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More of us work from home, but for those who do not, commuting time has increased

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This analysis examines the recent changes in the percentage of people who work at home and changes in time spent commuting to work in the United States and in the 15 largest US cities. The source of the data is the American Community Survey —an ongoing survey by the US Census Bureau. in 2012 to 5.2% in Fort Worth.

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US Steel investing more than $1B in Mon Valley works; substrate for XG3 AHSS for automotive; reduction in criteria pollutants

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both part of the company’s Mon Valley Works. The cutting-edge endless casting and rolling technology combines thin slab casting and hot rolled band production into one continuous process and will make Mon Valley Works the first facility of this type in the United States, and one of only a handful in the world. —David B.

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Mazda diesel has already come and gone: Here’s why it didn’t work for the US

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Mazda teased a special kind of high-mpg diesel zoom-zoom for a decade. And then it fizzled in months. By the time it finally arrived in late 2019, badged the 2019 Mazda CX-5 Skyactiv-D, diesel was on the verge of irrelevance outside of bigger trucks intended to haul long distances. Several intriguing EVs its size were about to hit the market.

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Toyota joins 7 other companies in Rapidus venture to develop next-gen 2nm semiconductors in Japan

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Toyota Motor will join seven other leading Japanese companies—Sony Group, NEC, Toyota supplier Denso, NTT, chipmaker Kioxia Holdings, SoftBank and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Grou—in working with the Japanese government in a new next-generation semiconductor venture named Rapidus. billion (US$52.2

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GM adding Plug and Charge

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GM is the first OEM to introduce a Plug and Charge feature to the company’s existing and future EVs that is designed to work on multiple, public networks in North America. Plug and Charge works with all current and upcoming GM EVs built on the Ultium Platform, including the GMC HUMMER EV and Cadillac LYRIQ.

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US DOE launches initiative to remove barriers for industry to work with national labs, commercialize technology

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a pilot initiative to reduce some of the hurdles that prevent companies from working with the DOE’s national laboratories.

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Komatsu to exhibit 20-ton-class Proterra-Powered electric hydraulic excavator at bauma 2022

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The machine is powered by a 451 kWh lithium-ion battery system from US-based Proterra. The electric power makes it possible to work comfortably in various work environments without worrying about noise and exhaust emissions, and is expected to be used for work in urban areas and nighttime construction work, etc.