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FCA presents Fiat 500 M15 (methanol); to be sold in Israel

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The product will be marketed in Israel by MCA—the official Israeli importer of FCA Group. Earlier this year, Israel’s Ministry of Transport issued an M15 standard , making Israel the first country in the world to issue a national standard for methanol flex fuel vehicles that also comply with the EU’s Euro 6 regulation.

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New Open Fuel Standard Act would set minimum requirement for non-petroleum fuel capability in new automobiles

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Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL-27) introduced the Open Fuel Standard Act ( H.R. Steve Israel (D-NY-03), Allyson Schwartz (D-PA-13), Tom Cole (R-OK-04), Collin Peterson (D-MN-07) and Del. The bill also features original co-sponsors Reps.

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ON Semiconductor acquires mmWave technology for automotive radar from IBM

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The acquisition creates a new Israel design center for ON Semiconductor that reports directly into the automotive solutions division within the Image Sensor Group. The new design center is located in Haifa, Israel. ETSI has also developed standards for automotive radar systems in the 77 GHz and 79 GHz bands. Background.

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Market Forecast Projects Cumulative 1.7M PHEVs Globally by 2015, 36% in the US

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A new report from cleantech market intelligence firm Pike Research forecasts that by 2015 a total of 1.7 The Obama Administration is targeting 1 million plug-ins in the US by 2015.) Hurst anticipates that Toyota, General Motors, and Ford will together account for three-quarters of the world market for PHEVs by 2015.

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Why Are Modern Vehicles So Much Bigger?

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Safety standards have required the implementation of systems that often won’t fit into older/smaller designs and loopholes in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards have resulted in manufacturers sizing up models to exploit regulatory blind spots. CAFE also takes into account the footprint of individual models.

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New Legislation Would Require Half of US New LDVs in 2012 to be Alcohol Flex-Fuel, 80% by 2015

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A bipartisan group of US legislators, led by Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17), have introduced legislation that would require half of all light-duty vehicles (LDVs) made or sold in America by 2012, and 80% by 2015, to be “fuel choice-enabling” vehicles. The Open Fuel Standards Act ( H.R. No mid-level blend support.

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Fuji Pigment unveils rechargeable Aluminum-air battery; targeting initial commercialization this spring

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The company said it is constantly improving the battery performance and plans to commercialize the technology in the market by spring 2015. The company said it is constantly improving the battery performance and plans to commercialize the technology in the market by spring 2015. —Mori (2015). Click to enlarge. A, or more.

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