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JUNE 15, 2019

In a major new report on hydrogen, the International Energy Agency says that the time is right to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future.

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

Membranes Company GmbH—is rooted in both companies’ understanding of the critical role heavy-duty fuel cell (HDFC) membranes play in driving the global hydrogen economy. Chemours is committed to taking on the world’s biggest challenges through the power of our chemistry and driving investment in supporting the hydrogen economy.

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MARCH 25, 2011

group firm had earlier indicated a price below 1 million yen, but opted to make the e:S car even more affordable to better compete with its main rivals: hybrids and electric vehicles. Daihatsu Motor Co. will sell its new minivehicle to be released this summer for less than ¥800,000 (US$9,900). The Toyota Motor Corp. million yen.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

BYD has officially begun selling EVs in Japan, joining the likes of Tesla and Nissan in selling a lineup of electric vehicles in the country. While Japan has continually proven a challenging market for EVs to enter, this hasn’t stopped major brands like Tesla from jumping into the mix to attempt to change that.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

has begun sales in Japan of a newly refreshed Fit (Jazz in other markets) model together with the all-new Fit Hybrid, a new addition to the Fit lineup. million yen (US$19,400), making it the most affordable Honda hybrid. Under Japan’s 10-15 cycle, the Fit Hybrid has fuel economy of 30 km/liter (70.6 Honda Motor Co.,

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JANUARY 14, 2024

million people in Japan’s important automotive sector currently rely on part production for ICE vehicles. These people support Japan and have the skills to make the Japan of tomorrow strong. Less mining/extraction is needed in renewable economy due to no fossil fuel extraction 2. He said that many of the roughly 5.5

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FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Ten days after it went on sale in Japan ( earlier post ), the new Honda Insight Hybrid has racked up orders for more than 10,000 units—more than double the monthly sales goal.

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DECEMBER 12, 2021

The report underlines concerns about the stability of global energy markets in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and follows a decision by several countries including the United States, Japan and India to release strategic petroleum reserves to cool prices. It would also complicate policy choices during the energy transition.

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JULY 20, 2010

Honda Motor Company will introduce a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and a new plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) to the US market in 2012, said President & CEO Takanobu Ito in his mid-year address in Tokyo, Japan. Vehicles equipped with this new system are scheduled to go on sale in 2012 in Japan and the US. Battery electric vehicle.

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APRIL 2, 2020

On 31 March, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the final rule for The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles for Model Years 2021-2026. The final rule requires a 1.5% mpg and 199 g/mile CO 2 in 2026. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 26, 2009

Nissan has launched the Nissan Intelligent Driver Project (NIDP): an eight-month study of drivers in the United Kingdom (UK) beginning this month that uses satellite navigation systems, mobile phone technology and advanced vehicle telematics to analyse driving habits and suggest ways of improving fuel economy.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

The 12V ALiS (Advanced Lithium-ion battery System) mild hybrid system available on new Qashqai is a more affordable hybrid technology that provides torque assist, extended idle stop, quick restart and coasting stop [CVT only], with improvements to both fuel economy and CO 2 output (-4g/km).

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

When the IEA released its special report on The Future of Hydrogen for the G20 in 2019, only France, Japan and Korea had strategies for the use of hydrogen. But this time, we are seeing exciting progress in making hydrogen cleaner, more affordable and more available for use across different sectors of the economy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2013

The collaboration expects to succeed by sharing expertise, economies of scale and common sourcing strategies. The strategy is to maximize design commonality, leverage volume and derive efficiencies through economies of scale to help to launch mass-market FCEVs as early as 2017. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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MAY 10, 2024

REUTERS) The surge of SUVs in India has diverted car buyers from the more affordable entry-level small cars over the past few years. But now people are growing, the economy is growing and more choices are available.” Maruti Suzuki claims that the small car segment in India will revive itself in another two years.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Efforts to decarbonize steel production are central to the net-zero aspirations of China, Japan, Korea and the European Union. The steel industry cannot afford to wait for the 2040s to start its transition. The next ten years could see a massive expansion of steel capacity to meet demand in growing economies, such as India.

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DECEMBER 25, 2022

Both the massive and the toy-size vehicles are about selling Australians on the transformative potential of green hydrogen—hydrogen gas produced from renewable energy—to decarbonize their fossil-fuel-based economy. And green hydrogen is the centerpiece of its clean-economy growth plan.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Honda first began hybrid sales in November 1999 with the introduction of its first-generation Insight in Japan. North America has accounted for 78% of all Honda hybrid sales (234,252 units); Europe for 12% (35,149); and Japan for 8% (25,239). The annual global sales target is approximately 200,000 units.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Anticipated population growth will reach nearly 9 billion in 2040 from about 7 billion today, and the global economy is projected to double—at an annual growth rate of nearly 3%—largely in the developing world. billion, as the world’s population grows and more people in developing economies are able to afford cars.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

The companies integrated their development teams and shared hydrogen fuel cell intellectual property to create a more affordable commercial solution for fuel cell and hydrogen storage systems. Earlier post.) —Mark Reuss, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain“.

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JUNE 2, 2011

unit features: An offset crankshaft that helps improve fuel economy. Consumers are telling us they want to buy affordable vehicles that get many more miles per gallon. liter EcoBoost engine will give consumers looking for hybrid-like fuel economy a new, more affordable choice. —Derrick Kuzak. —Derrick Kuzak.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Any arms race has an powerful economic component: It's a game of one-upmanship, and if it has any strictly strategic point at all, it is to force the other side to spend more money than it can afford. By some measures, China now has an economy as big as that of the United States, though of course China is far behind on a per capita basis.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Previewed as a development project at the last IAA in 2008, the F2 range, which is designed for operation at up to 3,000 bar, provides an affordable way for manufacturers to meet many global emissions regulations including Euro VI, US10 and Japan PNLTR, Delphi says.

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JUNE 12, 2020

Scientists from Kyushu University and Kumamoto University in Japan have developed a new catalyst capable of assisting three key reactions for using hydrogen in energy and industry. A hydrogen energy economy will require not only catalysts capable of H 2 oxidation but also those that can put it back together again.

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DECEMBER 5, 2009

Breaking with conventional practice that focused on launching production in established markets such as the US, Europe and Japan, and then localizing for emerging markets, Nissan has instigated measures to start production of the completely new model at overseas manufacturing sites such as India, China and Thailand.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 5, 2023

It was nearly twice as fast as existing memory products by competitors including Fairchild and the Electrotechnical Laboratory of Tsukuba, Japan. The integrated circuit was changing the economy of the whole [electronics] industry, and this was not yet generally recognized. He will be sorely missed.”

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MAY 5, 2011

The alternative scenario assumes that Asia’s fast-growing economies—the PRC, India, Indonesia, and Viet Nam—will fall into the middle income trap of slowing growth rates and stagnating income levels over the next 5 to 10 years.

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MARCH 1, 2012

Despite the enhanced gasoline engine performance the vehicle achieves near diesel levels of fuel economy, but with lower production costs. The SR technology is licensed from Nidec Corporation of Japan, one of the world’s leading suppliers of electric motors. This power and torque is more comparable with VW’s larger 1.8-liter

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MAY 12, 2024

We’re expecting to make more affordable models which will have aspects of our next-generation models and our current models. Experts also point out that now that Tesla is looking to step outside developed economies like the US, China, Europe, Canada, Japan, etc., These will be produced in our current production lines.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2009

In Japan, vehicle sales were 1.95 Commenting on the outlook, TMC President Katsuaki Watanabe said: It appears to take some more time before the financial markets in the US and Europe normalize and the global economy recovers. All totaled, we plan to launch four hybrid models in Japan and three models overseas within this fiscal year.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2011

Fuel efficiency was not used as a specific criterion for evaluation; estimated 2014 MY EPA combined label fuel economy is 25 mpg US (9.4 The Nissan NV200 taxi will be a modified version of the compact commercial vehicle currently available in global markets including Japan, Europe and China.

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JULY 6, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will offer the i-MiEV electric vehicle in two trim levels in Japan. The more affordable entry-level “M” will be available at the price of ¥1,880,000 (US$23,200) after receipt of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s eco-car subsidy. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Tesla is also readying the Model X, a more affordable crossover for launch by the end of 2014. Additionally, in a sign that regional economies are rebounding, the motorcycle markets in North America and Europe are showing signs of life after several years of decline. Nonetheless, 2014 may be a breakout year for e-motorcycles.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 27, 2009

The Nissan Intelligent Driver Project uses satellite navigation systems, mobile phone technology and advanced vehicle telematics to analyse driving habits and suggest ways in which drivers can improve their fuel economy. A similar trial has already been completed in Japan where fuel usage was reduced by an average of 18 per cent.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 6, 2009

The V-Platform is expected to be incorporated into at least two other models over the next three years as Nissan instigates measures to begin production of its new model at overseas manufacturing sites such as India, China and Thailand rather than focusing on established markets such as the US, Europe and Japan.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. This level of investment is already poised to happen in at least three places: California, Germany and Japan. Henri Winand, CEO of Intelligent Energy.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

Forty-one percent of executives taking part in the survey believe that government subsidies are needed if e-vehicles are to become affordable. Japan: 46% believe the share will be 11–15%. While sales and production in Western Europe and Japan continue to decline, the reverse is true for the BRICs. million in China, 2.5

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