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Toyota highlights its eco-factory

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Among its accolades, it has held the ISO14001 green standard for environmental management since 1996 thanks to innovations in energy saving, recycling and waste management. It says that Tsutsumi meets half of its electricity requirements thanks to an array of solar panels, while the rest are met by an efficient gas co-generation system.

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Smith Electric trucks go stateside

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Coca-Cola, Staples, Frito-Lay, AT&T, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) are the first Newton customers in the USA. Newton was launched in the UK by Smith Electric Vehicles in 2006.