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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. Biodiesel Fuels Japan Policy' Source: JATOP.Click to enlarge. —JAMA.

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Toyota’s new Prius was Japan’s top-selling vehicle in May, according to new car sales rankings —excluding minicars with displacements of less than 660 cc—released by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA). Prius sales in Japan by month since January 2007. Data: JADA. Click to enlarge.

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The government of Japan is focusing “ very determinedly ” on cellulosic biofuel as the future for Japan’s biofuel production, according to a report from the US Department of Agriculture’s Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN). Six million kl represents about 10% of domestic consumption.

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confirmed plans to begin sales in Japan of the CR-Z sporty hybrid model in February 2010 and Fit Hybrid before the end of 2010. The CR-Z concept car made its world debut at the 40 th Tokyo Motor Show in 2007. The Fit was Japan’s top-selling model from January-June this year, with 65,589 units sold. Honda Motor Co.,

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This milestone was reached 12 years and 11 months after the start of sales of the first generation Insight in Japan November 1999, which realized fuel economy of 35 km/liter (82.3 Toyota hit the 1-million mark for cumulative global hybrid sales at the end of May 2007 ( earlier post ), and has since rocketed past 4 million cumulative units.

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The Nikkei estimates that Japan passenger car production in fiscal 2009 will likely decrease to 1979 levels, mostly due to a plunge in exports. and seven other Japanese passenger carmakers are being forced to lower production because exports, which absorbed 58% of their total domestic output in fiscal 2007, remain weak.

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The Nikkei reports that Mercedes-Benz Japan Co. This will be the first imported hybrid passenger car sold in Japan. The S 400 hybrid is one of seven hybrid models Daimler announced in September 2007 that will be rolled out over the next few years. will begin sales of the S400 BlueHYBRID ( earlier post ) in October.

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) partnered with ConocoPhillips and the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) on the test, which was the first field trial of a methane hydrate production methodology whereby CO 2 was exchanged in situ with the methane molecules within a methane hydrate structure.

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JULY 28, 2009

Electric vehicle manufacturer Think Global and Ener1, one of its battery partners, are supplying a fully integrated electric drivetrain powered by a lithium-ion battery system to Japan Post for the conversion of delivery vehicles as part of a comprehensive road-testing program. Tags: Conversions Electric (Battery) Fleets Japan.

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Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., JAPEX), Japan Drilling Co., JDC) and INPEX Corporation (INPEX) have concluded a contract to support Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation’s (JOGMEC’s) medium and long-term offshore production test of methane hydrate. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Worldwide Prius sales have been buoyed since 2009 by the introduction in Japan of a government subsidy for green cars that propelled Prius to be the top-selling car in Japan for 17 months in a row. In 2007, sales in Japan represented 21% of all Prius sales worldwide and in 2008, 26%. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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EPA suggests that the reduction in MY 2011 car and car parts production in Japan in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters “almost certainly” contributed to both the apparent slight worsening in MY 2011 and the large projected improvement in MY 2012. l/100km) or more. l/100km) or more.

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Pre-production i-MiEVs were operating in test fleets in Japan as early as 2007, and it was on sale in that country even as Tesla struggled to get its Roadster. It was arguably the first mass-produced modern electric car put on sale, well before the Nissan Leaf arrived in December 2010.

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From the beginning of this year to the end of 2015, Toyota is planning launches of a total of 15 new hybrid vehicles, including the "Voxy Hybrid” and “Noah Hybrid” (Japan only) launched in January; the Lexus “NX 300h” launched in July; and the Lexus “RC 300h” to be launched in the second half of October. Click to enlarge.

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Global sales of Nissan Qashqai (known as the Dualis in Japan and some other markets) models surpassed one million units as of 31 January 31. Launched in the European market in March 2007, Qashqai made its debut during the same year in Japan followed by Africa, the Middle East, Oceania, Asia, and Latin America.

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Nissan will implement the transaction by first taking full control of AESC—founded in 2007 to develop advanced lithium-ion batteries—by acquiring the combined 49% minority holding held by NEC Corporation and its wholly owned battery and electrode subsidiary, NEC Energy Devices, Ltd (NECED).

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The Nikkei reports that Honda will restart production of minicars for Japan (cars with engine displacements of 660 cc or less) after a hiatus of more than four years. Honda stopped making cars with engine displacements of 660 cc or less in June 2007, farming out production to subsidiary Yachiyo Industry Co.

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In 2007, Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and GS Yuasa Corporation established the joint venture Lithium Energy Japan to manufacture large-capacity and high-performance lithium-ion batteries. Earlier post.).

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and his team developed the foundational technology for wireless power transfer over distance via strongly-coupled magnetic resonators and founded WiTricity in 2007. Jack Watanabe, President of Climeon Japan, a clean energy company.

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LG Chem’s SRS technology was patented in Korea in 2007, followed by the United States, China, Europe and Japan. Senior is the second company using LG’s SRS technology after the LG Group’s chemical affiliate signed a similar deal with UBE Maxell in May last year.

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million units in 2007; the subsequent financial crisis brought production down to about 7.23 Toyota forecasts that its sales in Japan will increase 33% to 2,370,000 units, while overseas sales will rise 20% to 7,390,000 units. The company is planning a 28% increase in production of Toyota vehicles alone to 8,870,000 units.

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Scuderi Group, the developer of a split-cycle and engine and air-hybrid variant, has opened a Japan office and hired a Director of Asian Operations, Deryk Langlais.

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The LS 600h extended the range further in 2007, marking another first in being the first production car to use a full hybrid powertrain with a V8 engine. The HS 250h saloon was Lexus’s first hybrid-only model, launched in Japan and North America in 2009, since when sales have reached close to 56,000 units. Introduction year.

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The new diesel model as well as the new revised X-TRAIL both go on sale 16 July in Japan. The Clean Diesel GT20 meets Japan’s Post New Long-term Regulations emissions standards. Following a full model change in August 2007, X-TRAIL has held the top position in the annual SUV sales in Japan for three consecutive years.

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In April, Nemaska Lithium announced that it had entered into an investment agreement with Japan-based SoftBank Group Corp. Founded in 2007, Nemaska Lithium is a vertically integrated development company, from spodumene mining to the commercialization of high purity lithium hydroxide and carbonate. Earlier post.).

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Researchers from Hokkaido University and their colleagues in Japan and Taiwan have more than doubled the ability of a material to transform wasted heat into usable electricity by significantly narrowing the space through which spread electrons move, according to a new open-access study published in the journal Nature Communications.

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Batteries accounted for 27% of global lithium consumption in 2012, up from 15% in 2007 and 8% in 2002. This is below the 2007 peak of US$6,500/t, but well above the US$2,000-3,000/t levels seen in the early 2000s. Roskill is an international metals and minerals market research firm.

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The loan was issued as part of the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, a $25 billion program authorized by Congress as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. It initially will be produced in Oppama, Japan, and will be equipped with lithium-ion batteries being produced in Zama, Japan.

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Honda’s wholly-owned solar cell subsidiary, began sales in Japan of two new residential-use solar cell modules with maximum output of 130W and 120W respectively, as well as a power conditioner with rated output of 5.5kW, adding to its lineup of home-use modules. The company will expand its business to regions outside Japan in the future.

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The name honors its predecessor, the FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle, introduced at the LA Auto Show in 2007. Honda will begin lease sales in Japan of this all-new Clarity Fuel Cell in March 2016. The sales price of Clarity Fuel Cell in Japan will be 7.66 Honda Motor Co., Earlier post.). kW/L—approximately a 60% improvement.

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Other investors in the C Round included Mitsubishi Heavy, Mitsui Kinzoku-SBI Material Innovation Fund, Mirai Creation Investment Limited Partnership and Eight Roads Ventures Japan. Since 2007, DENSO has provided power control units (PCUs) for hybrid and electric vehicles.

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In 2007 another TEPCO plant, the 8212 MW Kashiwazaki Kariwa plant had to be shutdown due to earthquake damage and the plant only started to come back into operation in 2009. Looking to the longer term, Japan has the third largest level of power generation capacity in the world, a quarter of which is generated by nuclear.

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GS Yuasa Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) launched a joint venture—Lithium Energy Japan—in 2007 to manufacture large-capacity and high-performance lithium-ion batteries for the i-MiEV. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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In 2011, the GE90 engine experienced its most successful year and accumulated airline and freighter operator commitments for 400 engines, surpassing the 250 engine commitments record from 2007. Snecma of France, Avio SpA of Italy and IHI Corporation of Japan are revenue-sharing participants in the GE90 program.

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GM’s Project Driveway program, launched in 2007, has accumulated nearly 3 million miles of real-world driving in a fleet of 119 hydrogen-powered vehicles, more than any other automaker. Honda began leasing of the Honda FCX in 2002 and has deployed 85 units in the US and Japan, including its successor, the FCX Clarity. Earlier post.).

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In recent years, the Bourns College of Engineering has also entered into global collaborative agreements with Tsinghua University in China, Hanbat University and Hanyang University, both in South Korea, and Tohoku University in Japan. DEER 2007 poster).

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After he returned to Japan, he began his academic career at Nagoya University as an associate professor. In 1995 Kosuge left Nagoya and joined Tohoku University , in Sendai, Japan, as a faculty member in the machine intelligence and system engineering department. In 1989 and 1990, he was a visiting research scientist at MIT.

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