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Toyota will establish a new company in Tokyo in the latter part of this month named Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development (TRI-AD) that will accelerate its efforts in advanced development for automated driving. To enable the new efforts at TRI-AD, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Aisin Seiki Co., billion) in TRI-AD.

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This analysis builds on a previous comprehensive life cycle analysis, updating that study’s 2016 assumptions and methods. The GHG emissions evaluation was carried out by expanding and modifying Argonne’s GREET model suite (2020 version) with inputs from industrial experts. Fuel production pathways considered. vehicle subsidies).

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MARCH 15, 2018

Mazda Motor Corporation, ELIIY Power Co., and Ube Industries, Ltd. The three companies will work together to develop durable, heat- and impact-resistant 12-Volt lithium-ion batteries as a viable replacement for lead-acid starter batteries in motor vehicles by 2021.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

The Hertz Corporation, which includes the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands, has expanded of its Green Traveler Collection car rental fleet to include the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid ( earlier post ) in select cities across the US. Hertz believes it has one of the most fuel-efficient rental fleets in the industry.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

At a press briefing in Yokohama earlier this week, Nissan Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga provided an update on the company’s environmental commitments under the Nissan Green Program 2016. The company plans to add 15 new hybrid models by 2016 and new EVs. —Toshiyuki Shiga.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Toyota Motor Corporation is entering a vehicle equipped with a developmental hydrogen-powered engine ( earlier post ) at the five-hour-long Super Taikyu Series 2021 Powered by Hankook Round 5 Suzuka S-tai, which takes place this weekend. Transporting hydrogen from overseas.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Subaru Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation, and Yamaha Motor Co., Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Subaru Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation, and Yamaha Motor Co., Continuing to race using hydrogen engines.

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JULY 1, 2021

The new fund will invest in early to mid-stage start-ups operating in the sustainability, transportation, manufacturing, and supply chain industries. BMW i Ventures was established as an independent venture capital firm in 2016. Of the investments made in Fund I, BMW i Ventures has enabled seven companies to go public so far.

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MAY 23, 2016

In May 2016 alone, nearly RMB2.6 billion Li-ion batteries, with a CAGR of around 40% and accounting for about 70% of the total output in the global, according to CCM’s new report Market and Development Trend of Li-ion Battery in China, 2016-2020. The power Li-ion battery industry and related industries have become cash cows.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will establish an in-house venture company responsible for developing electric vehicles (EVs). The venture company, which initially will be a virtual organization comprising four people—one each from Toyota Industries Corporation, Aisin Seiki Co.,

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APRIL 28, 2016

China-based internet company LeEco unveiled its LeSEE electric car concept this week at Auto China 2016—The 14th Beijing International Automobile Exhibition. Ding also served as the Deputy project lead for Shanghai Automotive Industry (Group) Corporation and oversaw the purchase of MG Rover. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 24, 2019

Safran acquired an equity interest in Li-Sulfur battery manufacturer OXIS Energy ( earlier post ) through its Safran Corporate Ventures subsidiary, which invests in disruptive technology businesses. Safran Corporate Ventures is participating in a £7-million (US$9.1-million) Source: OXIS Energy.

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JUNE 2, 2017

have entered into a definitive business combination agreement (BCA) to come together under a new holding company through an all-stock merger-of-equals transaction. The proposed merger brings together two leading companies in the global industrial gas industry, leveraging the proven strengths of each. billion (€1.1

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FEBRUARY 10, 2018

have established a partnership to provide platform services for the taxi industry. The company continues to apply its big data capabilities to increase taxi drivers’ work efficiency and income. DiDi is also working closely with taxi companies to help them build intelligent IT and driver management systems. billion rides on DiDi.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The newest AGL members include: Audiokinetic, Sasken Communication Technologies, Star Lab, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Witekio. The AGL Unified Code Base (UCB) distribution was built from the ground up by a broad community of automakers, suppliers and technology companies.

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Generative AI investment skyrockets While corporate investment was down overall last year, investment in generative AI went through the roof. Since training these models typically requires vast resources, Industry now makes most of them, with academia only putting out a few. But exactly how deep?

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NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Toyota Motor Corporation is establishing a new company, Toyota Research Institute Inc. The new company will begin operations in January 2016. Toyota believes artificial intelligence has significant potential to support future industrial technologies and the creation of an entirely new industry.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

(OPM), a leader in advanced materials science and high performance additive manufacturing (HPAM), closed on an additional round of strategic investment from Hexcel Corporation. In May 2016, OPM and Hexcel announced an initial strategic investment from Hexcel of $15 million. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Group14 Technologies announced $18 million in new financing from Amperex Technologies Limited (ATL), Showa Denko (SDK), Cabot Corporation, BASF Venture Capital, and OVP Venture Partners. When the automotive industry is fully electrified, there will be a nearly trillion-dollar battery industry, 25 times bigger than today.

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announced its new six-year environmental plan, Nissan Green Program 2016 (NGP 2016). The company said it will spend 70% of its annual research and advanced engineering budget on environmental technologies. Nissan Motor Co., 1 in Zero-Emission Vehicles: cumulative sales of 1.5 1 in Zero-Emission Vehicles: cumulative sales of 1.5

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AUGUST 29, 2019

Toyota Motor Corporation and Suzuki Motor Corporation entered into a capital alliance agreement to establish and promote a long-term partnership between the two companies for promoting collaboration in new fields, including the field of autonomous driving.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada predicted in remarks before the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., Today I wish to call on the industry to sell 5 million hybrids in the US by the end of 2016. I want our industry to achieve this goal. Uchiyamada became chairman earlier this year, succeeding Fujio Cho.

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MARCH 1, 2017

times annualized revenue based on Nesscap’s 9-month revenue ended 30 September 2016. Maxwell expects to capitalize on synergies between the two companies that will accelerate top-line growth and earnings, increase the innovation rate, and create an expanded and strengthened product portfolio.

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JUNE 16, 2012

The company also announced plans to reduce usage another 25% on a per-vehicle basis by 2016. for example, the company uses a new “three-wet” paint application that reduces electricity use along with CO2 and Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions. At Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich.,

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JUNE 23, 2017

Optimus Ride, a MIT spinoff company developing self-driving technology, recently received approval from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to test highly automated vehicles in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. million co-led by NextView Ventures and FirstMark Capital.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

million in funding from ARPA-E in 2016 to further the development of the next generation of high-energy-density, low-cost batteries ( earlier post ), has raised a $21.8 million in funding from ARPA-E in 2016 to further the development of the next generation of high-energy-density, low-cost batteries ( earlier post ), has raised a $21.8

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If you ask the average person what the company 3M does, odds are if they have a few gray hairs hanging out on their scalp, they might say that the company makes floppy disks. Nor was 3M the first company to popularize magnetic media— that was Ampex , which commercialized the tape recorder in the late 1940s.

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APRIL 5, 2017

Neste has published updated information about all its crude palm oil suppliers on the company’s website. all companies, mills, and estates that supplied Neste with crude palm oil in 2016. The data covers the entire supply chain—i.e. Our new dashboard site is a significant step forward in our supply chain transparency.

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AUGUST 30, 2020

NuScale’s DCA was completed in December 2016 and accepted by the NRC in March 2017. The review process demonstrated both the simplicity of NuScale’s SMR design and the thoroughness of the company’s application. This is what DOE’s SMR Program was created to do, and our success is credited to strong bipartisan support from Congress.

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MARCH 5, 2018

Eleven companies, including automakers Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor, and Honda Motor, have jointly formed Japan H2 Mobility, LLC (JHyM), aimed at the full-fledged development of hydrogen stations for fuel cell vehicles (FCV) in Japan. The other eight partners in the venture are: JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation; Idemitsu Kosan Co.,

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APRIL 18, 2018

The Australian, Japanese and Victorian governments and a consortium of companies have launched the pilot of an innovative supply chain that will deliver liquefied hydrogen from the Latrobe Valley in Australia to Japan. The liquefied hydrogen (LH2) will then be shipped to Japan for use predominantly in the transport industry.

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JUNE 27, 2017

The goals, available in the company’s 2016 Corporate Sustainability Report , support UPS’ commitment to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from global ground operations 12% by 2025, a goal developed using a methodology approved by the Science Based Targets initiative. —David Abney, UPS Chairman and CEO.

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AUGUST 3, 2016

North American quantum dot manufacturer Quantum Materials Corporation has partnered with a Texas-based E&P technology business and is currently developing specialized nanomaterials for use in oil and gas well production optimization. The Company realized a small revenue contribution from this project in fiscal year 2016 that ended 30 June.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

NGK Spark Plug, a manufacturer with more than 80 years of experience in spark plugs and ceramics, and lunar exploration company ispace, inc., announced that NGK Spark Plug has agreed to participate as a corporate partner of the world’s first commercial lunar exploration program “ HAKUTO – R ”. Prototype of NTK solid-state battery.

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MAY 12, 2016

Following an MMC share issue, Nissan Motor will take a 34% equity stake in Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) for ¥237 billion (US$2.17 The two companies have signed a Basic Agreement to form a strategic alliance, extending an existing partnership under which the two companies have jointly collaborated for the past five years.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Carnival Cruise Line, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc, signed an agreement with Shell NA LNG, LLC (Shell) to be its supplier of marine liquefied natural gas (LNG) to power North America’s first fully LNG-powered cruise ships.

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JULY 20, 2016

WWF and Toyota Motor Corporation have entered into a five-year agreement aimed at accelerating the globe’s transition to sustainability. Toyota is the first car company and the first Japanese company to sign a Global Corporate Partnership agreement with WWF. The agreement went into effect on 1 July 2016.

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