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UAW targets Tesla in future plans to bargain with ‘Big Five or Six’

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Earlier this month, Fain also called workers at Tesla, Toyota, Honda and others “UAW members of the future,” highlighting his ambitions to boost membership to include the automakers. UAW President: Tesla workers are union “members of the future” Tesla and other automakers, such as Toyota and Volkswagen, have U.S.

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Fuji Heavy Industries to change company name to Subaru Corporation

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the manufacturer of Subaru vehicles, will change its company name to Subaru Corporation with effect from 1 April 2017 (tentatively). In its mid-term management vision “Prominence 2020” announced in May 2014, FHI set a corporate vision for 2020 of being “a high-quality company that is not big in size but has distinctive strength”.

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Bosch, GS Yuasa, and Mitsubishi Corporation to set up JV for next generation lithium-ion batteries

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and Mitsubishi Corporation have agreed to work together on the next generation of high-performance lithium-ion batteries. These batteries are fundamental for future forms of mobility, such as plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicles. Operations are planned to start in the beginning of 2014.

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National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS) and Dongfeng Motor Corporation enter strategic cooperation, focused on new energy vehicles

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National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS)—the rebirthed Saab—and Dongfeng Motor Corporation (Dongfeng) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to achieve global industrial synergies. Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM) is the third biggest Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan, Hubei Province.

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Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL fuel cell vehicle cracks 300,000 kilometer mark; Daimler receives f-cell Award 2014

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Bottom: Development status of a future stack as of early 2013. The significantly more compact dimensions will mean that the future fuel cell system can be accommodated in the engine compartment of a conventional vehicle. Top: The fuel cell system of the Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL. Click to enlarge.

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Future Cars: Concept EVs for 2023 and Beyond

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Faraday Future FF 91. If you’ve been napping the past couple months and missed these concepts, you may have missed a glimpse of the future of electric vehicles. Faraday Future has gotten to the “production intent” stage with its FF 91. Faraday Future FF 91 Futurist. The short history of Faraday Future (b.2016)

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Toyota develops electrolyzer using Mirai technology; deploying at DENSO plant

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The equipment will be put into operation this March at a DENSO Fukushima Corporation plant, which will serve as a technology implementation venue to promote its widespread use going forward. Toyota has been using hydrogen for FCEVs, FC stationary generators, production at plants, etc.

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