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Yanmar developing hydrogen fuel cell system for maritime applications

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announced the development of a hydrogen fuel cell system for maritime applications based on fuel cell technology for automobiles, as part of efforts to offer environment-friendly powertrain solutions. Yanmar Holdings Co., and its subsidiary Yanmar Power Technology Co., Earlier post.)

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Toyota launches Prius in Japan; forecasts delay in deliveries of the new model

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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has launched the Prius α (Prius alpha) in Japan. Concurrent with launch, however, Toyota announced that it forecasts an unavoidable delay in delivery of the Prius α due to the ongoing effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake on production. Earlier post.).

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Toyota and Panasonic to establish automotive prismatic battery JV

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Panasonic will transfer equipment, other assets, liabilities, personnel, and other items to the joint venture in the areas of development, production engineering, manufacturing (at plants in Japan and in Dalian, China), procurement, order receipt, and management functions related to the automotive prismatic battery business.

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Global truck manufacturers call for progress in regulatory harmonization to aid reductions in fuel consumption

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Chaired by Martin Lundstedt, Chairman of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association’s (ACEA) Commercial Vehicle Board, President and CEO of Volvo Group, this was the chief executives’ thirteenth meeting to discuss global issues facing commercial vehicle manufacturers and recommend solutions to these critical challenges.

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Global Commercial Vehicle Industry Meeting endorses harmonized global approach to improve fuel efficiency and reduce GHGs

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The manufacturers have been pursuing policy cooperation for a number of years. Having developed technologies to reduce criteria emissions, commercial engine and vehicle manufacturers are now focused on improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions to better serve our customers and improve the global environment.

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Fraunhofer researchers develop new low-cost dry-film electrode production process

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A paper on the Fraunhofer process, with colleagues from Samsung R&D in Japan, is published in the journal Energy Strorage Materials. In order to protect operators and the environment, elaborate precautions for occupational safety and reprocessing are necessary. This simplified process saves energy and eliminates toxic solvents.

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Global Commercial Vehicle meeting continues calls for global regulatory harmonization on fuel efficiency and emissions reduction

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They also affirmed that trans-national/trans-regional cooperative efforts by industry and governments to foster global harmonisation can lead to improvements for customers, the environment and for the industry.

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