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

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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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Thomson Reuters analysis finds automotive new propulsion technology patent activities surge 6-fold in 5 years

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Automotive patent filings reduced to one document per DWPI family charted by category and the publication year of the earliest family member. miles per gallon – and the industry is working diligently to comply. Engines Fuel Efficiency Market Background Vehicle Manufacturers' Click to enlarge.

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EU reaches compromise on 2035 new ICE vehicle ban

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After documents obtained by Reuters last week indicated that five EU member states would oppose the 2035 new ICE vehicle ban , many were worried that the proposal would stall in the Commission. However, smaller manufacturers will receive an undisclosed extension to stop selling ICE vehicles.

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Moore’s Not Enough: ?4 New Laws of Computing

Cars That Think

Certainly, the phenomenon of scalability was well known in the automobile industry before it made a significant impact on the computing industry. At the core of Henry Ford’s achievement was the design of an automobile that was made for mass production. Ford produced the Model T, which was the first mass produced car.

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University of Michigan Report Finds Focus on Fuel Economy Would Be Very Profitable for Detroit 3; Says Rapid, Wide-Reaching Change in Business Models Required for Turnaround

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A new report released by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute ( UMTRI ) analyzes critical choices faced by automakers and finds that broad, deep, fast change is necessary for success in the context of the worst financial crisis in the history of the domestic automobile industry. Rob Kleinbaum.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

President Biden says his EV policies will result in “one million new jobs in the American automobile industry. 2050 net-zero strategy document , which explains how America will get to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. needs over 100 battery cell manufacturing locations by 2035” to meet the projected EV demand.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." I got beaten down a number of times."

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