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ISO 19880 – New technical ISO document for hydrogen fueling station standardization

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At the Fuel Cell Seminar in Los Angeles, California today, Jesse Schneider (BMW), the ANSI Convener of ISO Working Group 24 (from the Technical Committee on Fueling Stations) gave an overview presentation on the new ISO 19880 technical report for hydrogen fueling stations. Source: ISO 19880-1©, Presentation given at the Fuel Cell Seminar.

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Toyota expands Collaborative Safety Research Center with $35M; focus on transition to automated vehicle and connected vehicle technologies

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The CSRC was formed in January 2011 with three charter members; the first phase of research will conclude in 2016. TEMA), made the announcement at Toyota’s 2014 Advanced Safety Seminar in Ann Arbor, Mich. Osamu Nagata, President and CEO of Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc.

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Study finds hands-free just as distracting as handheld mobile phone use behind the wheel

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Shimul (Md Mazharul) Haque, from QUT’s School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment and Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety – Queensland (. ), presented the findings at a Driving Distraction Seminar held at QUT. The study is published in Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. 360-380 doi: 10.1016/j.trc.2016.10.006.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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These activities will become a part of initiatives aimed at meeting the goals set out in the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050, which was announced in October, 2015. 2016 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients. Environment-Education seminar of Energy in Yokkaichi University. Grant Category. Organization.

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Ford deploying single manufacturing operating system that to support global expansion with improved efficiencies, better capacity utilization

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million vehicles a year, part of a global plan to meet Ford’s goal of selling 8 million vehicles per year by mid-decade. By 2016, Ford’s global capacity utilization on a two-shift basis will increase 27% compared to 2011. The facilities will increase APA’s capacity to produce 2.9

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