19 Articles match "Automobile Industry","Japan"

• The Best from Electric Vehicles

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• Could Japan put the noise back in hybrid cars?
  
  However, now you can add some a new word to the list - ‘dangerous’ That’s the verdict from some users, particularly the vision impaired, who have branded Japan’s near silent hybrid cars as a threat. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news japan noise noise from hybrid cars vision impaired groups
  Green Cars News - Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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• JAMA: Supporting Growth of Japan Plug-in Vehicle Fleet to 600,000 by 2020 Will Require Combination of Technical Breakthroughs, Market Innovations and the Elimination of Obstacles
  
  According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), as of 2008, Japan had about 600,000 “next-generation” vehicles—including hybrids and electric vehicles—in service, representing 0.8% of Japan’s total fleet. Tags: Electric (Battery) Japan Policy Technical challenges facing EVs. Source: JAMA.
  Green Car Congress - Wednesday, January 6, 2010
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• Keio University Spin-Off Forms Consortium to Develop New EV Prototype for Mass Market; Commercialization in 2013
  
  SIM-Drive’s vision is to support the automobile industry by producing components and SIM-Drive platforms for electric cars. Tags: Electric (Battery) Japan Sketches of SIM-Drive concepts. Click to enlarge. SIM-Drive Corp. and Isuzu Motors Ltd., Sketches of SIM-Drive Platform for 2WD, 4WD and 8WD. Click to enlarge.
  Green Car Congress - Sunday, January 24, 2010
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• Biden: Another Supporter of Plug-In Cars (and Amtrak)
  
  differs from almost every other industrial country in shipping most goods by truck instead of by train. But Biden's legislative record includes a lot of work on Michigan's signature industry: autos. These hybrids are dominated by foreign competitors from Japan, Korea and China. auto industry," said Sen. 34; The U.S.
  CalCars News - PHEV News - Saturday, August 23, 2008
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• Preview: Obama at Plug-In Center Thurs + News Roundup
  
  Giant international foundation on future of automobiles. ELECTRIC CARS CHARGE AHEAD: Mark Clayton of the Christian Science Monitor, who has been following PHEVs and CalCars since 2004, has an excellent roundup/overview of the status of auto industry plans, advocacy efforts, and community "readiness" programs at [link].
  CalCars News - PHEV News - Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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• Nidec to Acquire Emerson Electric Co. Motors & Controls Business
  
  Japan’s Nidec Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer of motors for hard-disk drives, has entered into an asset and stock purchase agreement with Emerson Electric Co. EMC) to acquire EMC’s Motors & Controls business in an all cash deal. Terms of the arrangement were not disclosed. Earlier post.) billion) by the fiscal year 2015.
  Green Car Congress - Thursday, August 19, 2010
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• European Auto Manufacturers Agree on First Phase of Specifications to Connect Plug-ins to the Grid
  
  The European automobile manufacturers have agreed to a first phase of joint specifications to connect electrically chargeable vehicles to the electricity grid in a safe and user-friendly way. Industrial sockets (IEC 60309-2 – Mode 2) should be allowed for this transitional period. Phase 1 agreements include: Vehicle inlet. Resources.
  Green Car Congress - Friday, June 25, 2010
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• Falls Church VA: Peak Oil/Electric+PHEVs/Batteries
  
  Liquid fuels, be they from conventional oil, tar sands, liquefied coal, or cellulosic ethanol, will be in such short supply, they will have to be restricted to vital-to-civilization uses such as farming, mass transit, railroads, and countless kinds of heavy industrial equipment. [link]. Falls Church News Press. March 2-8, 2006.
  CalCars News - PHEV News - Sunday, March 5, 2006
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• Transcript/film clip of Thomas Friedman's Addicted to Oil documentary
  
  NARR: And it is urgent because Asia and Europe, much more than the United States, are heavily investing in green technologies, one of the biggest growth industries for the 21st Century. AL: And because of that tariff Brazil is going to ship that stuff to China and Japan instead of us. JD: That really caused the industry to collapse.
  CalCars News - PHEV News - Friday, June 30, 2006
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• 3M Forms Strategic Relationship with Amperex Technologies for NMC Li-Ion Cathode Materials
  
  3M will become a strategic supplier of NMC cathode materials to ATL and will work jointly with ATL to develop new cathode, anode and electrolyte materials for the lithium-ion battery industry. million (total DOE/industry cost share: $ 2.28 Applications are pending in EP, Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan. Source: 3M. Click to enlarge.
  Green Car Congress - Monday, March 23, 2009
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