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Honda to advance fuel cell system as core of its hydrogen business; expansion to other areas; new FCEV in 2024

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With the next-generation fuel cell system being co-developed with General Motors (GM), Honda will aim to more than double the durability and reduce the cost to one-third, in comparison to the fuel cell system installed in the 2019 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell. Honda will actively engage in collaboration with other companies.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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Power 2023 US Initial Quality Study (IQS) , the rise in problems is 12 PP100 greater than in 2022, which follows an increase of 18 PP100 in 2022 from 2021. The study is designed to provide manufacturers with information to facilitate the identification of problems and to drive product improvement. According to the newly released J.D.

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ICCT report finds US domestic EV production and investment continues to fall; only 5% of global EV investment to go to US EV assembly plants

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The United States is the third-largest electric vehicle (EV) producer behind China and Europe; a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) finds that the gap has widened. million in 2020, followed by 450,000 in the US and about 110,000 each in Japan and South Korea. million nearly matched China’s 1.27

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Honda to step up its game with new electric motorcycles and EVs

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Tesla’s new customers come from Toyota, Honda most frequently: study Honda’s Electric Motorcycles The Japanese automaker plans to launch 10 or more all-electrified motorcycles worldwide by 2025. Honda already has plans for three specific auto markets, including North America, China, and Japan. Its 2030 goal is to sell 3.5

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UMTRI study finds US and China could turnover more than 90% of LDV fleet to alternative powertrains by 2050 under very aggressive penetration scenarios

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In their study, they used three different alternative powertrain/fuel models: less aggressive, moderately aggressive and very aggressive, applied across four developed economies (United States, Western Europe, Japan, and South Korea) and four developing economies (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). United States. Western Europe.

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Blink Charging Celebrates Women in the Electric Vehicle Industry

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Ellis also contributed to the Environmental and Energy Studies Institute’s Congressional briefing, Building Out Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. Japan, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, and various other countries. Evette Ellis & Kameale Terry Evette Ellis and Kameale Terry, the cofounders of ChargerHelp!,

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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He studied under Enrico Fermi , the physicist who created the world’s first nuclear chain reaction, and Edward Teller , the so-called “father of the hydrogen bomb.” Today it is being employed by Chinese EV manufacturers including BYD , as well as by Ford , General Motors , and Tesla. Stanley Whittingham.