Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2012

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $10 million in research grants to spur production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products that will lead to the development of sustainable regional systems and help create jobs. During the 1930s, automobile pioneer Henry Ford began developing soy-based automobile parts.”

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Grant Production Automobile Manufacturer West Virginia 231

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2023

China-based GigaDevice Semiconductor, a manufacturer of flash memory, 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), sensors, and analog technology, has shipped 100 million units of its leading automotive-grade (AEC-Q100) GD25/55 SPI NOR and GD5F SPI NAND flash series.

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ECC Automobile Manufacturer Automobile 2019 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Sustainable Value Margin—the ratio of Sustainable Value to sales—for each of the evaluated manufacturers. A survey of the sustainability performance of 17 of the world’s leading automakers has found a mixed pattern when it comes to the sustainability performance of most of the car manufacturers. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Automobile Manufacturer Automobile BMW Manufacturer 278

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2022

In the future, Schaeffler will supply beam axles to automobile manufacturers, particularly in North America. For the electrification of medium-duty pick-up trucks, particularly for the North American market, Schaeffler is developing and will manufacture an electric beam axle.

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Electric Electrical Automobile Manufacturer Hungary 369

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2022

In cooperation with a premium OEM, the Düsseldorf-based technology group has now presented this product in a prototype testbed vehicle. Further development work with other leading automobile manufacturers is already underway. Rheinmetall has developed a new glass fiber suspension spring.

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Automobile Manufacturer Installation Automobile Germany 448

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2023

This drives not only a rise in fuel and electric energy consumption, but also creates a wider footprint in vehicle and battery production. Consumers and manufacturers share the burden for this trend given their steady interest in larger cars—in particular SUVs—as their vehicle of choice, commented Green NCAP.

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Green Climate Energy Vehicles 453

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Schaeffler has begun volume production of transmissions for the electric drive in the Audi e-tron, marking a milestone for its E-Mobility business division. Developed and produced in plants in Herzogenaurach and Bühl, the product promises maximum driving pleasure while providing a high level of comfort and optimum noise performance.

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Audi Production Automobile Manufacturer Electric 207

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Benteler-SGL GmbH, a joint venture between Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH and SGL Group, has inaugurated its new production facility in Ort im Innkreis, Austria. The 45,000 m² site will begin manufacturing composite automotive components in serial production beginning in mid-2013. The production has. Benteler-SGL is.

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Austria Production Carbon Fiber Automobile Manufacturer 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2023

The Volkswagen brand aims to make significant gains in South America with a major product offensive. The task now is to continue working on the cost position and at the same time implementing the product offensive. Sugar cane fields for ethanol production make up less than 0.8% and the ID. of Brazil’s land.

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South America Brazil America Gasoline-Electric 369

Baua Electric

JUNE 29, 2023

PARIS — Stellantis has knowledgeable unions and native officers of its plans to finish operations at its handbook gearbox manufacturing website online in Vienna-Aspern in Austria then 40 years, an organization spokesperson stated. It shorten about 10 p.c of the personnel in neighboring Slovakia and has laid off hundreds in Italy.

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Manufacturer Austria Slovakia Automobile Manufacturer 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2015

The production and sales of plug-in vehicles in China boomed last year, according to statistics from CAAM (China Association of Automobile Manufacturers). Total production reached 78,499 units, 3.5 times the number in 2013. times and 8.1 times the numbers of 2013.

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Plug-in 2014 China Plug 150

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Demand is expected to rise worldwide for e-Axles that are not only lightweight, compact and efficient, but also more efficient to manufacture, with lower cost through a reduced number of parts. It will also supply motors and inverters for electric axles assembled by automobile and gearbox manufacturers.

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Motor Motors Motoring Supplies 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Hitachi Astemo will deliver a high-performance, integrated drive unit for Honda, with the e-Axle system combining a highly efficient, silicon carbide (SiC) inverter; a square-wire, low-loss and high-efficiency motor; and a compact, quiet gearbox from a gearbox manufacturer.

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Honda Automobile Manufacturer Automobile Manufacturer 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

A large number of components in automobiles are made from plastics; these have to meet exacting safety, heat-resistance and quality requirements. That is why, so far, only petroleum-based materials have been suitable for manufacturing plastic components in automobiles that are subjected to particularly intensive wear.

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Kits Audi Oil Automobile 410

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2020

Enovix replaces electrode winding in a standard pouch lithium-ion battery production process with proprietary laser patterning and high-speed stacking tools to increase line MWh capacity by 30%. —Harrold Rust, Enovix co-founder and CEO. Enovix has also signed new agreements with two additional portable electronics companies.

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Lithium Ion Market Automobile Manufacturer Batteries 416

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2023

Including this newly developed oil, Idemitsu now offers a lineup of products in six categories for EVs and HEVs with various applications to provide comprehensive support for electric vehicle technology. Idemitsu Kosan Co.,

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Oil Batteries Battery Automobile Manufacturer 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2019

The two companies have also commenced discussions that cover a wide range of fields, including: supply of batteries, new technology development, product quality improvements, and the reuse and recycling of batteries. CATL is the world’s leading supplier of drive battery systems for vehicles with competitive advantages across the globe.

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Toyota Batteries Battery Energy 318

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Audi is the first automobile manufacturer worldwide to receive a certificate from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative ( ASI ). Audi is the first automobile manufacturer worldwide to receive a certificate from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). Audi stands for sustainability along the entire supply chain.

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Audi Batteries Battery Automobile Manufacturer 249

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2023

MAHLE will present both products to a broad audience for the first time at the IAA Mobility in September. As a global partner to automobile manufacturers, the Stuttgart-based technology group focuses on the needs of the global markets with an open approach to technology.

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Kits Motor Motors Motoring 281

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2019

Developed in the 1940s, AA 7075 long held promise for use in automobile manufacturing, except for one key obstacle. The alloy also has been used for products that don’t require joining, such as smartphone frames and rock-climbing carabiners.

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Automobile Automobile Manufacturer Manufacturer Engine 326

Teslarati

APRIL 30, 2024

The Xpeng CEO noted in a post on social media that products like Tesla’s FSD could help usher in the era of smart cars. Only when more good products and technologies enter can the entire market and customers have more good experiences, and the market develop and accelerate in a more healthy direction.

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Tesla China Automobile Manufacturer Chinese 134

Baua Electric

MAY 15, 2023

contributed nearly one-quarter of Shanghai’s general automobile manufacturing price endmost month, native media reported, in an indication of the way briefly the electrical automotive maker has ramped up output in China. billion yuan ($26.4 billion yuan ($26.4 1 million vehicles a month. 1 million vehicles a month.

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Manufacturer Auto Tesla Automobile Manufacturer 52

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Automobile production in Japan dropped 6.7% year-on-year in November to 802,009 units, according to data from the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. Passenger car production dropped 8.2% By contrast, production of standard cars of more than 2L displacement rose 3.7% Truck production was up 3.3%

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Automobile Japan Automobile Manufacturer Production 231

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2017

Eberspaecher catem is starting production of the third generation of its high-voltage PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) heaters. Production of both components is scheduled to start in April 2017 at the Eberspaecher facilities in Herxheim and Landau, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

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Hybrid Production Automobile Manufacturer Water 150

Teslarati

APRIL 30, 2024

Only when more good products and technologies enter can the entire market and customers have more good experiences, and the market develop and accelerate in a more healthy direction. Moreover, China is now vigorously promoting openness + new quality productivity. . “Tesla has very good self-driving technology and brand.

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China Tesla Automobile Manufacturer Automobile 126

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Borgward Group AG, the reincarnation of the German automaker that ceased operations in 1961 ( earlier post ), will be returning to Bremen and building a production facility there. The company also plans to manufacture electric and plug-in-hybrid versions of the BX5 series and other models.

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All-Electric Manufacturer Industrial Industry 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

StreetScooter GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post and market leader for electric light commercial vehicles (eLCV), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery Holding Group (Chery) establishing a joint venture between the two companies. Total investment could be up to €500 million.

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Chery Light Automobile Manufacturer Vehicles 236

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Mass production will start in 2019 in Nidec’s new dedicated 66,000 m 2 factory in the Pinghu Economic Development Zone near Shanghai. Although the traction motor system will be launched in the Chinese market first, Nidec plans to make the product available to European automobile manufacturers as well in the near future.

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Motor Motors Motoring Poland 309

EV Obssesion

APRIL 21, 2021

(SVOLT), a global advanced technology company and spin-off of Chinese automobile manufacturer Great Wall Motors, is first to begin commercialization of lithium-ion batteries (LIB) utilizing safety technology from Soteria Battery Innovation Group (BIG).

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Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Energy 52

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The newly formed Engine Products Group (EPG)—comprising the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Alliance), The Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. A partial waiver, by its nature, necessarily will result in the misfueling of products not designed or tested for E-15 use.

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Legal EPA Engine District of Columbia 218

Electric Vehicles India

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Nitin Gadkari announced to manufacture flex-fuel vehicles & flex-fuel strong hybrid EVs . Shri Nitin Gadkari calls for the manufacturing of Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFV) and Flex Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) complying with BS-6 Norms in a time-bound manner within a period of six months.

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Fuel Manufacturer Hybrid Vehicles 77

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2015

Audi expects to begin the series production of the central driver assistance controller (zFAS)—the core of future systems for piloted driving under development by Audi, within two years. Delphi has been awarded the series production contract. Audi developed zFAS in collaboration with TTTech, Mobileye, nVidia and Delphi.

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Audi Production Automobile Manufacturer Concept 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2009

Production of light-duty vehicles, trucks and buses in Japan fell 47.1% year-on-year in April, marking the seventh consecutive month of declines, according to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA). Production of passenger cars was 415,804 units, down 47.2%. Production of minicars was down 7.8%

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Japan Production Automobile Manufacturer Auto 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

Like all automobile manufacturers, Audi is obliged by law to take back energy carriers after they have been used in cars. Factory vehicles in Audi’s production plants such as fork-lift trucks and tow tractors have so far been powered by lead-acid batteries.

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Audi Lithium Ion Lead Acid Batteries 382

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2020

In a letter to the Secretary General of the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP), the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA), requested a 2?year Some automakers are reporting product launch delays of 12 months or more.

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Automobile Manufacturer Automobile Supplies Sale 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2021

As the first of the 10 models, the mass-production model based on the Honda SUV e:prototype is scheduled to go on sale in spring 2022. For the procurement of batteries, Honda will strive to realize a “local production and local procurement” approach in Japan, which also will contribute to the growth of domestic industries in Japan.

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Honda America Sale North America 400

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2020

The auto companies party to the voluntary agreements will stay on course to make cleaner cars consistent with their individual production plans substantially to electrify their respective fleets and cut greenhouse gas emissions. Generally they promote enhanced distribution of zero emission vehicles.

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California Clean Cleaning Cleaner 186