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Seven-Eleven Japan, Toyota launching next-gen convenience store project in 2019; fuel cell trucks and generators

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Seven-Eleven and Toyota entered into a basic agreement in August 2017 regarding considerations toward energy conservation and carbon dioxide emission reduction in store distribution and operation. Seven-Eleven is taking measures to reduce CO 2 emissions throughout its entire supply chain to meet its goals, focusing on renewable energy.

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New GKN plant in Japan to meet increasing demand for AWD and eDrive systems; trend of electrification in Asia

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GKN Driveline plans to construct a new world-class manufacturing facility in Tokoname City, Japan. Construction of the new facility will break ground in September 2017 and is scheduled to be complete by the middle of 2018.

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Pike Research forecasts automotive Li-ion battery prices to drop by more than 1/3 by 2017

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According to a recent report examining batteries for electric vehicles from Pike Research, as manufacturing efficiencies improve and access to lithium expands, the installed cost of Li-ion batteries will fall by more than one-third by the end of 2017. billion by 2017, the market intelligence firm forecasts. —John Gartner. (In

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Consultancy Warns of Overcapacity in Global Li-ion Battery Market Between 2014-2017; Forecasts 6 to 8 out of Approx. 60 Li-ion Makers Will Survive

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Projected 2015 battery demand and supply in major regions ( in units “EV equivalents”, high penetration scenario). Planned investments will this result in significant overcapacity between 2014 and 2017, especially in the US and in Japan. Source: Roland Berger. Click to enlarge. million vehicles by 2015.

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Roland Berger and fka Index: China to dominate EV market and industry in foreseeable future

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In the latest E-Mobility Index report (2Q/2017), consultancy Roland Berger and partner Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (fka) find that China has for the first time moved into the pole position. In 2016, China more than doubled sales of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) to more than 350,000 units.

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Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi 6-year plan sees 12 pure EV models launched on common platforms, 40 models with autonomous drive

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In the first half of 2017, volumes increased by seven percent year-on-year to 5.27 This will complement synergies from existing converged functions in engineering; manufacturing engineering and supply-chain; purchasing and human resources. Extension of common platforms and powertrains. 30% decrease in battery cost from 2016 to 2022.

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Big Auto is begging governments to let them go bankrupt as Chinese EVs loom

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The lobbying is reminiscent of what the industry did from 2017-2021, when it lobbied an ignorant reality TV host to torpedo well-reasoned regulations which would have resulted in significantly more regulatory certainty for the industry. And if traditional automakers don’t fill that gap, then new entrants will.

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