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13 Japanese automakers and energy companies join forces to support rollout of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in 2015

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JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation; Idemitsu Kosan Company, Ltd.; Iwatani Corporation; Osaka Gas Company, Ltd.; Cosmo Oil Company, Ltd.; Saibu Gas Company, Ltd.; Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation; Tokyo Gas Company, Ltd.; and Toho Gas, Company, Ltd. Honda Motor Company, Ltd.; Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.;

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Gallup Poll Finds Surge in Positive Ratings of Auto Industry in US; Still Less Favorable Than in 2000-2005

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Americans' opinions of the automobile industry have posted a 15-point positive increase after reaching an all-time low last year, and now tilt more positive than negative for the first time in three years, according to a new Gallup poll. in Gallup's annual Work and Education Poll.

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New high-temperature ceramic capacitor could reduce cooling needs in power electronics for hybrids and EVs

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As well as having applications in the automobile industry, HITECA capacitors could improve high temperature electronics in the aerospace, power, oil and gas sectors, and in high energy applications such as pulsed power—in which energy is stored over a period of time before being released as a high power pulse.

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Feature: Top 6 Reasons Why an EV Is the Right Choice

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An electric car consumes less energy compared to a gas- or diesel-fueled vehicle. The vehicles use electricity produced from nuclear power, coal, natural gas or solar energy. Electric vehicles can reach peak torque performance at 0 rpm, whereas a gas-powered car takes more time to get to maximum torque. High Torque.

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

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Fuel cells, like stem cells in medical science, are a new technology in the automobile industry. Furthermore, unlike coal and oil, it is a clean energy source that produces only water vapor and leaves no residue in the air. Hydrogen has a long history of working with industry. What exactly is an FCEV? The Popular FCEVs.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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Sector analysis: Automobiles. The major climate change-related risk for the automobile industry is the potential to be exposed to carbon reduction legislation such as carbon taxes or emissions trading systems which would result in corresponding increases in operating costs, according to the KPMG report.

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Volkswagen Joins Model Fuels Consortium II

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Increasing fuel efficiency and reducing emissions have become the driving forces in the automobile industry. These represent important additions, since there are significant quantities of cycloparaffins in conventional fuels and even higher quantities in fuels under development, such as those derived from oil sands.

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