motors Corporation sources EV, HEV, and PHEV batteries from multiple global suppliers. First to arrive in 2016 was the hybrid, then in 2017 the Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and now a fully-electric powertrain. The Level 2 (240v) at 7.2 kWh charger needs approximately 9.5 hours for a full charge.

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MARCH 8, 2019

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveiled a twin-motor, four-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid (PHEV) crossover concept—the Mitsubishi Engelberg Tourer—at the Geneva International Motor Show. in 2018 over 2017, climbing to 42,337 units.). Global sales of the Outlander PHEV increased 64.3% The engine is a 2.4L

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JANUARY 27, 2017

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that through its local importer and distributor MMC Ukraine, MMC will supply the National Police of Ukraine with 635 units of the Outlander PHEV. These vehicles are to be delivered around July 2017. Mitsubishi has extensively revised the Outlander PHEV for 2017.

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APRIL 20, 2017

At Auto Shanghai 2017, Dana Incorporated is showcasing select technologies from its Spicer Electrified portfolio of fully integrated motor, control, and e-drive technologies, as well as thermal-management products for electric and hybrid vehicles. Spicer SmartConnect disconnecting All-Wheel-Drive technology for SUVs, light vehicles.

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JANUARY 5, 2018

DENSO Corporation and FLOSFIA Inc., The two will further research and develop technology in high-voltage products for hybrid and electric vehicles, including semiconductors. Since 2007, DENSO has provided power control units (PCUs) for hybrid and electric vehicles. 2017.7939346.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Hybrid and electric vehicles are expected to become widespread in East Asia including China, and in Japan as well, driving more growth in the electrolyte solution market. FMAC), a joint venture between Mitsui Chemicals and Formosa Plastics Corporation to respond to rising domestic demand for lithium-ion battery-use electrolyte solution.

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APRIL 17, 2017

The new Movin’On by Michelin, a global summit for action on the future of mobility, will be held in Montreal, Canada on 13-15 June 2017. This event drew a field of 32 electric, hybrid, fuel cell, diesel and natural gas powered vehicles from nearly all the world’s major vehicle manufacturers and top design houses.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will establish an in-house venture company responsible for developing electric vehicles (EVs). The venture company, which initially will be a virtual organization comprising four people—one each from Toyota Industries Corporation, Aisin Seiki Co.,

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MARCH 10, 2017

According to Japanese automobile safety standards, plastics glazing in car models released from July 2017 must offer enhanced abrasion resistance. Conventional polycarbonate (PC) plastics glazing, which are less abrasion-resistant than glass, can be scratched even by just raising or lowering them or by operating the windshield wipers.

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APRIL 26, 2017

Our Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) business is already experiencing a rising order intake. Elmar Degenhart, Chief Executive Officer of Continental, said that his company expects a market share for pure electric drive systems of around 10% in 2025, and for hybrid drive systems of probably almost 30%. —José A. billion (US$12.5

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

has signed a 10-year supply agreement with ITL Efficiency Corporation in China, a subsidiary of Eastlake New Energy, to provide electric propulsion systems for three market segments: 6-8 meter shuttle buses; light- to medium-duty delivery trucks; and 10-12 meter transit buses. UQM Technologies Inc.

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JULY 25, 2017

This fully electric car will go into production in 2019, increasing the choice of MINI powertrains to include gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines, a plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) and a battery electric vehicle. The BMW Group announced that the new battery-electric MINI will be a variant of the brand’s core 3-door model.

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

Groupe PSA and Nidec Corporation, through Nidec Leroy-Somer Holding, will form a joint venture in the field of electric traction motors. Nidec Leroy-Somer, acquired by Nidec on February 2017, is the leading electric motor company in France serving all industry sectors. billion) of sales in automotive sector in 2020.

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JANUARY 22, 2016

Ballard expects to deliver the stacks in 2016 and 2017. DFAC), which is part of Dongfeng Motor Corporation, a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan. Dongfeng Motor Corporation is the largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in China. Earlier post , earlier post , earlier post.).

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MARCH 7, 2019

Projects selected through this solicitation will complement DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) research started in FY 2017. Development of a Pent-Roof Medium-Duty Spark-Ignited Natural Gas Engine in an Optimized Hybrid Vehicle System. Plug-in Hybrid CNG Drayage Truck “PHET”.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The trial is being run at no cost to the Met, with the loan of the vehicles from Suzuki Motor Corporation. Since then, it has been actively exploring ways to hybridize and electrify its fleet in addition to exploring other new technologies such as hydrogen. In May 2017, the EU launched the €3.5-million Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

Beginning sales of fuel cell buses in small numbers by early 2017, focusing on Tokyo; preparing to sell over 100 fuel cell buses ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo. million hybrids annually and 15 million hybrids cumulatively by 2020. that can improve the fuel efficiency of hybrids by 10 percent.

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