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JUNE 4, 2013

For the first five months of 2013, ZOE posted a combined 2,830 registrations, making it the best-selling electric vehicle in France, accounting for 73% of the electric passenger car market. of the electric light commercial vehicle (LCV) market. of the electric light commercial vehicle (LCV) market. accounted for 83.6%

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

Among the top-level findings was that Model year 2013 vehicles achieved an average of 24.1 Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years; average carbon dioxide emissions are also at a record low of 369 g/mile in model year 2013. MY 2013 adjusted fuel economy is 24.1 l/100 km)—a 0.5 Source: EPA.

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OCTOBER 11, 2014

EPA obtains the detailed data supporting the report directly from automobile manufacturers; the agency has been collecting and maintaining these data since 1975. The combined production of alternative fueled vehicles has increased from under 1,200 in MY 2010, to nearly 105,000 in MY 2013. —EPA 2014 Trends report.

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

There’s no denying that electric cars have lots of torque from standstill, meaning they can out-accelerate most cars in the stop-light derby to 30 mph. Automobile Magazine’s Ezra Dyer. But what happens beyond that?

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

in 2013 and 0.4% California’s ZEV mandate requires automobile companies to produce for sale a certain percentage of zero emission vehicles, such as electric and hydrogen fuel cell. By 2025, approximately 15% of all new light-duty vehicles sold in the state must be either electric or fuel-cell powered.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

For its part, EPA is withdrawing the Clean Air Act preemption waiver it granted to the State of California in January 2013 as it relates to California’s GHG and ZEV programs. The action finalizes parts of the SAFE Vehicles Rule that was first proposed on 2 August 2018. Earlier post.) criteria pollutants—is not affected by the action.

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APRIL 9, 2019

Average CO 2 emissions of new light commercial vehicles (vans) dropped by 7.5 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% g CO 2 /km from 2016. g CO 2 /km.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Source: Crane (2013).Click The first rapid prototype of their Thermoelectric Generator (TEG) for light vehicle applications is on display at Tenneco’s booth at the 2013 Frankfurt IAA Motor Show. For light duty passenger vehicles, the fuel economy improvement must be measured over the US06 cycle. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 9, 2014

The combined average age of all light vehicles on the road in the U.S. Total light vehicles in Operation (VIO) in the US reached a record level of more than 252,700,000—an increase of more than 3.7 We attribute this to a number of factors, including the economy and the increasing quality of today’s automobiles. million (1.5

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APRIL 20, 2013

China automaker JAC (Jianghuai Automobile Co) will sign a cooperation agreement on the export of 2,000 battery electric vehicles with US-based GreenTech Automotive Corp. In February 2013, a sample EV was sent to the US for testing and performance inspections. GTA) to develop the US electric vehicle market.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Transport ministers from Germany, Austria and the Netherlands announced in 2013 that they would be creating this cross-border corridor and have subsequently demonstrated an unprecedented level of co-operation across ministries, motorway operators and the automotive industry to prepare the corridor for public use in 2015. billion (US$9.2

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

percent stake in SGL Carbon SE, reflecting its strengthening of focus on lightweight construction and the use of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) in automobile manufacture. The BMW i3, the BMW Group’s first series-produced electric vehicle, will be released on the market in 2013, followed by the BMW i8 sports car in 2014.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

JMC currently manufactures light commercial vehicles and SUVs, including the Ford Transit which it has been producing since 1995. As part of the agreement, JMC will pay cash for the 80% stake currently held by China Changan Automobile and the 20% holding of China South Industries Group Corporation. billion Yuan (approximately US$2.7

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FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Honda continued the expansion of its manufacturing operations in North America with the production start of the redesigned 2015 Honda Fit at a new, automobile plant of Honda de Mexico, S.A. The start-up of the Celaya Plant increases Honda’s annual automobile production capacity in North America to approximately 1.92 million units.

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APRIL 9, 2023

EN Automation En Automation was established in 2013. Our BLDC motors uses high speed ball bearings with housing made either of aluminum (for light weight applications) or steel for heavy duty applications. ARROW TECHNOLOGIES DESIGNER, DEVELOPER OF MOTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. Both the series uses hall sensor based commutation.

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AUGUST 1, 2013

The 250,000 square-foot manufacturing facility, located in the Town of Fletcher, currently employs more than 600 local residents and produces state-of-the-art brake calipers for automobiles and light trucks.

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JULY 26, 2014

As Audi outlined this type of piloted driving functionality at CES in 2013 ( earlier post ), the system is based on the functionality of Audi adaptive cruise control with Stop & Go, extended by adding the component of lateral guidance. The car is braked to a stop and the hazard warning lights are activated.

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

Honeywell and key suppliers will invest approximately $300 million to increase production capacity for HFO-1234yf, its low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant for mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems in automobiles. 2013 have a GWP below 150. Earlier post.) HFO-1234yf’s GWP is 99.9%

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MARCH 22, 2016

Honeywell has entered into a supply agreement and technology license with an Indian manufacturer to produce Honeywell Solstice yf, an automobile refrigerant with a global warming potential of less than 1.

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JUNE 8, 2023

in 2022, with gross sales of 105,756, in line with the Automobile Information Analysis & Information Middle. GM has introduced plans to speculate akin to $2 billion at Arlington Meeting since 2013, and has dedicated to spending greater than $31 billion throughout its U.S. Arlington follows funding bulletins this age in Flint, Mich.,

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JANUARY 23, 2014

AGC) to increase production for HFO-1234yf, a new refrigerant for automobiles with a global warming potential (GWP) of less than 1. 2013, have a global-warming potential (GWP) below 150. Honeywell has entered into a supply agreement with Asahi Glass Company Ltd. This GWP is 99.9% Europe and Asia.

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JUNE 17, 2013

Jointly with Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., and Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Honda’s automobile production and sales joint venture companies in China, Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Honda will sequentially expand application of the Earth Dreams technology to other models. Connected technologies.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

San Francisco lets in drivers and automobiles, takes fingerprints, drug-tests drivers and problems a written examination, amongst alternative necessities. Greater passenger automobiles, corresponding to vehicles and buses, move thru many towns and are due to this fact subjected to circumstance rules.

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APRIL 19, 2013

Start-Stop systems help reduce fuel consumption as the engine shuts off when the vehicle comes to a stop in traffic or at a red light. The 12-volt battery will continue to provide power to the vehicle starter, interior and exterior lights, and entertainment systems such as radios and DVD players.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

By the year 2020, the number of worldwide installed, radar-supported driver assistance systems is forecast to rise from presently about 14 million to more than 40 million; the Blind Spot Detection system will play a decisive role in this context (Strategy Analytics 2013). billion in the business year 2013/2014.

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JUNE 16, 2011

Ford Motor Company’s passenger car joint venture in China, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA), broke ground for a new engine plant in Chongqing. The US$500-million investment will more than double CFMA’s annual engine production capacity in China to 750,000 units when it comes online in 2013.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

All of the conventional, gasoline-powered 2013 Accords now on sale in the United States are equipped with a new Earth Dreams Technology powertrain, either a direct-injected 2.4-liter Manufactured at Honda’s automobile engine plant in Anna, Ohio, both of these engines were named to Ward’s 10 Best Engines list for 2013.

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JULY 22, 2011

The investment will be used to expand the Corning Shanghai Company Limited (CSCL) facility and to increase its capacity to manufacture emissions control substrates for light-duty (automotive) passenger vehicles. This expansion is expected to be complete and operational in the third quarter of 2013.

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OCTOBER 21, 2014

Daimler has terminated the share-price hedge it initiated in 2013 and has sold its stake in Tesla of approximately 4%. In 2014, Mercedes-Benz sold more automobiles with hybrid drive than all other German manufacturers combined, although far less than Toyota, which currently has about 80% hybrid share in Europe.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

For the smartphone application, GM engineers can connect the smartphone to the vehicle’s audio and video display systems to integrate notifications into the automobile. When fully connected to the automobile’s computer system, these devices also can relay information already being collected by sensors throughout the automobile.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Green automobile technology has a unique history that affects strategies for both navigating “patent pollution” (i.e. Because green automobile technology has its roots in the 19 th century, there is prior art relating to clean automobiles going back more than one hundred years. This is not true in court.

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JANUARY 21, 2016

—John Mendel, executive vice president, Automobile Division, American Honda Motor. Features include the Honda Sensing suite of safety and driver assistive technologies, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, LED exterior lighting and 18-inch aluminum alloy wheels. Next-generation plug-in hybrid. Hydrogen refueling station network.

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OCTOBER 23, 2015

In 2013, 3,154 people died and 424,000 others were injured in motor vehicle crashes on US roads involving driver distraction, says the US Department of Transportation. The studies are fifth and sixth since 2013 by University of Utah psychologists and funded by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Strayer, Joel M. Strayer, Joel M.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The C4 Cactus AIRFLOW 2L project was conducted as part of the “2l/100 km vehicle” program set up by the Plateforme de la Filière Automobile, an industry group. LED light modules at front and rear replace the existing lights. l/100 km (76 mpg US). The vehicle substructure has been entirely streamlined.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Ford’s joint venture, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Ltd (CFMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding today with the Chongqing Municipal Government to build a new engine plant in Chongqing. Construction of the new plant is planned to begin next year, with engine production starting in 2013. The US$ 500 million (RMB 3.4

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OCTOBER 29, 2016

Automakers that sell or lease a yearly average of more than 4,500 new vehicles (all light models combined) will be subject to the ZEV standard. The target will be calculated by applying a percentage to the total number of light vehicles each manufacturer sells in Québec.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

It is the first Infiniti automobile to have a powertrain comprising a diesel engine and automatic transmission from the cooperation with Daimler. tons) is supplied to Nissan and the Nissan Atlas F24 light-duty truck (payload 1.5 tons) is supplied to Mitsubishi Fuso.

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