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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 2009 Energy Star Sustained Excellence Awards. The two were the only automotive companies receiving Energy Star awards.

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While all van manufacturers respected their specific emission targets in 2017, three car manufacturers (Automobili Lamborghini, Mazda Motor Corporation and Société des Automobiles Alpine), representing together 1.4% Improvements in passenger car energy efficiency contributed to the reduction in CO 2 emissions from 2009 to 2016.

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JUNE 19, 2014

Ford Motor Company is furthering its commitment to aggressively step up water conservation programs at its global facilities and among the company’s suppliers, according to its 15 annual Sustainability Report, released today. Replacing asphalt with ecological concrete, which allows rain to reenter the ground.

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Having started his career at Ford, he was Head of Volkswagen Group Research from 2000 to 2003. Mauer studied vehicle design and began his career at Mercedes-Benz in 1986, holding various functions until 2000, including design responsibility for the A-Class, SLK and SL models as well as Smart design.

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29) has adopted three new regulations to improve the safety and environmental performance of motor vehicles. The new regulations are: A new global technical regulation (UN GTR – 1998 Agreement) to improve the safety of motor vehicles’ occupants in the event of an impact against pole size objects (i.e. 87 of July 12, 2002).

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JULY 6, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will offer the i-MiEV electric vehicle in two trim levels in Japan. MMC has sold around 4,000 i-MiEV units in Japan after two years (deliveries to governmental and local authorities began in July 2009) and has exported more than 10,000 units including those supplied to PSA Peugeot Citroën.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

Just one day after the UAW went on strike at Stellantis’ pickup factory in Sterling Heights , roughly 5,000 union members walked off the line at General Motors’ plant in Arlington, Texas. In 2000, there were roughly 300,000 domestic auto workers. But that number had plummeted to just 140,000 by 2009.&

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years in Q2 2013, almost a full year older than was recorded in Q2 2009. Other findings include: General Motors had the highest share of VIO at 26.6%, followed by Ford (18.9%), Toyota (12.6%) and Chrysler (12.5%). In Q2 2013, more than half (50.9%) of VIO were between model years 2000 and 2008. and 13.5%, respectively.

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The Prius was launched in 2000 to the European market. This year’s sales to date are 6,579 units, almost equaling the 2009 figure in six months. Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. Sales there reached 100,000 in 2008 and doubled to 200,000 in two more years.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

MG, the legacy British emblem owned through China’s SAIC Motor Corp. since 2009, bought greater than 100,000 automobiles in Europe closing generation and says it recently has greater than 800 distribution issues at native automotive sellers throughout Europe and the United Kingdom.

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MARCH 8, 2011

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced global cumulative sales of its hybrid vehicles have topped the 3-million mark, with more than 3.03 Sales of the Prius began in North America, Europe and elsewhere in 2000. Annual Toyota hybrid sales. Click to enlarge. million units sold worldwide as of 28 February 2011 since sales began in 1997.

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Honda Motor Co., Takanobu Ito, the current President, Chief Operating Officer and Representative Director, will remain on the board and assume the post of Director and Advisor to Honda Motor. 2 of Purchasing Operations, Honda Motor, in April and became Operating Officer of Honda Motor in June of the same year.

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MAY 21, 2010

The April 2009 refinery utilization rate was 82.5%. April US motor gasoline demand, measured as deliveries, increased 2.2% With total US petroleum deliveries of 19 million per barrels, April 2010 showed the second-lowest April deliveries since April 2000, with only April 2009 lower. from April 2009.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has appointed Masato Katsumata to the position of Senior Vice-President of Research & Development (R&D), effective 1 February 2009. He started his career as a chassis engineer before making the shift to product planning in 1993 and product management in 2000.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

As part of a package to introduce the long-awaited RDE test procedure, endorsed by EU member states in the Technical Committee for Motor Vehicles (TCMV) on 28 October, the European Commission proposed to raise car NO x emission limits by up to 110%. September 2009: 180 mg/km (Euro 5). January 2005: 250 mg/km (Euro 4).

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AUGUST 16, 2011

kWh pack powers a 55 kW (peak) electric motor from the Daimler-Bosch JV EM-motive GmbH ( earlier post ); top speed is more than 120 km/h (75 mph), and range in city traffic is approximately 140 km (87 miles). The second generation was introduced in 2009 to 18 markets. 2000 vehicles. 2 nd generation 3 rd generation. Availability.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Honda will introduce a higher-powered, diesel Accord Type S at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show in March. Torque has also increased 30 Nm to 380 Nm (280 lb-ft) at 2000 rpm. In addition, the new Honda Insight will make its European debut at the show. liter i-DTEC diesel engine like the standard Accord.

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They counted more than 500 electric passenger vehicles of all those types worldwide in the period from 2000 to 2013. Number of series-production electric vehicles by OEM, 2000-2013. The largest share of PHEVs were found between a vehicle curb weight of 1500 kg (3,300 lbs) and 2000 kg (4400 lbs). Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has cumulatively sold more than 2 million hybrid vehicles since the launch in 1997 in Japan of the Coaster Hybrid EV in August and the Prius in December. As of 31 August 2009, cumulative sales of TMC hybrid passenger vehicles reached 2,014 thousand units and sales of commercial hybrid vehicles reached 2.7

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JUNE 19, 2009

The world’s first mass market hybrid car first went on sale in Europe in 2000. Three years later came the second-generation Prius, and 2009 sees the arrival of the third. Read the full Toyota Prius T Spirit 2009 road test. provides road tests reports written by members of the Guild of Motoring Writers. RoadTestReports.co.uk

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) plans to make vehicle liner material and other interior surfaces from a new bio-PET-based “Ecological Plastic” Bio-PET is polyethylene terephthalate; it consists of 70% terephthalic acid and 30% monoethylene glycol, by weight.

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At that time, EPA denied a request to allow the use of E15 for MY 2000 and older vehicles and postponed its decision on the use of E15 in MY 2001 to 2006 cars and light trucks until DOE completed additional testing for those model years. In April 2009, EPA sought public comment on the petition and received about 78,000 comments.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

US EPA Region 9 8-hour ozone trends, 1979-2000. The worst sites in California have demonstrated a 52% improvement in ozone from 1976 to 2010, a 29% improvement in fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) from 2001 to 2010, an 84% improvement in carbon monoxide from 1970 to 2009, and a 92% improvement in sulfur dioxide from 1970 to 2009.

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APRIL 7, 2010

in 2009, will increase by 2.1% million bbl/d in 2009, up about 370,000 bbl/d from 2008. The primary contributors to the production growth in 2009 and 2010 are the Thunder Horse, Tahiti, Shenzi, and Atlantis offshore fields in the Federal Gulf of Mexico (GOM). per gallon in 2009 to $2.84 billion gallons in 2009 to 12.3

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MARCH 11, 2009

Total combined Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicle sales in the US have topped the one million mark, according to Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA. Toyota launched of the Prius in late 1997 in the Japan market, and in the US in July 2000. Overall, cumulative worldwide sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrids have exceeded 1.7

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JANUARY 10, 2011

Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc., The Prius mid-size liftback has accounted for more than 955,000 sales in the US since it was introduced in 2000. The third-generation Prius, which reached dealerships in June 2009, has become the third-best selling Toyota passenger car in the US. Electric motor: Permanent magnet synchronous motor.

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A 60 kW (81 hp), electric motor runs at the rear of the smart electric drive and transmits 160 N·m of torque via a single fixed gear ratio to the wheels. The electric motor is a separately excited three-phase synchronous motor. The market launch will start in the spring of 2017. Powered by a 17.6 kWh/100 km.

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JUNE 22, 2009

Nissan Motor Co., Nissan estimates—based on the findings of AR4—that the CO 2 emissions of all new vehicles in 2050 would need to be reduced by 90% compared to the 2000 level. Working with Society In March 2009, Nissan and Yokohama City jointly embarked on YOKOHAMA Mobility Project ZERO, aiming at reducing CO 2.

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APRIL 17, 2014

BSFC of 280 g/kWh was measured at 2000 rpm-2bar BMEP. Jetta Diesel T2B5 2009. At the 2000 rpm, 2 bar BMEP world test point, BSFC for the GDCI was 280 g/kWh (clutch on), and 267 g/kWh (clutch off): lower than all the gasoline and diesel engines. Earlier post , earlier post.). kWh and FSN 0.1, respectively. Valvetronic 2013.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota highlighted its own new FCV Concept with a world premiere. —John Krafcik, president and CEO, Hyundai Motor America. The ix35 Fuel Cell is equipped with a 100 kW electric motor, allowing it to reach a maximum speed of 160 km/h (99 mph). HYUNDAI TUCSON FUEL CELL.

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At the vehicle level, this results in a reduced thermal burden on the cooling system; simplification of the cooling system hardware; and reduced volume and lower weight for the motor inverter, power converter and associated cooling components. Efficiency at 2bar BMEP, 2000 rpm. Efficiency at 2000 rpm and 20% of peak load.

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The HYbrid4 system is fitted with an electric motor with a maximum capacity of 27 kW and a maximum torque of 200 N·m at the rear. In November 2009, the company opened its 11 th plant in Wuhan, which produces sideshafts for vehicle manufacturers in central China.

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MARCH 12, 2009

g/km base level in 1997, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ (SMMT) annual New Car CO 2 Report. By 2000 that sector still only accounted for 0.1% The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders New car CO 2 report 2009 g/km in 2008—4.2% less than the 2007 figure and 16.8%

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JULY 10, 2014

A development loop was completed from production to KERS (2009), the first foray of hybrids into F1, to production (AMG SLS Electric Drive) to a fully Hybrid F1 2014 (W05 Hybrid). By 2009, it was at 25.3 Here the in-house engineering expertise of Mercedes-Benz was to contribute decisively, the company said. kg and 70% efficiency.

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APRIL 16, 2009

REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Marc Gunther Last Updated: April 13, 2009: 9:29 AM ET Warren Buffett with BYDs E6. By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries. tons of carbon dioxide.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Previously she was vice president over government relations at Toyota Motor North America and executive director, government relations at Mitsubishi Motors North America.). The refreshed A8 will be shown at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. TDI is raised to 2000 bar, helping increase the power output and reduce emissions.

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MARCH 3, 2010

Toyota introduced the Auris Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) at the 2010 Geneva motor show, marking a significant milestone in Toyota’s planned deployment of the Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain across Toyota’s entire model range by early 2020s. The electric motor alone powers the driven wheels when the Auris HSD is operating in EV mode.

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