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JUNE 26, 2015

The application process for the fourth (2015) BASF/VW “ Science Award for Electrochemistry ” ( earlier post ) is now open. Researchers have until 24 July 2015 to apply. The International Science Award offers total prize money of €100,000, including €50,000 for the first rank.

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MAY 18, 2016

Suzuki announcement that it has found “some discrepancies” between the automobile emission and fuel efficiency testing methodology it has used in Japan and the requirements from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The issues do not apply to products sold under the Suzuki badge outside of Japan.

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APRIL 28, 2015

In a policy update, the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) reports that Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) have finalized new proposed fuel economy standards for light- and medium-duty commercial vehicles with gross vehicle weights less than 3.5

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

JERA & Uniper are collaborating to facilitate the development of the initial production of 2 MTPA of clean ammonia with expansion potential up to 8 MTPA, to accelerate the production and supply of zero-carbon fuels from the US for use in the US, Europe, Japan, and greater Asia. —Steven Winn, CEO of JERA Americas Inc.

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MAY 15, 2017

A new international study has found that laboratory tests of nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel vehicles significantly underestimate the real-world emissions by as much as 50%. The research, led by the International Council on Clean Transportation and Environmental Health Analytics, LLC., —Chris Malley.

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OCTOBER 28, 2018

They estimated that 9–23 million and 5–10 million annual asthma emergency room visits globally in 2015 could be attributable to ozone and PM 2.5 , respectively, representing 8–20% and 4–9% of the annual number of global visits, respectively. Anenberg, Daven K. Henze, Veronica Tinney, Patrick L. Kinney, William Raich, Neal Fann, Chris S.

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

The Honda FCV Concept ( earlier post ) will make its North American debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. The Honda FCV Concept made its world debut in Japan on 17 November, followed by an announcement that Honda will provide FirstElement Fuel with $13.8 Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 2, 2013

OPT) to provide the final design and supply of key components of a PowerBuoy system intended for deployment off the coast of Japan to demonstrate its utility application in local sea conditions. (MES) has awarded a $2.6-million million contract to Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.

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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. In addition to the 2015 Honda Fit, the plant will begin production late this year of an all-new compact SUV. million units.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Additionally, fossil fuel bans are incoming, with countries such as the UK banning purely internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by 2030 and only allowing hybrids “that can drive a significant distance with zero emissions”. This will eliminate the HEV in many markets and hence the demand for NiMH, IDTechEx notes.

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JULY 9, 2021

The pistons unit of the technology group Rheinmetall expects to win a significant order for piston systems from a major international automaker. In 2015, Rheinmetall entered a cooperation agreement with Riken Corporation of Japan in order to offer optimized solutions to customers around the globe. LiteKS piston.

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MAY 10, 2020

An international team of researchers has used satellite images to map urban growth between 1985 and 2015. Urban area dynamics during 1985–2015 at the global and continent scales. They then extracted cells from the two fusion maps that changed from non-urban in 1985 to urban in 2015. Huang, Y.,

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MAY 16, 2013

Lexus has begun sales of the new IS sports sedan lineup in Japan with the introduction of the redesigned IS 350 and IS 250, and the introduction of the IS 300h hybrid. Monthly sales target for the hybrid model in Japan is 800 units. Lexus unveiled the new 2014 IS sport sedan at the North American International Auto Show in January.

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AUGUST 5, 2009

Thirteen Japanese companies, led by Nippon Oil, have formed a research alliance focused on commercializing technologies for supplying hydrogen to fuel cell vehicles by 2015. Iwatani International Corporation; Osaka Gas Co., Japan Energy Corporation; Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. Air Liquide Japan, Ltd.; Cosmo Oil Co.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

The complaint filed in Manhattan federal court alleges that from approximately 2005 until at least late 2015, Toyota systematically violated Clean Air Act automobile defect reporting requirements designed to protect public health and the environment from harmful air pollutants. Toyota’s Conduct from Approximately 2005 to 2015.

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APRIL 24, 2016

On the eve of the 2016 Beijing International Automobile Exhibition, Toyota announced that it will launch plug-in hybrid versions of the Corolla and Levin—two mass-market models, both of which have conventional hybrid variants—in China during 2018. At present, it is available in models sold in Europe and Japan.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The demonstration project, launched in 2015, was conducted by AHEAD and subsidized by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The Nikkei reports that Toyota plans to develop hybrid vehicles with two Chinese automakers; Toyota made the announcement at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition. The cars will be produced by the two joint ventures and sold exclusively in China starting in 2015. Earlier post.).

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MAY 9, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. Outside Japan. Car Free Day Japan. OISCA-Japan.

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MAY 18, 2011

JFE Engineering Corporation, Sharp Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd., have been selected as contractors for a joint US-Japan collaboration supporting a Smart Grid project on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Based on the results of the feasibility study, the project is expected to be implemented by the end of March 2015.

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JULY 3, 2014

DENSO Corporation and DENSO International Asia Co. This collaboration launched in March 2014 and will continue until March 2015. This collaboration launched in March 2014 and will continue until March 2015. The results of the project will be used in formulating future ITS policies in Thailand.

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JUNE 5, 2023

Toyota hopes the Crown will assistance propel its international gasoline cellular automobile gross sales to eight,000 gadgets within the tide fiscal future finishing March 31, 2024, from 3,440 the fiscal future sooner than. It is going to be to be had in hybrid and gasoline cellular powertrains and travel on sale in Japan q4.

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MAY 20, 2015

The 2015 xEV Industry Insider Report by Dr. Menahem Anderman, released this week, projects that the combined annual global electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) market will grow fourfold from 350,000 to 1.4 2015 pack business is evaluated at about $1 billion in spite of the many vehicles that utilize the technology.

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

In a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Friday, Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda said that the company plans to begin mass production of electric vehicles in the US in 2012, followed by US production of fuel cell vehicles in 2015. Toyoda positioned EVs for short-distance travel and fuel cell cars for longer ranges.

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DECEMBER 31, 2014

The service is available for a growing list of countries worldwide including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland and Japan. The new technology will be demonstrated at the 2015 International CES, the largest consumer electronics show, 6-9 January in Las Vegas.

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MARCH 21, 2019

It was authored by the International Energy Agency (IEA), in collaboration with International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), and was funded by the FIA Foundation, through GFEI. per year between 2015 and 2017. Overall, global fuel economy has improved by an average of 1.7% in the past two years. L ge /100 km.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Scuderi Group, the developer of a split-cycle and engine and air-hybrid variant, has opened a Japan office and hired a Director of Asian Operations, Deryk Langlais. These fuel economy regulations challenge Japanese automakers to achieve a gain of roughly 10% by 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

The PMSM are also easier to maintain, as its totally enclosed design eliminates potential internal contamination, ending the need for cleaning the course of its service life. Toshiba is a supplier of highly energy efficient propulsion systems to multiple train operators in Japan and overseas.

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JANUARY 20, 2015

A total of 78,499 EVs were manufactured in China in 2014, an increase of almost 250% on 2013, and CCM forecasts that this figure will more than triple again in 2015 to reach 250,000. CCM expects China’s power lithium-ion battery market to grow from 4 billion Ah a year to 20 billion Ah a year over that period.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

jointly announced that, toward the achievement of carbon neutrality, they will take on the challenge of expanding fuel options through the use of internal combustion engines at the (three-hour) Super Taikyu Race in Okayama on 13-14 November. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Going forward, they are planned to be joined by Honda Motor Co.,

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DECEMBER 9, 2017

India is the third-largest steel producer in the world after China and Japan, having surpassed other large steel-making countries such as the United States, Russia, and South Korea over the previous decade, according to the World Steel Association. Although China and Japan produce more steel, India is the largest producer of DRI in the world.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

The China State Council published its New Energy Vehicles plan in July 2012, setting a goal of 500,000 energy-efficient and clean vehicles on the road in China by 2015, and five million vehicles by 2020. UQM is also powering Hino electric city buses in Japan and demonstration vehicles for EV Engineering in Australia.

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OCTOBER 21, 2017

Other main findings include: In 2016, China, US, EU28, India, Russia and Japan, the world’s largest emitters in decreasing order of CO 2 emissions, accounted for 51% of the population, 65% of global Gross Domestic Product, 67% of the total primary energy supply and emitted 68% of total global CO 2 and circa 65% of total global GHGs.

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JUNE 8, 2017

in Japan, where media were able to test-drive Honda automated vehicle technologies, including systems with advanced artificial intelligence (AI), in several complex driving scenarios. SAE International defines automated driving based on six levels of capability, from zero to five. Honda Motor Co.,

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OCTOBER 7, 2017

Japan-based DENSO, one of the world’s largest automotive technology, systems and components suppliers, is expanding its US footprint with a $1-billion investment in its Maryville, Tennessee location. — Kenichiro Ito, chairman of DENSO’s North America Board of Directors and CEO of DENSO International America.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the top spot however is New Zealand with 869 vehicle per 1,000 people where the majority of their cars are imported from Japan. Vietnam, for instance, has experienced a dramatic increase in motorization, with an annual growth rate of 17 percent between 2015 and 2020.

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MAY 23, 2012

Daimler’s Japanese commercial vehicle subsidiary, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), has launched the sale of its Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid truck in Japan. The right-hand drive hybrid vehicle has been sold more than 1,200 units in markets like Japan, Australia, Ireland, and Hong Kong. Earlier post.)

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