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The technology, named DENSO ‘Harmony Core’ will be available first in the United States from Autumn 2019 in the all-new 2020 SUBARU Legacy and Outback (US model). From September 2019, automobile manufacturers around the world will sequentially launch new car models with the integrated HMI.

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MAY 9, 2017

China-based automobile manufacturer Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC Group), the parent company of GAC Motor, has begun construction of a large industrial park for electric and intelligent vehicles as part of its efforts to boost its electric vehicle business. More than 45 billion yuan (US$6.5 billion yuan (US$679 million).

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OCTOBER 16, 2010

China Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang said that the country’s annual production capacity for electric motor vehicles will reach 1 million units by 2020. Public transport should also be the top priority for use of new energy automobiles in China, he said. Wan said that a total of 8.5 billion yuan (US$1.28

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Innoviz Technologies, a leading provider of high-performance, solid-state lidar sensors and perception software, announced cooperation with Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile Co. Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile Co. in Xi’an, China to deploy autonomous trucks for an upcoming project in one of the biggest ports in China.

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JULY 9, 2021

China is scaling up several fuel cell vehicle projects in 5 priority provinces and 10 major cities, actively developing a low-carbon sustainable automobile industry. In 2020, Honeywell UOP announced that Beijing HyPower Energy Technology is adopting Honeywell UOP technologies to supply high-purity hydrogen for fuel cells.

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JUNE 21, 2012

The European Council for Automotive R&D ( EUCAR ) is calling for a number of priority automotive research and innovation (R&I) initiatives in Europe’s Horizon 2020 program to support competitive and sustainable road transport and for these initiatives to be supported by a substantial €5-billion budget. about €5 billion (US$6.3

2020

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JULY 11, 2012

The European Commission today proposed targets for the further reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars and light commercial vehicles (vans) by 2020. The proposals will cut average emissions from new cars to 95 grams of CO 2 per km (g CO 2 /km) in 2020 from 135.7 T&E: Super credits = “hot air”.

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

Hybrid electric locomotive sales will have an increasing presence in global rail markets between 2015 and 2020, according to a new report from Pike Research. under a baseline forecast scenario, with annual unit sales of 109 locomotives by 2020. during the same period, with annual unit sales of up to 174 vehicles by 2020.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

Due to its modular design, the platform was used to create the Lynk & Co 01, 02, 03 and 05, as well as the pure electric 2020 Polestar 2 and Volvo’s first all-electric model, the XC40 Recharge. Geely Automobile, controlled by Zhejiang Geely Holding, also produce vehicles on the CMA platform. billion) in 2011 to SEK 274 billion (US$31.3

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Toyota’s fuel cell system, which was first introduced in the Toyota Mirai hydrogen-fuel-cell electric vehicle, has proved its value as a propulsion system for automobiles. We believe that the Toyota Fuel Cell System is the perfect component for this, industrially produced, efficient and safe.

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JULY 14, 2022

HTWO, as a fuel cell system-based hydrogen business brand of Hyundai Motor Group, was first released in December 2020 with Hyundai’s strong commitment to hydrogen economy. Hyundai fuel cell system. (1).

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

Of the projected US$18-billion market in 2020, 58% of the sales will be from the transportation sector, historically one of the most of important industries for lead-acid batteries. billion in 2020, according to Pike. over the next 8 years. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 17, 2021

Petroleum-based products supplied 95% of the energy used for transportation, with 60% from gasoline consumption in automobiles and other highway vehicles. Preliminary outlook for 2020. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 fossil fuel combustion emissions were projected to decrease by about 2% compared to 2019 (EIA 2020).

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MAY 28, 2014

The study, which provides a joint industry analysis of how different types of batteries are used in different automotive applications, concludes that lead-based batteries will by necessity remain the most wide-spread energy storage system in automotive applications for the foreseeable future. Click to enlarge. Resources.

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JANUARY 6, 2010

According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), as of 2008, Japan had about 600,000 “next-generation” vehicles—including hybrids and electric vehicles—in service, representing 0.8% Industry, government and academic sectors are working together for the development of next-generation batteries in Japan. Source: JAMA.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

a member of China-based Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., billion) under Vision 2020, the company’s mid-term strategic goal. GAC Components is a subsidiary of major Chinese car manufacturer Guangzhou Automobile Group with the sixth-largest market share in the increasingly environmentally strict China. billion to US$9.3

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JUNE 6, 2020

Toyota Motor and five Chinese OEMs—China FAW Corporation Limited (FAW); Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM); Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Plans call for FCRD to be established in Beijing during 2020. GAC Group); Beijing Automotive Group Co., BAIC Group); and Beijing SinoHytec Co.,

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

Much of that is attributed to the fishing industry, which has come to rely on plastic fishing nets and other equipment because of the durability, light weight, buoyancy and low cost of the material. For more than two decades, Ford has used recycled plastics not collected from oceans to produce various parts for automobiles.

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

Fujitsu Limited and Toyota Systems Corporation launched a new automobile production instruction system at Toyota Motor Corporation’s Tsutsumi plant leveraging Fujitsu’s Quantum-Inspired Digital Annealer technology. The processing technology was developed by Fujitsu Research based on its long-time expertise in the manufacturing industry.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

Hydrogen can cause brittleness in several metals including ferritic steel—high-chromium, magnetic stainless steels that have a low carbon content that are used in structural components of buildings, automobile gears and axles, and industrial equipment. Ling Martin, Matthew Connolly, Frank W.

Energy Storage

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MAY 25, 2010

The Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan; Electricity Supply Board (ESB); and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation; MC Automobile (Europe), N.V.; signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the parties to promote the electric vehicle (EV) industry in Ireland. and MMC Commercials Ltd.

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JULY 10, 2012

They will be joined by the New Times Group, a Liyang-based industrial group. The city of Liyang is partnering to provide prototype manufacturing support, with favorable industrial policy. This marks Protean Electric’s entry into China, the world's largest automobile market. In 2011, China automobile sales exceeded 18.5

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MAY 4, 2020

New data shows that motor vehicles generate more than €440 billion in taxation per year for national governments in the major EU markets plus the UK, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) reports. This just goes to show the sheer scale of the importance of the automobile industry to Europe.

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APRIL 6, 2020

The facility is expected to produce batteries for delivery in late 2020 and to reach a run-rate of 8 million units per year as it ramps in 2021 and 2022. Initial R&D indicates that cells can achieve gravimetric energy density greater than 340 Wh/kg at a cost equivalent to or below present industry forecasts.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The new policy from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology requires that sales of NEVs reach a threshold equivalent to 10% of an automaker’s total sales in 2019 and 12% in 2020. The measures will be effective from 1 April 2018. China lags behind Western countries in the fossil car era.

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MAY 8, 2018

The automotive industry originally adopted ultracapacitors for start-stop applications because of the technology’s fast response and reliable performance. Maxwell and its affiliates have a long-standing history in the automotive industry and currently have more than 6.1 million automobiles using its ultracapacitor technology.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

A multitude of supply, demand, cost and sustainability conditions are poised to drive a rapid expansion of the battery recycling industry, more than tripling its capacity by 2030, according to a new analysis by IHS Markit. IHS Markit expects that more than 500,000 tons (57 GWh) of batteries will reach their end-of-life point in 2020.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The companies are joining efforts to implement the carbon-negative UBQ thermoplastic ( earlier post ) into auto parts manufactured by Motherson Group for the automotive industry. UBQ Industrial Grade. As a bio-based composite thermoplastic material, UBQ Industrial Grade can replace plastic polymers in hundreds of applications.

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AUGUST 25, 2015

According to a new study by Hexa Research, high demand for rare earth elements such as cerium and lanthanum in applications such as automobiles, metallurgy, phosphors, glass, etc. billion in 2020. Elements such as terbium, europium and yttrium are used in the phosphors industry. from 2014 to 2020. billion in 2013.

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MAY 12, 2016

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., Since then, the Company has expanded its businesses ranging from aerospace and industrial products segments to its primary business of Subaru automobiles which began with the introduction of the Subaru 360 minicar in 1958. Subaru was the first brand to use a Japanese name for its vehicles.

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

It has numerous industrial, commercial and consumer applications, including as a solvent in the production of electrodes for Li-ion batteries. In the revised risk determination based on the 2020 risk evaluation , EPA found that NMP presents unreasonable risk to the health of workers and consumers. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The CEO and General Manager of Terna, Luigi Ferraris, and the Chief Operating Officer of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) in EMEA, Pietro Gorlier, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the joint trialing of sustainable mobility services and technologies such as Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G).

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

To reduce natural resource usage and its trucks’ environmental impact, Renault Trucks (part of the Volvo Group) is taking steps to transition its industrial operations to a circular-economy approach. At this new industrial facility located in Vénissieux, the brand’s trucks will be dismantled , and their parts reused.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

Savari announced that two leading global automotive manufacturers and one leading OEM in Asia have committed to implementing the Savari V2X Software Stack in new automobiles beginning in 2020. As a result, Savari’s V2X software will be operating in roughly one in three new cars domestically, and one in seven cars worldwide.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The European Parliament (EP) and member state negotiators reached an informal agreement on new rules to achieve the 2020 CO 2 emission target of 95 g/km for new cars. Under the new agreement, supercredits would be allowed from 2020 to 2022, and capped at 7.5 g/km over that period. The earlier agreement had capped supercredits at 2.5

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JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. The 2020 target is 1.97 The 2020 target is 0.75

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AUGUST 17, 2023

Rheinmetall has won a automobile industry order for structural parts worth a figure in the low three-digit million euro range. Back in 2020, the Group already won a nine-year order from the same customer for C-pillars worth a figure in the high single-digit million- euro range.

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