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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. 2016 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients.

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Stellantis prepares Szentgotthard plant electric drive modules production

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Stellantis intends to increase production capacity of electric drive modules (EDMs) by adding production in Szentgotthard, Hungary, targeted to begin in late 2026.

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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2 —Julia Poliscanova, senior director for vehicles and emobility at T&E Germany, Hungary, Spain, Italy and the UK stand to lose the most if battery-makers change their plans. TWh—is at a high or medium risk of being disrupted or lost.

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Audi trials new digital sealing process at Gy?r paint shop

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r, Hungary, Audi is testing a new method of body sealing. Before a car is given its paint finish, a paste-like sealing material is applied to areas such as the weld seams. The new method grants complete freedom in determining the thickness and width of material to be applied. At its paint shop in Gy?r,

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Europe’s Most Financed Luxury Car Brand

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Latest research from Specialist Car Finance Experts, Forza Finance , has revealed that BMW is the most popular luxury car brand to finance in 16 of Europe’s 44 countries including the UK & Ireland based on finance rather than sales or units. This help to show that BMW is more of a bank than a car company. Methodology.

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Tesla Model 3 revealed as having the highest EV sales volume worldwide

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Just last week our Government cut the EV grant by £500 and now excludes EVs that cost more than £35,000. A report from Uswitch has revealed tono great surprise that the Tesla Model 3 achieves the highest sales volume worldwide, a model that will now be excluded from the grant as it costs more than £35,000. Which EV are you looking at?

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European consortium investigating graphene-based materials for lightweight cars; energy-efficient and safe vehicles

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The researchers will explore the properties of graphene to determine how it behaves when used to enhance advanced composite materials used in the production of cars. There will be challenges with this project, the issue is not only producing graphene-based products, the issue is applying them on a large-scale in cars.

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