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MAY 13, 2010

More than half of the 1,300 patents filed by General Motors Co. in 2009 are green innovations, evidence of the rapid development by GM researchers and engineers. This innovation could help to reduce the cost of diesel and other lean-burning engine technology in the future, while also keeping them safe for the environment.

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JULY 29, 2009

Piaggio has introduced the refreshed 2009 range of the Ape Calessino, including a new electric version powered by lithium-ion batteries. V, 31 Ah cells and an 18 kW AC motor. V, 31 Ah cells and an 18 kW AC motor. Ape Calessino Electric Lithium. Click to enlarge. kWh Li-ion battery pack built with 3.7

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Founded in 2009, Visedo specializes in electric powertrains and components for heavy-duty machinery, commercial vehicles and the marine industry. Visedo electric machines are based on synchronous reluctance assisted permanent magnet technology (SRPM)—combining the benefits from PM and synchronous reluctance motor technologies.

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OCTOBER 9, 2016

Clearpath will use the funding to grow the company’s industrial division, OTTO Motors , launched in 2015 to focus on self-driving vehicles for material transport inside manufacturing and warehouse operations. Factories operate like small indoor cities, complete with roads, traffic, intersections and pedestrians.

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MARCH 4, 2009

Nissan Motor Co., In 2009, the Yokohama Mobility Project Zero has the following scope: Measures to promote Eco-Drive Management System (EMS). Quantitative study on the positive impact of the Project to the environment, in collaboration with Tokyo University, and public education campaign.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Toyota Motor North America Research and Development (TMNA R&D) has received the first hydrogen tanks to be used in the project. Its cylinders are certified to these US and international standards: ISO 11119, EC79/2009, METI-KHK hydrogen standards, SAE J2579, CSA B-51, and 2010 ASME Section X Class III. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Main application areas for SiC Schottky diodes are active Power Factor Correction (CCM PFC) in Switched-Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) and other AC/DC and DC/DC power conversion applications such as solar inverters and motor drives. This also contributes to reduced system level energy requirements to provide an appropriate cooling environment.

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MARCH 23, 2011

Universal Lubricants and the Association of Independent Oil Distributors (AIOD) have created a strategic supply and distribution relationship that will enable the association’s members to sell the Universal’s ECO ULTRA motor oil—made with up to 85% recycled oil—to professional installers across the country. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 5, 2013

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveiled the MITSUBISHI Concept GR-HEV (Grand Runner-HEV) diesel-electric hybrid pickup truck and the MITSUBISHI Concept CA-MiEV (Compact and Advanced-MiEV) concept models at the 83 rd Geneva International Motor Show. Concept GR-HEV. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 7, 2010

Renault held a “2010 Environment Workshop” last week to showcase its progress across its range of vehicles’ full lifecycle through the Renault eco² program. dCi (type K9K) diesel is the brand’s best-selling engine with almost 900,000 units manufactured in 2009, in Valladolid (Spain) and Bursa (Turkey). New-generation 1.5 dCi engines.

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APRIL 9, 2019

of CO 2 per km from 2016, according to final data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). While all van manufacturers respected their specific emission targets in 2017, three car manufacturers (Automobili Lamborghini, Mazda Motor Corporation and Société des Automobiles Alpine), representing together 1.4% in 2016 to 1.5%

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Thai consumer interest in the environment and energy-saving technologies has been growing, and the start of production and sales of Prius—the first time the third-generation Prius has been produced outside Japan—follows the start of Thai production and sales of the Camry Hybrid sedan in 2009.

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JULY 1, 2015

Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., and Honda Motor Co., have agreed on key details of their joint support project for the development of hydrogen station infrastructure in Japan. Earlier post.) There are currently 19 member companies/organizations, including energy infrastructure companies as well as automakers.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The joint venture between GM China, SAIC and Wuling Motors will begin construction of its new facility early next year, pending relevant government approvals. In 2009, it became the first vehicle manufacturer in China to sell 1 million vehicles in a calendar year. billion (US$1 billion) first phase is scheduled to open in 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Japanese car giant Toyota has released its 2009 sustainability report as it looks to reduce the impact it has on the environment. The report covering April 2008 – March 2009 shows that the company is achieving year-on-year reductions in CO2 emissions and step up its use of green energy.

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AUGUST 28, 2013

founded in 2009 out of MIT ( earlier post ), is an emerging technology company headquartered working to develop the first fully active, regenerative suspension for the automotive, trucking, mass transit, and defense industries. Levant’s proprietary fluid porting geometries allow for the Gerotor to perform efficiently in a damper environment.

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JULY 3, 2013

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that as of the end of June, worldwide cumulative sales of the Prius gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle (generations I, II and III) passed the 3-million mark. The second generation followed in 2003, and the third generation in 2009. TMC launched the Prius in 1997. mpg US to 89.4

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JULY 8, 2010

Bosch has already established a complete product portfolio for hybrid and electric powertrains including core components such as the power electronics, high-torque electric motors and chargers. Work is underway to prepare series production of power electronics components in Reutlingen and of electric motors in Hildesheim. Pack price.

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MAY 15, 2012

Honda Motor Co., Representing the evolution of the U3-X personal mobility device that Honda announced in 2009 ( earlier post ), UNI-CUB features Honda‘s proprietary balance control technology and an omni-directional driving wheel system: Honda Omni Traction (HOT) Drive System. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 21, 2011

While most car manufacturers have already met their individual 2012 CO 2 targets for Europe, several carmakers need to make their fleets even more carbon-efficient to meet the 2012 target, according to updated data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Road transport is responsible for 17.5% gCO 2 /km.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The Ashwoods motor generator unit. Current customers of Ashwoods’ Hybrid Transit vans include Riverford Organics, the Environment Agency, Transport for London and the Borders Agency, plus the councils of Camden, Coventry, Gateshead, Hackney, Islington, Leeds and Liverpool. Click to enlarge. Hybrid drive. Stop/start.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

Parliament’s Environment Committee argues that MEPs should veto plans to relax the limits because this would undermine the enforcement of existing EU standards. September 2009: 180 mg/km (Euro 5). January 2005: 250 mg/km (Euro 4). September 2014: 80 mg/km (Euro 6).

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

Likewise, any excess energy can be put into the battery via an electric motor for use to minimize turbo lag and therefore make the car faster. Equally, we recover kinetic energy under braking, through another electric motor connected to the battery. Daimler won the Dewar Trophy in 1909 for two sleeve-valve engines of 22.8 hp and 34.4

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

Demand is expected to rise as a result of a new law that will only allow trucks that are compliant with California’s Truck and Bus Regulation to be registered by the Department of Motor Vehicles. It has provided funding for CVRP, HVIP and projects that demonstrate advanced emission reduction vehicle technologies since 2009.

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JUNE 21, 2010

The aerobatic plane incorporates technologies such as lightweight composite structures that reduce the weight of the airframe and compensate for the additional weight of the batteries, four brushless electric motors with counter-rotating propellers, and high energy-density Lithium-ion batteries.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

For each setting, the authors of the study compared a business-as-usual 2030 projection (without policies for reduction of greenhouse gases) with alternative scenarios: lower-carbon-emission motor vehicles, increased active travel, and a combination of the two. Woodcock et al. James Woodcock et al.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

It already is highly productive, following a 50% capacity upgrade in June 2009 from half-a-million barrels per day (bpd) to 750,000 bpd of Arabian Extra Light crude. To generate the additional 729 MW of power, GE is supplying 11 gas turbine-generators, 44 compressors, motors and services.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Yet current transport patterns, based primarily on private motorised vehicles, generates many social, environmental and economic costs, accounting for more than half of global liquid fossil fuel consumption and nearly a quarter of the world's energy related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (IEA, 2009).

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JANUARY 9, 2011

The collaborative research will pursue integrated ways to enhance safety, involving the vehicle, driver and traffic environment. In September 2010, the US Department of Transportation released updated 2009 fatality and injury data showing that highway deaths fell to 33,808 for the year, the lowest number since 1950. over 2008 levels.

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MAY 11, 2010

Nissan Motor Co. Led by Kanagawa Prefecture, which is actively promoting the widespread adoption of electric vehicles, the project will be launched to realize “Environmentally-advanced Tourist Site: Hakone” which achieves both protection of natural environment and promotion of tourism, and to expand the EV use in Hakone area.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

He moved to Saab as Executive Director Design in 2000 and was also given responsibility for Advanced Design at General Motors Europe in 2003. He became Head of Sales Germany for the Volkswagen brand in 2000, Board Member for Sales at Škoda Auto in 2004, Head of Sales Volkswagen Genuine Parts in 2009, and Head of Group Services in 2011.

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APRIL 20, 2011

Honda Motor Co., In March 2009, Honda and Saitama Prefecture concluded an agreement to collaborate on environmental issues. This setup will allow Honda to do extensive testing on the technological capabilities and operational requirements of the Solar Hydrogen Station in a real-world urban environment.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Honda will continue research and development of the device including experiments in a real-world environment to verify the practicality of the device. Honda is planning to showcase the U3-X at the 41 st Tokyo Motor Show 2009 which will begin on 24 October 2009 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

Honda Motor Co., On 15 December, Honda announced a similar Electric Vehicle Testing Program in the US, featuring the first public test drive of a Fit EV prototype and an Accord Sedan test vehicle outfitted with a new two-motor plug-in hybrid system. The plug-in hybrid electric test vehicle for Japan. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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MAY 14, 2012

The solutions—which leverage a number of key technologies such as permanent magnet motor technologies; linear motor technology; and high speed, low speed and low abrasion technology—will enable downhole pumping systems to be deployed where they presently cannot be, according to the company. ZiLift Ltd.

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AUGUST 6, 2009

The EcoCAR competition, along with its headline sponsors—the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors (GM)—challenges 17 universities across the US and Canada to redesign and reengineer a 2009 Saturn VUE to further minimize fuel consumption and reduce emissions. Earlier post.). Oge, Director of OTAQ.

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