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Honda to provide $13.8M to FirstElement Fuel to support build out of California hydrogen refueling infrastructure

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Seeking to expand California’s public hydrogen refueling station network as a means to support the wider introduction of fuel-cell vehicles, Honda will provide $13.8 Additional state grants, combined with the Honda financing, could enable FirstElement to add at least 12 stations to its California hydrogen network.

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Honda and Hitachi Automotive establish their electric motor joint venture

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and Honda Motor Co., Hitachi Automotive hods 51%; Honda holds 49%. Moreover, Honda will continue to focus on the global promotion of electric vehicles by using motors from the new company as well as the motors it currently manufactures itself in Japan. Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. Earlier post.)

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Honda adding 120 EV chargers to Torrance Campus; 50kW DC fast charger adjacent to campus

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In an effort to increase the use of alternative fuel vehicles by its associates for daily commuting, and to prepare for a new generation of plug-in vehicles set to arrive by 2018, Honda is adding 120 new electric vehicle (EV) chargers on the Torrance, CA headquarter campus of American Honda Motor Co.,

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Japan automakers form joint venture to advance electric charging infrastructure: Nippon Charge Service

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Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation have jointly established a new company, Nippon Charge Service, LLC, to promote the installation of chargers for plug-in electric vehicles (PHVs, PHEVs, EVs).

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Kia reclaims supremacy spot in rating of U.S. stock potency

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is a instrument corporate that goals to grant complete, up to date potency knowledge to aid producers form selections about advertising and stock distribution. The corporate’s “inventory efficiency index” assigns ratings to car makes in response to lively stock and gross sales knowledge compared to competition.

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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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CAR report quantifies automotive’s position as a leading high-tech industry

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One study surveyed by the CAR group found auto companies make up one-quarter of the top 20 corporate spenders on R&D globally. Traditionally, 3-5% of all patents granted in the US are awarded to the auto industry, a number that has risen to approximately 5,000 new patents per year. Source: IRI 2013, CAR. Click to enlarge.