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Thomson Reuters analysis finds automotive new propulsion technology patent activities surge 6-fold in 5 years

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The report found that Toyota is the auto world’s top innovator from a patent perspective, with more than 7,000 patent assignments to the company during the period covered, The company is one of five Japanese carmakers (the others being Honda, Denso, Seiko Epson, Mitsubishi) in the top ten, the most of any country.

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New milestone in 2023: What drove India to record over 41 lakh car sales

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the Indian automobile industry has been showing great resilience. Some of the major SUVs launched in India in 2023 were Maruti Suzuki Jimny , Maruti Suzuki Fronx , Tata Nexon facelift, Hyundai Exter , and Honda Elevate in the mass-market segment. The Indian passenger vehicle market, valued at ₹ 4.5

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H2 Mobility initiative agrees on $474M plan for hydrogen refueling network in Germany; 400 stations by 2023

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Accordingly the planned H2 Mobility joint venture will work closely together with the automobile industry. In addition to attractive procurement and operating costs for the vehicles, a need-related number of H 2 filling stations is one of the major preconditions for market success. Fuel Cells Hydrogen Infrastructure'

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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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In other words, the authors note, these companies use these resources more efficiently than their industry peers. Hyundai, Honda and—to a certain extent—Nissan and Suzuki, generally create positive Sustainable Value as well. GM achieved a sustainable value of -€9.87 billion from 1999 to 2007.

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

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Fuel cells, like stem cells in medical science, are a new technology in the automobile industry. FCEVs has the potential to eliminate this drawback and make EVs the whole package!!! What exactly is an FCEV? It operates in the same way as the electrolysis process. The Popular FCEVs.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

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Professor Figge from Queen’s University Management School said: “Economic crisis, energy crisis, climate crisis and recent global developments have affected the automobile industry like few other sectors. Sustainable value includes not just the use of economic capital but also environmental and social resources.

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2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

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A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund indicates that electric vehicle sales volumes are growing at a rapid pace, signalling an epochal shift in the auto industry over the next decade. There is no longer any dispute that the automobile industry is transitioning to electric vehicles. Hyundai-Kia.