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These latest safety advances reflect a global vision announced by Honda global CEO Toshihiro Mibe in April 2021 to strive for both zero traffic collision fatalities involving Honda motorcycles and automobiles globally by 2050 and carbon-neutrality for its products and corporate activities by 2050.

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MARCH 18, 2022

Combined with the recently introduced Wärtsilä 32 Methanol engine and the company’s well-proven retrofit and system integration capabilities, MethanolPac enables Wärtsilä to deliver methanol-capable fuel and power systems across a wide range of vessel segments. © Wärtsilä Corporation.

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APRIL 12, 2019

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, has achieved sales of 200,000 units worldwide since its launch in 2013. It also has been Europe’s best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle for continuously over the past four years (2015-2018). liter gasoline engine.

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

With an expanded sensory range around the entire vehicle, Honda Sensing 360 removes blind spots to enhance collision avoidance, while also reducing driver burden. The US application of Honda Sensing 360 is part of a global strategy announced by Honda Motor Co., that will begin in China in 2022.

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JULY 12, 2023

Achates first received ARPA-E funding for OP GCI engine development in 2015. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) With a minimum power output of 270HP, the new engine will demonstrate a pathway to meet Tier 3 Bin 125 criteria emissions. First fire and controls commissioning were recently completed, along with early-stage test phases.

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MAY 22, 2016

China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) has raised $400 million through the first Green Bond sale on the offshore market from a Chinese automobile company to support the design, development and production of range-extended electric vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the LondonTaxi Company (LTC), manufacturer of the iconic London Black Cab.

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JULY 25, 2020

The BMW Group has been working with Toyota Motor Corporation on fuel cell drive systems since 2013. Since summer 2015, the BMW Group has been testing development vehicles based on the BMW 5 Series GT, which are equipped with a jointly developed fuel cell system.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will stage the world premiere of the FCV-R, a practical sedan-type next-generation hydrogen fuel-cell concept vehicle, at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. Toyota calls this concept model “ a highly practical fuel-cell vehicle ” that is planned for launch in about 2015. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 16, 2020

The Renault City K-ZE, introduced in 2019, was the sixth all-electric vehicle in the Renault range. JMEV was created in 2015. Regarding combustion-engined passenger cars, Groupe Renault has entered into a preliminary agreement with Dongfeng Motor Corporation under which Renault transfers its shares to Dongfeng.

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JULY 18, 2019

Groupe Renault and Jiangling Motors Corporation Group (JMCG) announced the official establishment of their joint venture to further promote the development of the EV industry in China, following a first agreement on 20 December 2018. Set up in 2015, JMEV is a subsidiary of the JMCG.

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APRIL 8, 2011

Lithium Technology Corporation (LTC) ( earlier post ) has entered into a strategic alliance with Frazer-Nash Research Ltd. (FN The initial amount of cells will be used to build a test fleet of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles with range extender as well as a certain number of Electric Vehicles for an Asian vehicle manufacturer.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

After a successful pilot project in Stuttgart, chark—an in-car delivery service and a corporate start-up project of Lab1886, Daimler AG’s global innovation incubator—is expanding to Berlin. The Corporate-Start-up is working on chark together with Last-Mile Logistics Liefery.

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

Toyota Motor Corporation conducted a survey of accidents occurring in parking lots involving three models in Japan (the Alphard, the Vellfire, and the Prius) equipped with the Intelligent Clearance Sonar (ICS) system—a system which helps to prevent or mitigate collision damage in parking spaces.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Mazda Motor Corporation announced “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030,” a new long-term vision for technology development that looks ahead to the year 2030. Under Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030, Mazda aims to reduce corporate average well-to-wheel carbon dioxide emissions to 50% of 2010 levels by 2030, and achieve a 90% reduction by 2050.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These initiatives are further steps toward achieving the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050, introduced in 2015. —Gill Pratt, chief scientist of Toyota Motor Corporation and CEO of Toyota Research Institute. If you include incentives available this year (2020), the TCO of a long-range BEV is much higher.

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JULY 19, 2019

and Toyota Motor Corporation have signed an agreement for the joint development of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Since 2015 onwards, BYD’s sales of BEVs and PHEVs have been ranked first in the world for four consecutive years. BYD Company Ltd.

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APRIL 25, 2021

As a former top corporate subject matter expert, I took a very deep made myself a environmental resource for others in my reincarnation as The Creative Greenius and author of this blog. kW solar PV system on our own house in 2015. I started learning about, writing about, and promoting electric cars in 2007. Installing the 5.2

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MAY 15, 2019

Under the new partnership, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation will each invest €64 million and €16 million, respectively, for a total combined investment of €80 million in Rimac. It has since grown rapidly, with its expertise ranging from high-performance electric powertrains to various control technologies and battery systems.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2015

in Japan, as previously announced by Ballard on 27 October 2015. Ballard intends to use the proceeds from the financing for general corporate purposes, including the potential funding of future acquisitions or investments in complementary businesses, products or technologies. Earlier post.). Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

The sixth annual analysis conducted by T&E, the European Federation for Transport and Environment, of new car CO 2 emissions in Europe ( 2011 Cars & CO 2 Report: How clean are Europe’s cars ) found that Volvo Car Corporation led the pack with a CO 2 reduction of 9%. —2011 Cars & CO 2 Report. Source: T&E. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 21, 2017

Goodman moves from his position as Senior Vice President Corporate Communication at Volvo Cars. Volvo Cars acquired 100% of Polestar Performance in July 2015, having worked together in motorsport since 1996. Ingenlath has been the inspiration behind Volvo’s award winning design renaissance in recent years.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Toyota Motor Corporation announced that the total global number of vehicles equipped with Toyota Safety Sense (TSS), the Toyota-developed preventive safety package, has reached the 10 million unit mark approximately three and a half years after its March 2015 introduction.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Volkswagen Group took the top spot again as the world’s most sustainable automaker in RobecoSAM AG’s 2015 annual review of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). RobecoSAM invited the world’s largest 3,400 companies from developed and emerging markets to take part in its annual Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA).

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JANUARY 16, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation today made a strategic investment of €100 million (US $110 million) in a new partnership with Arrival , a UK-based electric vehicle startup ( earlier post ). Founded in 2015, Arrival has production plants and R&D centers in the US, Germany, Tel Aviv, Russia and the UK.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Construction is planned to commence in the fourth quarter of 2014 and the plant, which will process an average 40,000 tons of CO 2 -rich gas from the refinery yearly, is expected to be completed and fully operational by the fourth quarter of 2015. —Jussi Hintikka, Vice President in Energy in Neste Oil.

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JUNE 19, 2014

California-based US Hybrid Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (HCATT) for the design, integration and delivery of its H 2 Ride Fuel Cell Plug-In Shuttle Bus for operation by the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency’s (MTA) HELE-ON Big Island bus service. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 11, 2016

In 2012, Sumitomo Metal Industries merged with Nippon Steel to form Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, the third largest steel manufacturer in the world as of 2015. In 2015, Sumitomo Riko established Sumiriko FC Seal Co., to manufacture and stably supply fuel cell (FC) components for fuel cell vehicles (FCV).

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Approximately 100,000 Volkswagen and Audi four-cylinder diesel cars of the model years 2009-2015 were sold in Canada. Corporate officials can be prosecuted if they authorize, accept or participate in any violation of CEPA, 1999, or its regulations. Violators may also have to forfeit any profits earned as a result of an offence.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The 4kW stack from Intelligent Energy offers power for other applications, including range extension for battery-powered electric vehicles, four wheel vehicles and auxiliary power—especially for diesel replacement. The trial is being run at no cost to the Met, with the loan of the vehicles from Suzuki Motor Corporation.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Corporate Cash The idea of private digital currencies goes back to at least 1994, when the late Edward de Bono wrote of the “IBM dollar.” In de Bono’s vision, “large manufacturing corporations” should create their own currencies, which could be used to buy their products.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

Infineon Technologies AG and International Rectifier Corporation signe d a definitive agreement under which Infineon will acquire International Rectifier for $40 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3 billion.

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

Ballard intends to use the proceeds from the financing for general corporate purposes, including potentially funding of future acquisitions or investments in complementary businesses, products or technologies. The deal is expected to close in early November 2015. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 20, 2014

Volvo Trucks is expanding its model range in Europe with a new version of the Volvo FE running entirely on natural gas. Right now the focus is on working together with the various public authorities and private corporations to draw up the relevant rules and create the right preconditions for positive development. Volvo FE CNG.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

—Thad Ewald, Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Cummins Inc. The NEXO, Hyundai’s second-generation fuel cell electric vehicle with a range of more than 610 kilometers, is a versatile, three-row SUV that emits clean water vapor and even purifies the air while driving.

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JANUARY 6, 2015

Visteon Corporation unveiled a connected vehicle equipped with Verizon’s LTE Multicast technology at the 2015 International CES. LTE Multicast enables faster, more efficient delivery of content to connected vehicles, and is based on Enhanced Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS).

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MAY 1, 2014

The Milken Institute Global Conference is the perfect place to bring together energy providers, investors and a broad range of leaders to discuss how we can work together to make this technology a reality. The company has committed to introducing a zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell sedan (FCV) by 2015. —Chris Hostetter.

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MAY 19, 2014

A 300- to 500-meter electric road may be built for test operations in central Gothenburg during 2015. —Niklas Gustavsson, Executive Vice President, Corporate Sustainability & Public Affairs of the Volvo Group. In 2015, a new bus line, ElectriCity, will become operational between Chalmers and Lindholmen in Gothenburg.

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