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Japanese automobile industry establishes joint Research Association of Automotive Internal Combustion Engines (AICE)

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Eight Japanese automakers and one automobile research institute—Suzuki Motor; Daihatsu Motor; Toyota Motor; Nissan Motor; Fuji Heavy Industries; Honda R&D; Mazda Moto; Mitsubishi Motors; and Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI)—have jointly established the Research Association of Automotive Internal Combustion Engines ( AICE ).

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Toyota licenses its GRAS-Di DNA analysis technology to Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Eurofins Genomics, and GeneBay

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Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) is licensing its GRAS-Di (Genotyping by Random Amplicon Sequencing-Direct) DNA analysis technology that can dramatically accelerate selective breeding to Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Eurofins Genomics K.K., and GeneBay Inc. Earlier post.) Background.

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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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BMW and Toyota are consistent leaders in sustainable value. The BMW Group and Toyota are consistent industry leaders, creating extremely positive Sustainable Value over the entire review period—i.e., they use all the economic, environmental and social resources considered in a value-creating way. Click to enlarge.

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Toyota researchers show superior performance for tin anode for Mg-ion batteries with conventional electrolytes

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Researchers at the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA) have developed an insertion-type tin (Sn) anode material for use in a magnesium-ion (Mg-ion) battery ( earlier post ) that shows superior operating voltages and capacity. V) than previously reported using a bismuth (Bi) material (384 mAh g -1 , + 0.23/0.32

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Volkswagen Joins Model Fuels Consortium II

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Increasing fuel efficiency and reducing emissions have become the driving forces in the automobile industry. We view our membership as a valuable resource in our ongoing efforts to develop highly efficient and innovative engine designs. —Axel Winkler, head of the CFD-division at Volkswagen Group Powertrain Research.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

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The largest ever study of the sustainability of car manufacturing of 17 of the world’s leading car companies found that Asian car manufacturers are outperforming their North American, and many of their European competitors, in using their economic, environmental and social resources more efficiently. billion from 1999 to 2007.

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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. Companies Making The Shift.