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MAY 11, 2009

Insight sales in Japan from launch. Honda’s Insight ( earlier post ) ranked as the best-selling car among all new vehicle registrations in Japan in April—excluding mini-vehicles with displacement of less than 660cc—with sales of 10,481 units, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association.

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JUNE 4, 2009

South Korea plans to raise the fuel economy of locally-made vehicles to surpass future requirements being by the US and Japan, according to the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE). New passenger cars sold within the country in 2008 ran an average of 11.47 in 2012 from the current levels. L/100km)—up from 11.04

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JANUARY 6, 2010

According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), as of 2008, Japan had about 600,000 “next-generation” vehicles—including hybrids and electric vehicles—in service, representing 0.8% of Japan’s total fleet. Tags: Electric (Battery) Japan Policy. Technical challenges facing EVs. Source: JAMA.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

Major blast furnace steelmakers sharply reduced greenhouse gas emissions in fiscal 2008. But the progress is due largely to the sluggish economy, underscoring the difficulty of reducing greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining economic growth. The sharp decrease in emissions by the five automakers—Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co.,

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MARCH 5, 2013

Vehicle size, a key determinant of fuel economy, has shown a reduction in OECD countries, while the non-OECD trend is toward bigger vehicles. The analysis, an update of an earlier work using data from 2010 and 2011, found that the global average for light-duty vehicle fuel economy was 7.2 per year between 2005 and 2008.

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By comparison, Japan tops the list with 284 ships, followed by Norway, which has 102. China has already overtaken Japan as the world’s largest auto exporter, with BYD alone exporting more than 240,000 vehicles last year, making up about 80% of its global sales. to 8.7%,” Veson analyst Andrea de Luca told Reuters. “We

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The major driver of increased production and sales are the emerging economies, especially China. Greater fuel efficiency, along with the use of cleaner fuels, can help mitigate these impacts, although increases in the numbers of cars and the distances driven threaten to overwhelm fuel economy advances. trillion pkm in 2008.

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

Honda’s second-generation fuel cell vehicle, the FCX Clarity, launched in July 2008. Honda has deployed fuel cell vehicles in the US, Germany and Japan, including the FCX Clarity, which was named the 2009 World Green Car. The first production fuel cell vehicle, introduced to the US and Japan (December 2002).

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On Monday, Japan's Nippon Steel expressed its intention to purchase the United States Steel Corporation. Steel started mulling over larger offers from Japan. "We Steel’s stock valuation spiked dramatically in 2005 only to absolutely collapse in 2008 during the Great Recession. billion and the assumption of any debt. totaling $7.25

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Particularly during the surge of what was called the “knowledge-based economy” from 1991 to 2000, global economic productivity increased without parallel increases in energy use. Between 2004 and 2008, global energy intensity experienced its sharpest decline in 30 years, with an average annual growth rate of 1.87%.

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MARCH 29, 2010

Leveraging this agreement, Mazda plans to combine the hybrid system with its next-generation SKY direct-injection gasoline engine that is currently under development ( earlier post ) and intended for launch in 2011, and to develop and to manufacture a hybrid vehicle in Japan. Power split device.

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JANUARY 2, 2010

Japan has been pushing its domestic safety rules for those vehicles to be adopted as international standards since negotiations at the forum began in 2008. There are currently no global safety standards for hybrid and electric vehicles. The World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations will meet in Geneva 9-12 March 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

A study by Ricardo Strategic Consulting has concluded that while sluggish automotive demand in Europe, Japan and North America will be balanced by the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) markets through 2020, thereafter the ‘Rising-15’ nations become the engine for profitable growth—assuming political stability. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

below the record 2008 figures. The global financial crisis severely affected western economies, leading to large reductions in CO 2 emissions. lower in 2009 than in 2008. Similar figures apply to USA, Japan, France, Germany, and most other industrialized nations. This is less than half the drop predicted a year ago.

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JANUARY 6, 2010

As Japan aims to take its plug-in vehicle sales to 600,000 a year by 2020, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) has outlined the steps that will need to be taken to reach this goal. As of 2008, Japan had around 600,000 “next generation” vehicles on its roads – including hybrids and electric vehicles, making up [.].

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APRIL 1, 2010

Fuel economy will improve 15% on the SKY-G (gasoline-based) and 20% on the SKY-D (diesel-based) engines, with a simultaneous increase in torque. I can also reveal here and today that our next-generation mid-sized diesel car will achieve highway fuel economy of forty three miles per gallon. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JUNE 13, 2012

Emerging economies accounted for all of the net growth, with OECD demand falling for the third time in the last four years, led by a sharp decline in Japan. in the emerging economies. Nuclear output fell 4.3%, the largest decline on record driven by Japan (-44.3%) and Germany (-23.2%). globally, and 8.4% Renewables.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

The sluggish economy worldwide has few bright spots, but Japan can take some consolation with the news that its economic troubles have at least led to some environmental positives. In separate news, the Japan Iron and Steel Federation also reported that the country’s crude steel output dropped by 29.6

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

With this in mind, Mazda is working on the comprehensive improvement of base technologies using SKYACTIV drive and promoting its Building-Block Strategy in order to meet the company’s stated goal for 2015 of raising the average fuel economy of Mazda vehicles sold worldwide by 30% compared with 2008 levels. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 6, 2013

Monthly fuel economy of the retrofitted Honda Civic during the first 9 months of the fleet test. DOE researchers attributed the significant fuel economy reduction for May, June, and July as most likely being due to significant mountain driving and the likely use of the vehicle’s air conditioning. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 16, 2009

Kizashi is slated to begin sales in North America later this year as a 2010 model; Suzuki introduced a concept Kizashi at the New York Auto Show in 2008. Built at Suzuki’s new manufacturing facility in Sagara, Japan, the conventional 2010 Kizashi is equipped with a standard 2.4-liter liter DOHC inline four-cylinder engine.

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The IEEE Fellow was awarded the 2008 IEEE Medal of Honor for “pioneering technical roles in integrated-circuit processing, and leadership in the development of MOS memory, the microprocessor computer, and the semiconductor industry.” Intel cofounder Gordon E. Moore , the man behind Moore’s Law, died on 24 March at the age of 94.

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

Hydrates have the potential to contribute to long-term energy supplies within the United States as well as abroad; many large global economies that lack clean and secure energy supplies have potentially enormous hydrate resources. Japan, South Korea, India and China—have active methane hydrate research programs. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 29, 2011

The United States, which had maintained the top spot until 2008, fell another rung in 2010 to third with $34 billion. 2010 Edition examines how nations are faring in the increasingly stiff competition for private investment among the world’s leading economies, known collectively as the Group of Twenty (G-20). billion) and Italy ($13.9

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FEBRUARY 9, 2009

“In every planning scenario we built, our worst assumptions on the state of the global economy have been met or exceeded, with the continuing grip on credit and declining consumer confidence being the most damaging factors. Nissan sold a total of 731,000 vehicles worldwide in the October-to-December 2008 period, down 18.6%.

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JUNE 2, 2011

unit features: An offset crankshaft that helps improve fuel economy. liter EcoBoost engine will give consumers looking for hybrid-like fuel economy a new, more affordable choice. It was Ford’s largest small car month since May 2008. Faster cylinder block warm-ups save fuel, especially in cold weather. —Derrick Kuzak.

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AUGUST 15, 2014

A few regions (notably California, Japan and Germany) have committed significant funds to support the next crucial steps forward on infrastructure build-out. It appears that this is poised to happen in at least three places in the world: California, Germany and Japan. These partnerships are bringing key stakeholders together.

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

Sample percentages of adults aged 35 and older who agree with the statement “Today, the stigma of failure has disappeared” include: 57% in Germany; 55% in Japan; 47% in China; 37% in the US; and 23% in Brazil. US adults under age 35 are 63% more likely to agree than adults ages 35+ that “The share economy allows me to take more risks.”.

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JULY 20, 2012

savings stimulated by high oil prices led to a decrease of 3% in CO 2 emissions in the European Union and of 2% in both the United States and Japan. tonnes per capita, despite a decline due to the recession in 2008-2009, high oil prices and an increased share of natural gas. Japan (4%). the United States (16%). India (6%).

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MPGe fuel economy is rated at 61 mpg city/52 highway/57 combined using the electric battery and compressed hydrogen fuel. For perspective, China, which is far larger than California, has 250 stations and Japan, which is roughly the same size as California but populated by three times as many people, has 160 stations.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

liter concept Theta turbocharged gasoline direct injection (GDI) four-cylinder engine capable of developing as much as 286 hp (213 kW) while and delivering more than 30 highway mpg at the Los Angeles Auto show in 2008. Another major engineering challenge was to reduce internal friction to attain better fuel economy. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Previewed as a development project at the last IAA in 2008, the F2 range, which is designed for operation at up to 3,000 bar, provides an affordable way for manufacturers to meet many global emissions regulations including Euro VI, US10 and Japan PNLTR, Delphi says.

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MARCH 16, 2016

The report addresses topics related to the evolution of vehicle technology and its deployment, the development of alternative fuels and energy sources, the impacts of driver behavior, and the implications of all of these factors on future GHG emissions in the United States, Europe, China, and Japan.

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JULY 31, 2011

The deal makes Korea the first country to do battery business with Bolivia.About 10 countries including the US, Japan, France and Brazil competed to partner with the Latin American nation, the state-run mineral developer said. The scale of investment and the launch date of the JV are still to be settled.

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MARCH 11, 2009

Toyota launched of the Prius in late 1997 in the Japan market, and in the US in July 2000. July 2007 saw the arrival of the second-generation 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid SUV. The first-generation US Prius was a low-volume vehicle (12,000 produced annually).

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Currently, India is importing 100% of lithium-ion batteries from China, Europe, the US and Japan. In 2008, on 27 June 2018, Exide Industries Ltd announced its joint venture (JV) agreement with Leclanché to build lithium-ion batteries and energy storage solutions to power the growth of India’s electric vehicle market.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

reducing displacement to improve fuel economy and offsetting the resulting loss of power and torque via charging—is an effective approach to reducing fuel consumption, Mazda has chosen a different route. Raising the compression ratio in a gasoline engine increases its thermal efficiency, thus improving fuel economy.

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