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Hitachi Astemo to provide inverters and motors to JATCO, which will supply e-Axles to Nissan battery-electric and e-POWER vehicles

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Demand is expected to rise worldwide for e-Axles that are not only lightweight, compact and efficient, but also more efficient to manufacture, with lower cost through a reduced number of parts. It will also supply motors and inverters for electric axles assembled by automobile and gearbox manufacturers.

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Motor Motors Motoring Supplies

Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Sustainable Value Margin—the ratio of Sustainable Value to sales—for each of the evaluated manufacturers. A survey of the sustainability performance of 17 of the world’s leading automakers has found a mixed pattern when it comes to the sustainability performance of most of the car manufacturers. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Dongfeng Motor Group form new JV to co-develop electric vehicles in China

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AUGUST 29, 2017

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Dongfeng Motor Group Co., eGT), will focus on the core competencies of each partner and will harness the full potential of the Renault-Nissan Alliance electric vehicle leadership, as well as the resources of Dongfeng in the new energy industry, to meet the expectations of the Chinese market.

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Nissan China Electric Vehicles Motor

New bipartisan bill in US Congress to expand EV and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits

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APRIL 11, 2019

The Driving America Forward Act raises the cap and allows purchasers of an additional 400,000 vehicles per manufacturer to be eligible for the tax credit. Sales of electric vehicles in the US increased by more than 80% in 2018 and two manufacturers have already hit the lifetime cap of 200,000 units (GM and Tesla). ITC Holdings Corp.,

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European, Japanese and American Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Manufacturers Call for Global Policy Cooperation to Improve Energy Efficiency and Emissions of Road Freight Transport

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

The world’s leading heavy-duty vehicle and engine manufacturing companies are urging the close cooperation between policy makers in Europe, the United States and Japan to develop practical and effective fuel-efficiency measurement metrics, methodologies and regulations which would then be used all around the globe.

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Manufacturer Global Emissions Engine

NEC Corporation Spins Off NEC Tokin High-Capacity Laminated Li-ion Business to New Subsidiary, With Focus on Automotive Sector

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FEBRUARY 13, 2010

NEC Tokin will concentrate its management resources on the growth of its electronics component business, including capacitors and EMC, and promoting the development of products that drive awareness of energy markets that are environmentally friendly, including lithium-ion capacitors, magnetic materials and piezoelectric sensors.

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Li-ion Corporation Lithium Ion Automobile

Auto Industry Backs Additional Funding for Research into Impacts of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) and the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM) sent a letter to US House and Senate Energy and Water Appropriators in support of additional funding to complete research into the impacts of mid-level blends of ethanol. Source: Joint IEPR/TC workshop.

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EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions

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OCTOBER 11, 2014

EPA obtains the detailed data supporting the report directly from automobile manufacturers; the agency has been collecting and maintaining these data since 1975. Of the major manufacturers (production above 100,000 vehicles), Nissan had the highest concentration of AFV production at 2.0%, followed by GM at 1.2%.

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Fuel Economy EPA PHEV Economy

EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

The detailed data supporting the report were obtained directly from automobile manufacturers. Nine of the eleven main manufacturers increased average gasoline and diesel vehicle fuel economy from MY 2012 to MY 2013. Nissan also had the biggest fuel economy improvement from MY 2012 to MY 2013, followed by Subaru.

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Fuel Economy MPG Economy EPA

Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 30, 2009

A focus on tailpipe CO2 emissions has distracted away from the impact of car production, suggests Professor Frank Figge who co-authored the ‘Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing’ study. Sustainable value includes not just the use of economic capital but also environmental and social resources.

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Sodium 2007 GM 2005

CRC study finds some adverse results from use of mid-level ethanol blends in MY 2001-2009 engines; DOE and ethanol industry say study significantly flawed

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MAY 17, 2012

The Sustaining Members of CRC are the American Petroleum Institute (API) and a group of automobile manufacturer members (Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, and Volkswagen). The CRC Engine Durability study took duplicates of eight different vehicle model engines spanning 2001-2009 model years.

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2001 2009 Engine Industrial

As An EV Maker, What Does It Take to Win the EV Race?

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

The Race Among The Automobile Manufacturers The internal combustion engine (ICE) has powered our cars for over a century and is being gradually replaced by electric vehicles (EVs). To win the EV race, an auto manufacturer must be firmly committed to sustainability. For instance, the Nissan Leaf is a classic example.

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Affordable Hyundai Electric Vehicles Ford

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Hitachi Astemo to provide inverters and motors to JATCO, which will supply e-Axles to Nissan battery-electric and e-POWER vehicles

Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

Renault-Nissan Alliance and Dongfeng Motor Group form new JV to co-develop electric vehicles in China

New bipartisan bill in US Congress to expand EV and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits

European, Japanese and American Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Manufacturers Call for Global Policy Cooperation to Improve Energy Efficiency and Emissions of Road Freight Transport

NEC Corporation Spins Off NEC Tokin High-Capacity Laminated Li-ion Business to New Subsidiary, With Focus on Automotive Sector

Auto Industry Backs Additional Funding for Research into Impacts of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends

EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions

EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

CRC study finds some adverse results from use of mid-level ethanol blends in MY 2001-2009 engines; DOE and ethanol industry say study significantly flawed

As An EV Maker, What Does It Take to Win the EV Race?

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