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Report: Nissan Might Kill the GT-R After 2025

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Japanese auto magazine Mag X reported that Nissan will build just 1,500 units for the final 2025 model year, 300 of which will be reserved for the higher-performance Nismo configuration. Both are true for Nissan, so it’s not surprising to see that 2025 might be the last for its R35 GT-R sports car. and its arrival was a revelation.

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Mazda Demio Skyactiv tops survey of Japan Eco Cars; Prius in 2nd place

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A survey ranking Japan’s “Eco Cars” for the Japanese magazine Nikkei Trendy by research group SC-Abeam Consulting of 500 people involved in vehicle manufacturing, parts supply or sales has found a significant shift from pure economy and environmental friendliness to the more practical concern of cost.

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Battelle-R&D Magazine forecast predicts 5.2% growth in 2012 global R&D spending to $1.4+T, largely driven by Asian economies; US companies and tech providers to boost energy R&D spending by 23.1% to $6.7B

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The Battelle-R&D Magazine annual Global R&D Funding Forecast concludes that global research and development (R&D) spending will grow by about 5.2% The team from Battelle and R&D Magazine forecast that a 2.1% The US and Japan make up nearly 70% of all global ICT investments. Global R&D spending 2011. Click to enlarge. billion.

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Toyota investigates after bZ4X range disappoints in Danish road test: report

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The bZ4X is also at risk of not benefitting from the Biden administration’s revamped EV tax credit since it’s manufactured in Japan and China. . In a recent report, Danish motoring magazine FDM conducted a road test featuring the bZ4X’s two-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive versions. The Volkswagen ID.4

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Video Friday: Robots for Humanity

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IEEE SSRR 2023 : 13–15 November 2023, FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN Humanoids 2023 : 12–14 December 2023, AUSTIN, TEXAS Cybathlon Challenges : 2 February 2024, ZURICH Eurobot Open 2024 : 8–11 May 2024, LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, FRANCE Enjoy today’s videos! And of course, you can read more about this project in this month’s issue of IEEE Spectrum magazine.

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ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

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A companion analysis by the ICCT indicates that similar gaps between official and real-world CO 2 emissions exist in China, Japan, and the United States. Divergence between real-world and manufacturers’ type-approval CO 2 emission values for China, Europe, Japan, and the United States. com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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Blink Charging Celebrates Women in the Electric Vehicle Industry

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Japan, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, and various other countries. Her contribution to the EV industry in North America and beyond was so impactful that she graved the cover of Time Magazine in October 2021 for her groundbreaking work. Women if EV hosts regular anual conferences that attract participants from around the world.