Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2009

one of the largest lithium-ion battery cell manufacturers as measured by production output, has begun to execute a contract with Jilin Hi-tech Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd, an affiliated company of First Automobile Group Co., In February 2006, China BAK Battery formed a contract manufacturing partnership with A123Systems.

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Li-ion China Batteries Battery 199

Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

CY2023 also saw a total of 284,906 vehicles comprising PVs and two-wheelers being voluntarily recalled by their manufacturers (OEMs) to inspect for a likely defect, and carry out remedial work which may mean replacement of the affected component or update technology, free of cost, to the consumer.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

I do not agree with the EPA or the 2007 Supreme Court ruling that gave the Agency that authority. However, passage of the Murkowski Amendment would have profoundly adverse effects on the national economy, national environment and energy security objectives, and the economically distressed automobile manufacturing industry.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Though the automobile market may have come a long way since the dark days of 2007-2008, it seems that it has yet to fully rebound. According to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, in the first 11months of the year, a total of 12,157,119 new registrations were recorded in the EU – that’s down [.].

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2014

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) is maintaining its stance on B5 (5% biodiesel, i.e., fatty acid methyl ester, blends) as the maximum until further findings and market observations on the use of B7 are reported. Source: JATOP.Click to enlarge.

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Japan Diesel Oil Fuel 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2010

Using a 2007 base vehicle, the committee estimated the potential fuel savings and costs to consumers of available technology combinations for three types of engines over that timeframe: spark-ignition gasoline, compression-ignition (CI) diesel, and hybrid.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 30, 2009

A focus on tailpipe CO2 emissions has distracted away from the impact of car production, suggests Professor Frank Figge who co-authored the ‘Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing’ study. The survey attempts to close this gap.”. It is the first value-based method for assessing corporate sustainability performance.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2011

As private companies, automobile manufacturers look for the lowest cost means of getting from A to B and the premiums that they can charge for getting from A to B faster. In 2007 a federal level RPS program was proposed to congress requiring 15 percent of energy to be produced from renewable means by 2020, but did not pass.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2009

The seven groups are the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM); American Lung Association (ALA); Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA); Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS); The Stella Group, Ltd; the National Hydrogen Association (NHA); and the US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC). Earlier post.).

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Hydrogen Fuel California Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. By the mid-1980s, three quarters of the cars manufactured in Brazil were capable of running on sugarcane-based hydrous ethanol. SAE paper # 2007-01-2648.

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Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric 317

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

It also would establish financial support for large-scale demonstrations of plug-in electric drive vehicles, and provide financial assistance to manufacturers of plug-in electric drive vehicles. Manufactured Homes. Smart Grid and Electricity Transmission. Appliance Energy Efficiency. Public and Federal Energy Efficiency.

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Climate Standards Carbon California 186

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Throw in the on-going global financial crisis and it’s no surprise that some members of the Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) had considered scrapping this year’s Tokyo Motor Show altogether. Another debutant will be the Toyota FT-86 Concept (see article ) that is manufactured jointly by Toyota and Subaru.

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Green Green Cars Motor Motors 44

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

At present, 17 of the 27 EU Member States levy CO 2 -related taxes on passenger cars, and 15 governments provide tax incentives for electrically chargeable vehicles, according to the newly published European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) Tax Guide 2010. Overview of EU CO 2 -based taxes.

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Tax Plug-in Czech Republic Latvia 268

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2013

The fuel pumps and level senders that failed or exhibited other effects during testing on E15 and E15a are used on a substantial number of the 29 million 2001 – 2007 model year vehicles represented by the components evaluated in the report. Automobile manufacturers developed a candidate list of vehicles for testing.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

This approach allows automobile manufacturers to create packages of technologies that can be tailored to meet specific cost and effectiveness targets, as opposed to developing diesel or full hybrid alternatives that offer a single large benefit, but at a significant cost increase. Compression-ignition technologies.

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Plug In Partners

MARCH 30, 2006

The National Plug-in Partner Campaign , in which EESI is a founding member, will help demonstrate to automobile manufacturers that a market for flexible-fuel Plug-in Hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) exists today. The FY 2007 budget request for the Department of Energy includes $6.17 million for advanced battery development.

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