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Mitsubishi Motors officially announces end of production in US; seeking buyer for plant

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) officially announced , after several days of press reports, that Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., Mitsubishi Motors’ production in the United States started in 1988 as Diamond Star Motors (DSM, later re-named as MMNA) which was a joint venture company with Chrysler Corporation.

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Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy form joint venture for metals industry

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Siemens AG and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. The new JV will be established in the United Kingdom integrating Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc. (MH)—an In October 2013 MH, which had been initially launched in October 2000 as a joint venture of MHI and Hitachi, completed an integration with IHI Metaltech Co.,

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Hagerty's 2024 Bull Market List Has a Few Surprises

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Hagerty’s 2024 list includes: ·& & & & & 1997-2002 Plymouth Prowler ·& & & & & 1964-1966 Ford Thunderbird ·& & & & & 1981-1986 Jeep CJ-8 Scrambler ·& & & & & 1965-1970 Chevrolet Impala SS ·& & & & & 2000-2005 Jaguar XKR ·& & & & & (..)

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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Aries SE Four-Door Sedan

The Truth About Cars

liter Mitsubishi Astron aka "Hemi 2.6" I recall angrily futzing with video codecs in order to watch the file I'd laboriously downloaded of this spoof Aries commercial, circa 2000. 1986 was the first model year in which every Aries and Reliant got electronic fuel injection. liter Chrysler. This car has the base 2.2,

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MHI designs new bulk carrier enabling 25% reduction in CO2 emissions; ADM buying three

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. MHI) has designed a new bulk carrier equipped with the proprietary Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS), which reduces frictional resistance between the vessel hull and seawater using air bubbles produced at the vessel bottom, along with high-efficiency hull form and enhanced propulsion system.

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Tech: How do Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Batteries Recharge? Do I Need to Plug a Hybrid In?

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When the first gasoline-electric hybrids vehicles began arriving in 1999 and 2000, early adopters did their research and were quite knowledgeable about the then-new and revolutionary transportation mode. A Primer on Hybrid Battery Care This article may contain affiliate links. Do I Need to Plug a Hybrid In?

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V2G tech takes next step in Australia with Nissan Leaf making money from the grid

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He says the solar system providing power when the sun is out reduced that bill by about $4000 and the Leaf with V2G functioning is taking care of the final $2000 annual electricity bill. Evans said his annual power bill was about $6000 – and rising. Nissan Leaf being used for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging.

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