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Mahindra inaugurates EV plant, describes its vision of “future of mobility”

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Mahindra Group articulates the future of mobility using 5 Cs: Clean, Convenient, Connected, Clever and Cost Effective. Mahindra Reva was founded in 1994 as the Reva Electric Car Company, a joint venture between the Maini Group of Bangalore and AEV LLC of USA. In May 2010, the US $15.4

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Toyota announces voluntary safety recalls of approx. 670K Prius vehicles in US

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Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc. TMS), will conduct two safety recalls involving some MY 2004—2009 Prius vehicles; approximately 670,000 Prius vehicles are being recalled in the United States to inspect and in some cases replace the steering intermediate extension shaft.

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Encana challenges EPA draft Pavillion groundwater report

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Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., The company also charged that many of the EPA’s findings from the recent deep monitoring wells, including those related to any potential connection between hydraulic fracturing and Pavillion groundwater quality, were conjecture. From 2004 to 2007 Encana drilled 44 wells. Earlier post.)

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Toyota to pay $180M penalty for Clean Air Act reporting violations

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Toyota Motor Sales USA and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America for systematic, longstanding violations of Clean Air Act emission-related defect reporting requirements, which require manufacturers to report potential defects and recalls affecting vehicle components designed to control emissions.

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Toyota Previews Generation III 2010 Prius Hybrid

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Toyota also previewed the vehicle this weekend in Los Angeles via its “Prius Connection” program for select early adopters and enthusiast forum participants, attracting potential buyers from across the US and Canada. A parking pawl is also part of the assembly, which is connected to a differential with a final drive ration of 3.267:1.

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Learn How the President-Elect Candidates Plan to Improve IEEE

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IEEE-USA president as well as chair of the IEEE New Initiatives Committee , the IEEE Public Visibility Committee , and IEEE Region 6. My leadership experience inside and outside of IEEE and my connections with multiple IEEE organizational units enables me to facilitate linking, partnering, and communicating across boundaries.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., Winner of the 2004 Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban Planning. Cervero, Transit-Oriented Corridors, sidebar in The Transportation/Land Use Connection, T. Cervero, The Scandinavian Model: Strings of TODs, Urban Land, May, 2004, p. Dr. Luca Guala, Systemica.

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