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APRIL 18, 2023

Toyota Motor Corporation unveiled two BEV concept models, the bZ Sport Crossover Concept and bZ FlexSpace Concept, at Auto Shanghai. The concept models are being developed as part of the Toyota bZ series, a brand dedicated to BEVs. The bZ FlexSpace Concept is a family-oriented SUV-type BEV with a focus on utility.

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The new ICT concept was developed by Siemens’ global Corporate Technology (CT) department and its partners in the German government-funded RACE (Robust and Reliant Automotive Computing Environment for Future eCars) project. Earlier post.). A mid-range car contains more than 70 of these control units from a variety of suppliers.

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OCTOBER 2, 2010

Valeo and Orange are proposing an new concept for sharing vehicles between several drivers, either between individuals or within a corporate fleet of vehicles, based on NFC (Near Field Communication) no-contact technology. This solution is designed for automakers and service providers in the automobile sector.

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JUNE 10, 2023

At a press conference of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) at Circuit de la Sarthe in western France, Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Akio Toyoda revealed the hydrogen engine vehicle prototype “GR H2 Racing Concept”.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation and the MS&AD Insurance Group’s Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., have jointly developed Japan’s first driving behavior-based telematics automobile insurance. In addition to driving behavior discounts, various services are to be provided under the concepts of “enjoyment,” “benefits,” and “safeguards.”

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NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC); Honda Motor Co., Mitsubishi Motors Corporation; ULVAC, Inc.; Kanematsu Corporation; Kandenko Co., The concept for the service is the result of investigations conducted by a working group formed at the request from the CHAdeMO Association to all its members in July 2010. Click to enlarge.

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Leading vehicle manufacturers in fuel cell technology—Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation/Opel, Honda Motor Co.,

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A derivative for Europe based on “Dacia Spring” concept will be sold from 2021. Regarding combustion-engined passenger cars, Groupe Renault has entered into a preliminary agreement with Dongfeng Motor Corporation under which Renault transfers its shares to Dongfeng. JMEV was created in 2015. LCV market.

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JANUARY 19, 2013

The E-JET concept range extended electric vehicle from GAC. Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., —a partnership between Chery Automobile, China’s largest independent car manufacturer, and Israel Corporation—is bringing its Cross Hybrid Concept to the Geneva Motor Show in March. Guangzhou Automobile Group.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

The FT-CH concept. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. A century after the invention of the automobile, we must re-invent it with powertrains that significantly reduce or eliminate the use of conventional petroleum fuels.

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APRIL 28, 2016

China-based internet company LeEco unveiled its LeSEE electric car concept this week at Auto China 2016—The 14th Beijing International Automobile Exhibition. The LeSEE electric concept features an advanced autopilot and driver assistance systems, intelligent inductive charging and car sharing capabilities. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 31, 2009

TTE), the developer of the concept Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine (DCGT) for heavy-duty vehicle applications ( earlier post ), has signed a strategic alliance agreement with China-based Aerospace Machinery & Electric Equipment Company, Ltd. Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.

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APRIL 7, 2011

The BMW Brilliance plug-in hybrid concept. have presented a concept plug-in hybrid sedan based on the long wheelbase version of the BMW 5 Series Sedan. The plug-in was developed exclusively for the Chinese automobile market and produced at the Shenyang site. Series production of the automobile is to start in China in 2013.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) plans to introduce eight hybrid (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and battery-powered (BEV) models by fiscal year 2015 in anticipation that demand for low-carbon, fuel-efficient automobiles will expand worldwide. Mitsubishi will introduce 8 xEVs by FY 2015. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 25, 2012

disclosed estimates of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to Honda including emissions from Honda’s global business operations and customer use of Honda motorcycles, automobiles and power products. emissions from combustion of fuel oil at factories, emissions from corporate vehicles, etc.). Honda Motor Co., Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 25, 2024

Changan Mazda, a Chinese company receiving investment from Mazda Motor Corporation, unveiled the all-new Mazda EZ-6 BEV and PHEV and the Mazda ARATA - the design concept of a future EV.

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The 8-month project will provide an overview of existing solutions for battery casings, evaluate the advantages of multi-material approaches, derive component design and production concepts and evaluate them in terms of performance and cost. A component concept will be elaborated in detail. © AZL Aachen GmbH. of Czech Republic.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Toshiba Corporation and Honda Motor Co., The companies will propose a future lifestyle with deeper links among houses, electric appliances and automobiles. Sekisui House, Ltd., Sekisui House will also present how homebuilders can serve as a hub and incorporate the latest technologies of companies such as Toshiba and Honda.

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JUNE 10, 2009

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has launched a new basic research program on automotive Lithium-ion batteries with a consortium of 22 universities and corporations. Asafa Corporation, Inc.; Toyota Motor Corporation; Toyota Central Research Institute, Inc.; Nissan Motor Co.,

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Almost all the major Chinese heavy truck manufacturers have now launched a battery-swapping model for their battery electric trucks, including FAW, CAMC, Dongfeng, JMC, Shanxi Automobile, and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC). Operational concept of a bus station with Quick Charger Machine (QCM). Moon et al.

Asia

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MARCH 10, 2020

TRI-AD), Toyota’s automated driving software development company, has successfully completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) demonstrating high definition (HD) map-building for surface roads with a relative accuracy of less than 50 centimeters—a good level that is required for automated driving—using two techniques.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

Toshiba Digital & Consulting Corporation (TDX) and Spain’s Gestamp, a multinational specialized in the design, development and manufacture of highly engineered metal components for top vehicle manufacturers, are cooperating in a project to bring advanced monitoring and analysis to the welding of vehicle chassis parts. Mitsui & Co.,

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Toyota Motor Corporation and Panasonic Corporation have concluded a business-integration contract and a joint-venture contract toward the establishment of a new joint venture related to the automotive prismatic battery business by the end of 2020 (pending approval from the competition-law authorities in the countries and regions concerned).

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MARCH 13, 2009

Siemens Corporate Technology , Siemens’ research organization, supplied the drive systems for the prototypes of two electric cars shown at the Geneva Motor Show. The Electric RUF 911 of Alois Ruf ( earlier post ), a manufacturer of high-performance cars based in Pfaffenhausen, contains a preliminary version of the electric drive concept.

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The field of mobility is undergoing a significant transformation based on new concepts, including connected, autonomous, shared and electric (CASE) vehicles and ‘Mobility as a Service’ (MaaS). The Blanc Robot’s shell, or top cover, is the largest single component on the vehicle, measuring about four square meters in total.

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JUNE 23, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, and LG Chem are jointly sponsoring the “EV & Battery Challenge” (EVBC), a global competition to identify up to 10 EV and battery start-ups for potential investment and collaboration. New Energy Nexus, the international start-up support organization, will manage and facilitate the competition.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Mazda Motor Corporation announced “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030,” a new long-term vision for technology development that looks ahead to the year 2030. Under Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030, Mazda aims to reduce corporate average well-to-wheel carbon dioxide emissions to 50% of 2010 levels by 2030, and achieve a 90% reduction by 2050.

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JUNE 16, 2009

and Koenigsegg Group AB, a consortium led by Koenigsegg Automotive AB, confirmed the details of a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of Saab Automobile AB. At the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, Koenigsegg also introduced a four-seat solar electric car concept, the Quant, developed in partnership with NLV Solar.

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AUGUST 28, 2013

Toyota’s next-generation Prius will deliver significantly improved fuel economy in a more compact package that is lighter in weight and lower in cost, according to Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Managing Officer Satoshi Ogiso. Toyota’s first commercially available hydrogen fuel cell vehicle will go on sale in global markets in 2015.

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OCTOBER 23, 2009

A direct-drive wheel motor, developed with PUES Corporation, is optional. This new method of automobile manufacturing and sales will build regional sales networks and small-scale assembly resulting in an output of 10,000 units per year. for the concept of the RAS system. The charger uses AC 100~220V.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, along with Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., will display a future concept of the recently released new model of its Mitsubishi Mobile Mapping System, the MMS-G22, at CES 2017. This company consists of Japanese leading survey and mapping companies as well as all major Japanese automobile manufacturers.

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MAY 22, 2016

China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) has raised $400 million through the first Green Bond sale on the offshore market from a Chinese automobile company to support the design, development and production of range-extended electric vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the LondonTaxi Company (LTC), manufacturer of the iconic London Black Cab.

London

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) is licensing its GRAS-Di (Genotyping by Random Amplicon Sequencing-Direct) DNA analysis technology that can dramatically accelerate selective breeding to Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Eurofins Genomics K.K., and GeneBay Inc. Earlier post.) Background.

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MAY 25, 2010

The Hyperbrake can be utilized in any hydraulic system, according to Janel Hydro, and is being used on several experimental automobiles. Use of the Hyperbrake thus allows the removal of the vacuum booster system which is currently standard on all new automobiles.

Indiana

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

It is the first Infiniti automobile to have a powertrain comprising a diesel engine and automatic transmission from the cooperation with Daimler. The Q30 concept car can be seen for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The components will be used in a brand specific way. Nissan NV350 Urvan. Click to enlarge.

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Mazda to develop eight new EVs by 2030 – and it’s all thanks to Toyota READ MORE: Forget the MG4, BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora, buy a $40k Mazda MX-30 EV instead | Opinion READ MORE: Mazda rediscovers it stylistic mojo with its stunning Iconic SP concept. Could it be the MX-5’s electrified successor – or even the return of the RX-7?

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Besides the Bosch Group, the consortium included DEKRA Automobil GmbH, the Fraunhofer Ernst-Mach-Institut, and the Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart (FKFS). Any company looking to succeed in the electric vehicle market needs a competitive aftersales concept. million (US$3.1

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