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UK sells its millionth electric car, fleet market drives BEV demand | Autocar Professional

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year on year, taking the overall total since 2002 to 1,001,677 – testament to the commitment of manufacturers to deliver ever-increasing numbers of zero emission models. The market also – narrowly – reached its anticipated milestone of a million BEV registrations since records began. Some 20,935 BEVs were registered in January, a rise of 21.0%

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NanoSteel and AK Steel deliver next-gen advanced high-strength steel to GM

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Designed to provide automakers with a new standard in material performance, the sheet steel is poised to accelerate vehicle lightweighting initiatives focused on affordably meeting rising global fuel-economy regulations. GM Ventures invested in NanoSteel in 2012. Earlier post.).

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GM and Honda to establish industry-first $85M joint fuel cell system manufacturing operation in Michigan

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The companies integrated their development teams and shared hydrogen fuel cell intellectual property to create a more affordable commercial solution for fuel cell and hydrogen storage systems. 3, respectively, in total fuel cell patents filed in 2002 through 2015. Earlier post.) GM and Honda rank No.

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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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Moore is best known for his 1965 prediction, which would become known as Moore’s Law : the observation that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would grow exponentially while the retail cost of computers would decrease. In 2002 Moore received a U.S. His projection came true over the decade that followed.

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

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Once the PC business in IBM got folded into the main corporate structure, its costs of operating went up. So it's nearly impossible to get the cost of manufacturing and sales down to a competitive level. It happened as well in 2002 when IBM sold its disk drive business to Hitachi at that time.

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US DOE Issues Request for Information on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Market Development; Reports to Congress on Program

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In the report, DOE says that it has made significant progress in: Reducing the projected cost of hydrogen production from distributed natural gas (assuming widespread deployment) from $5 to $3 per gallon gasoline equivalent (gge). The 2015 cost target was $2-$3/gge. System cost remains an issue.

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Hyundai to offer Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle to LA-area retail customers in spring 2014; Honda, Toyota show latest FCV concepts targeting 2015 launch

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When we spoke to customers interesting in driving a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, many wondered what the cost of hydrogen would be. In addition, affordable electric vehicle technology is best suited to smaller urban vehicles, not larger family and utility vehicles that many families require to meet all of their needs.

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