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MARCH 14, 2016

US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, joined by Barbara Bennett, President and COO of Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Inc. and Rick Clemmer CEO of NXP Semiconductors, announced the seven finalists for the US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Smart City Challenge. ( Earlier post.) The USDOT has pledged up to $40 million (funding subject to future appropriations) to one city to help it define what it means to be a “Smart City “and become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative techn

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MARCH 14, 2016

Gasoline may cost $2 a gallon or less in many parts of the U.S., but new competitors to the Toyota Prius seem to be popping up all over the place. The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq range of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric models just made its global debut at the Geneva Motor Show, only a few weeks after the Kia Niro hybrid crossover SUV. Now it appears.

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MARCH 14, 2016

Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. has delivered its first fuel cell vehicle in Ontario, Canada to Joseph Cargnelli, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder at Mississauga-based Hydrogenics Corporation. In November, 2014, Hyundai Auto Canada announced it would become the first Canadian automotive company to offer fuel cell vehicles to real-world customers. Six Tucson FCEVs have been delivered since February, 2015 in British Columbia.

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MARCH 14, 2016

Over the past few years, China's government has aggressively promoted electric cars in the hope that mass adoption will help alleviate the country's infamous air pollution. But China's electric-car policies are now in flux. The government previously relied on subsidies to encourage sales, a model also used in other countries. DON'T MISS: China To.

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MARCH 14, 2016

The Nikkei reports that Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Royal Dutch Shell will partner to develop technologies for transporting large volumes of liquefied hydrogen by sea. Kawasaki has already been collaborating with Iwatani and Electric Power Development in hydrogen mass production and transportation. Kawasaki is also currently developing a small test vessel for the marine transportation of liquefied hydrogen. ( Earlier post.

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MARCH 14, 2016

Nissan will recall around 47,000 Leaf electric cars to address an issue with braking performance in cold weather. In very cold temperatures, the relay inside the cars' electronic brake booster may freeze, requiring the driver to exert more pressure on the brake pedal. This could affect braking performance, requiring longer stopping distances and.

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MARCH 14, 2016

Although it may be hard to tell from its design and styling, the Kia Optima mid-size sedan recently received a complete redesign. And for the 2017 model year, the Optima Hybrid model gets the same upgrades as the gasoline versions launched for 2016. Unveiled last month at the 2016 Chicago Auto Show, the 2016 Kia Optima Hybrid uses the new Optima.

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MARCH 14, 2016

ABI Research forecasts that 400 million people will rely on robotic car sharing by 2030. The new car sharing economy happens in three phases: street rental service, ride sharing taxi service, and robotic service. The automotive industry is in the process of merging phases one and two, with robotic service to become the ultimate form of transportation for its availability, convenience, and affordability.

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MARCH 14, 2016

Among the three German luxury brands, BMW was first out of the gate to build and sell a battery-electric car in volume. Its unusual and technically advanced i3 small hatchback, offered with an optional two-cylinder range-extending engine, makes up the bulk of its "i" sub-brand sales, joined by the sexy and expensive i8 plug-in hybrid sport coupe.

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MARCH 14, 2016

Algae oils company Solazyme has decided to focus exclusively on food, nutrition and specialty ingredients, dropping its earlier fuels initiatives. ( Earlier post.) The company is renaming itself TerraVia. Over its history Solazyme developed products, technology and market opportunities in industrial markets including fuels, industrial oils, and the oilfield/Encapso business.

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MARCH 14, 2016

Today, we have reports on two rumored German green cars--the range-extended electric BMW i5, and the Volkswagen XL3 Prius-fighter hybrid--plus details on the 2017 Kia Optima Hybrid and Optima Plug-In Hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We've got an $8,500 Nissan Leaf, a 300,00-mile Chevrolet Volt, and more in our Week in Reverse.

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MARCH 14, 2016

The US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) is seeking ( DE-FOA-0001481 ) input from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders that will help it better understand capabilities—as well as barriers and opportunities—for the operation of integrated biorefineries (IBRs) to produce biofuels, biochemicals, and bioproducts.

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MARCH 14, 2016

The Mercedes-Benz Kassel plant recently produced its 100,000th Induction Pressure Welding (Induktives Press-Schweißverfahren in German—IPS) axle for Mercedes-Benz trucks. The technology enables the welding of steel and cast parts with any contours. The axle housing forms the main body of a rear axle. The new IPS axle housing is a three-piece modular construction.

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MARCH 14, 2016

GKN Driveline has developed an eAxle module—derived from the technology used in cars such as the Porsche 918 Spyder and BMW i8—that will enable C-segment vehicles to offer buyers a plug-in hybrid option with improved performance and a reduction in CO2 emissions of more than 50%. The new eAxle is an evolution of the system GKN designed for the Porsche 918 Spyder.

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MARCH 14, 2016

A Japanese partnership comprising the Kanagawa Prefectural Government; the municipal governments of the cities of Yokohama and Kawasaki; Toyota; Toshiba; and Iwatani announced the forthcoming start of a four-year project to implement and evaluate an end-to-end low-carbon hydrogen supply chain which will use hydrogen produced from renewable energy to power forklifts. ( Earlier post.

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