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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Volvo Car Corporation is now ramping up production of the new Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid. After the initial batch of 1,000 model year 2013 cars, production will increase to 4,000-6,000 cars as of model year 2014. The two companies have financed the development project jointly. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 23, 2012

American Commercial Lines (ACL) will begin transporting crude oil by barge on the US inland waterways for MEG Energy (US) Inc. MEG Energy), a subsidiary of the Canadian oil sands company MEG Energy Corp. a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, to expand its fleet of 325 tank barges to meet mid-range demands.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Valence Technology has emerged from the Chapter 11 business reorganization process as a privately held company. Valence common stock (which traded over the counter with the symbol VLNCQ) was cancelled effective 13 November 2013. Applications range from commercial electric vehicles to industrial and marine equipment.

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JULY 29, 2014

Exelon Corporation will provide equity financing for 21 megawatts (MW) of Bloom Energy solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) projects at 75 commercial facilities in California, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. Exelon Corporation is the US’ leading competitive energy provider, with 2013 revenues of approximately $24.9

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FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Boston Metal, an MIT spin-off working to commercialize molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) for emissions-free metals and alloys production, announced that Vale and Energy Impact Partners have joined its Series B fundraising, closely following a $50M close announced in January. Sadoway founded Boston Electrometallurgical Corporation in 2012.

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AUGUST 12, 2016

Sumitomo Corporation together with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (collectively, SC Group) announced a strategic collaboration agreement with US Hybrid to grow US Hybrid’s fuel cell production business through the expansion of fuel cell stack production capacity. Earlier post.) US Hybrid FCe 80. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

Amprius will use the funds to commercialize its batteries and further develop the next generations of its advanced batteries. The company has demonstrated greater than 650 and 700 Wh/L batteries with its second-generation and third-generation technology platforms. Cui is a founder of the company.

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APRIL 30, 2014

The round was funded by new investors KLP Enterprises, the family office of Karen Pritzker and Michael Vlock, and Building Insurance Bern (GVB), the Swiss Insurance company, as well as existing investors, including Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates and the energy company Total. The cells are still in operation.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Daimler AG is taking a major step forward in its China strategy with the closing of the company’s 12% investment in long-standing partner BAIC Motor, the passenger car unit of Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC Group), one of the top automotive companies in China. BDNT); as well as sales companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2014

Sumitomo Corporation has developed and installed the first large-scale power storage system which utilizes used batteries collected from electric vehicles. This commercial scale storage system, built on Yume-shima Island, Osaka, will begin operating in February 2014. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 22, 2013

—Michimasa Fujino, president and CEO of Honda Aircraft Company. The Honda Aircraft customer service facility is located at the company’s world headquarters at the Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO) in Greensboro, N.C. The facility serves as a corporate base for the company’s customer service organization.

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

At that time, Mascoma, Valero, and Mascoma’s operating subsidiary, Frontier Renewable Resources LLC, jointly owned with natural resource management company, J.M. Construction of the Kinross facility is anticipated to start in the next three to six months and is expected to be completed by year-end 2013.

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MAY 30, 2014

Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation have jointly established a new company, Nippon Charge Service, LLC, to promote the installation of chargers for plug-in electric vehicles (PHVs, PHEVs, EVs). Honda Motor Co., Related industries are also expected to benefit.

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JULY 27, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation has entered an agreement with Ford Motor Company whereby Azure will integrate its proprietary plug-in hybrid (PHEV) technology into the Ford F-Series Super Duty product line. The Super Duty program will allow Azure to further expand its product line-up in its targeted medium duty commercial truck segment.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG), which includes automotive brands Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation, announced its long-term roadmap for hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technology: FCEV Vision 2030. The ‘FCEV Vision 2030’ roadmap will help Hyundai Motor Group and its suppliers invest approximately KRW 7.6 trillion (US$6.7

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

Sekisui , a multibillion dollar Japanese diversified chemicals company and LanzaTech report making significant progress on a waste-to-chemicals platform converting municipal solid waste (MSW) to ethanol or other new products. Garbage is an important resource.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Juniper GTL LLC President Vianney Valès announced the company will invest $100 million to renovate a dormant steam methane reformer in the Westlake, Louisiana area and convert it to a natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility, producing waxes, drilling fluids, diesel and naphtha. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 12, 2014

million investment will position the company to further capture growing demand for advanced jet engine parts. The Company projects a compounded annual commercial jet growth rate of 7% through 2019 and sees a current 9-year production order book at 2013 delivery rates. The 7,700 sq.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

Rental car company Avis Budget Group, Inc. has agreed to acquire car-sharing company Zipcar for $12.25 The transaction is subject to approval by Zipcar shareholders and other customary closing conditions, and is expected to be completed in the spring of 2013. The companies expect substantial synergies in fleet utilization.

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MAY 28, 2014

NuScale was selected as the sole awardee of the DOE round two funding in December of 2013. The company will use the funds to perform the engineering and testing needed to proceed through the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Design Certification Process.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

The time is not yet ripe for a commercial-scale microbial oil plant, however. However, in 2012, Neste Oil said that commercial-scale production was expected by 2015 at the earliest. The company noted that it was continuing extensive R&D work to develop new, long-term renewable inputs for NExBTL production. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

Toyota Tsusho Corporation announced today that Sales de Jujuy S.A., an Argentine lithium development company in which it owns a stake, has officially started lithium production at Salar de Olaroz in Jujuy Province, northwestern Argentina. The company plans to produce 17,500 tons of lithium carbonate annually. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 4, 2017

Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Company are forming SmartDeviceLink Consortium ( SDL ), a nonprofit organization working to manage an open-source software platform with the goal of giving consumers more choice in how they connect and control their smartphone apps on the road. Harman and QNX have signed Letters of Intent to join.

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JANUARY 19, 2013

A123 Systems expects that the agreements for the purchases of its assets by Wanxiang America Corporation and Navitas Systems LLC to close, pursuant to the terms set forth in the agreements, by 1 February 2013. Earlier post.). A123’s joint venture with Shanghai Automotive. million by Navitas Systems, a Woodridge, Ill.-based

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JANUARY 25, 2018

One company will focus on precursors; the other will produce cathodes. POSCO will hold a 60% stake in the cathodes company, with Huayou Cobalt holding 40%. The company also owns a nickel mine. The company has been active in cobalt and copper resources exploration and development in Africa since 2006.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Chevrolet will be debuting a new corporate slogan during the first game of Major League Baseball's World Series. The decade-old "Find New Roads" will be supplanted with “Together Let’s Drive” during a commercial for the Chevy Trax that’s focused on promoting the vehicle’s affordability. It was right for the times.

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

In the commercial area, the company also concentrates on the electrification of fleet vehicles, including heavy-duty trucks and vans. BARTA is the first major transportation authority in Pennsylvania to deploy fully electric vehicles, and the first in the US to deploy electric paratransit vehicles.

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MARCH 7, 2017

General Motors and Honda announced the executive structure for their recently established joint venture company, Fuel Cell System Manufacturing, LLC (FCSM). Suheb Haq of GM will serve as the first president of FCSM, and Tomomi Kosaka of Honda will be the new company’s vice president. Kosaka was president & CEO of Honda of America Mfg.,

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

In 2012, nearly 80% of total investment in the global fuel cell industry was made in US companies. Daimler, Ford, and Nissan joined forces to develop a common fuel cell system and launch commercial FCEVs as early as 2017. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report. Light duty vehicles.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

Ford Motor Company’s commercial vehicle investment in China will expand into the heavy truck business through a major acquisition: Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC)—in which Ford holds a 30% stake—will buy a 100% stake in Taiyuan Changan Heavy Truck Company. billion Yuan (approximately US$2.7

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AUGUST 3, 2013

The Biofuels Center of North Carolina has begun to shut down operations over a 90-day period and will close its doors by Thursday, 31 October 2013, due to the North Carolina General Assembly’s elimination of its funding in the state budget signed recently by Gov. Pat McCrory.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will begin verification testing of its newly developed wireless battery charging system for plug-in electric vehicles—such as plug-in hybrids and battery-electric vehicles—in late February in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Electric (Battery) Infrastructure Plug-ins'

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

Celanese Corporation, developer of a hydrocarbons-to-ethanol production process derived from its acetyl technology ( earlier post ) announced plans in June to enter the industrial ethanol market in China by revamping the market entry strategy to allow the company to enter 6-12 months sooner than originally planned. Earlier post.).

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MAY 21, 2014

The technology has been developed in collaboration with the Suzuki Motor Corporation. A ready-to-scale production line capable of manufacturing Gen4 fuel cells was commissioned in 2013 at SMILE FC System Corporation, the joint venture company established by Intelligent Energy and Suzuki in Yokohama, Japan.

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JANUARY 24, 2013

The lithium-ion battery system installed on the vehicle was developed by 4R Energy Corporation. The standard model of the ATLAS F24 Refrigerator Truck by Li-ion Battery is scheduled to go on sale in Japan in summer 2013. ATLAS F24 Refrigerator Truck by Li-ion Battery”. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 11, 2024

The company, which announced its FY2024 results on May 10, 2024, has reported record financial numbers for last fiscal. The manufacturer of passenger and commercial vehicles registered its highest-ever revenues (Rs 437.9K The company’s retail PV market share (Vahan) rose to 13.9% Tata Motors is on a roll. crore, up 9.4%

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JULY 27, 2018

the leading producer of flat-rolled aluminum products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminum, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corporation, a global supplier of aerospace and automotive rolled aluminum products, for approximately $2.6 Novelis Inc., billion including the assumption of debt.

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