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MARCH 20, 2012

Freescale Semiconductor announced a partnership with First Automobile Works (FAW), one of the leading automotive OEMs in China, and the establishment of a FAW-Freescale joint automotive lab.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Water is necessary in the entire manufacturing process of an automobile—in the paint shop, for example. Audi has set itself the target of reducing the environmental factors of energy, CO 2 emissions, fresh water, waste and volatile organic compounds by 35% per car produced by 2025 compared with reference year 2010.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2012

China is a huge market for automotive semiconductors and China’s automotive shipments have ranked No. 1 worldwide for three consecutive years.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2010

Weighing 437 kg, less than half that of conventional electric vehicles, the PU_PA EV (as in “pupa electric vehicle,” a reference to metamorphosis) embodies Teijin’s vision of what a vehicle will look like on the market in five to ten years.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2018

As global automobile ownership and annual end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) generation exceeded 1 billion and 40 million per year in 2010, respectively, ELVs have become a promising secondary resource pool for PMs. The team set 2015 as the reference year and 2040 as the target year to reflect the current and future situations.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) approved a proposal which would set a higher target for reducing EU fleet-wide emissions for new cars by 2030 of 40% (compared to the EU Commission’s 30%; year of reference 2021) with an intermediate target of 20% by 2025. Similar targets are set for new vans.

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AUGUST 31, 2018

Audi is now the first premium manufacturer to produce automobiles completely free of wastewater. From the paint shop to leak tests, water is necessary in the entire process of automobile production. By the end of 2025, we want to reduce the Audi Group’s environmental impact by 35% per car produced compared with the reference year 2010.

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JULY 23, 2015

As described in a paper in the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering they use similarity weights to compare every instance of an unknown driving cycle to the reference driving cycles. 9 1169-1188 doi: 10.1177/0954407014556116.

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JULY 17, 2012

The letter referred to a multi-state Request for Information (RFI), asking manufacturers to provide background and information in anticipation of a multi-state solicitation later this summer. The move is both a cost-saving measure for states and a means to incentivize the manufacture of affordable and functional CNG vehicles.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

The project thus marks a milestone along the way that leads from the self-propelled (automobile) to the self-driving (autonomous) vehicle, the company said. In August 1888, Bertha Benz set off on the first long-distance automobile journey from Mannheim to Pforzheim. Autonomous driving with production-based sensors.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

The Charter now also references the E100 and B100 Guidelines published by the WWFC Committee in 2009. Other changes from the previous edition include a new test method for trace metals, an update gasoline velocity table and updated information relating to biofuels, including ethanol, biodiesel and other alternatives to petroleum-based fuels.

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JUNE 17, 2022

The project proposes an innovative sustainable structural battery housing for light automobiles based on a reusable and recyclable thermoplastic long fiber compound with dual functionalities: flame-retardant additives and electromagnetic shielding (EMI) particles.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Renault believes that the automobile of the future—embodied by its latest concept car—will function harmoniously and in permanent interaction with its environment, road network infrastructure and the digital lifestyles of its occupants. The letter ‘Z’ at the end refers to the all-electric Z.E.

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AUGUST 29, 2010

To support the Foton-Freescale Automotive Joint Lab, Freescale will provide silicon products, development tools, reference platforms and dedicated support resources. In the future, Foton-specific designs and products will be developed.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

For the smartphone application, GM engineers can connect the smartphone to the vehicle’s audio and video display systems to integrate notifications into the automobile. In the US, DSRC refers generically to communications on a dedicated 5.9 The portable transponder has its own display screen.

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Green Car Congress

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. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 14, 2021

Strong brands and the automobile will continue to play a central role in individual mobility in the future. The Volkswagen unified cell concept refers to a prismatic cell format adaptable to various chemistry mixes available today or market-ready at a later point in time. This is where the new “unified cell” plays a central role.

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APRIL 28, 2014

Automobile R&D Center. As emission control values have become stricter year after year, NO x reduction cycles using rich combustion have also increased, and there are now almost no automobiles with lean burn engines being sold. Heat loss (other)” refers to heat loss other than that caused by cooling water. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has applied for a new trademark, with the name ''Model E'', specifically referring to "automobiles and structural parts therefor". From the ridiculous to the intriguing, today is all about trademarks, it seems. The company filed for registration of the trademark on August 5, serial number 86029275.

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2017 Tesla Tesla Motors Automobile 117

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AUGUST 2, 2009

Christopher Knittel, of the UC Davis Department of Economics and Institute of Transportation Studies, developed a model to examine the technical relationship between vehicle weight, engine power and fuel economy—to which he refers as a production possibilities frontier (PPF)—and how this PPF shifts out over time. Knittel, 2009.

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JULY 23, 2014

ALMMII will engage workforce partners from across the region to strengthen education and training pathways to high quality jobs in all transportation manufacturing sectors, including the automobile, aircraft, heavy truck, ship, rail and defense industries. The White House has referred to the institute as a “teaching factory.”.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Audi has set the goal of successively reducing vehicle-specific CO 2 emissions by 30% by 2025 compared with reference year 2015 and over the entire product lifecycle. Audi was the first automobile manufacturer to receive the Performance Standard certificate from the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative.

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Audi CO2 Emissions Vehicles 275

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OCTOBER 11, 2014

The EPA report is an authoritative reference for CO 2 emissions, fuel economy, and powertrain technology trends for new personal vehicles in the United States. EPA obtains the detailed data supporting the report directly from automobile manufacturers; the agency has been collecting and maintaining these data since 1975.

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JUNE 30, 2010

It refers to the technologies that allow vehicles to collect process and share data by linking them to each other and to an urban network, much as the Internet links computers today. General Motors hosted the “Mobility Internet - Connecting the Virtual Superhighway Forum” at the SAIC-GM Pavilion at Expo 2010.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

Refineries have a compliance obligation for their facility direct emissions (about 4%) and for emissions from end use of petroleum products produced (planes, trains, automobiles, heating oil, etc.). The bill, among its provisions, puts a cap on US-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, covering an estimated 81% by 2016. Waxman-Markey (H.R.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

RobecoSAM AG has listed Volkswagen AG as the Industry Group Leader in the Automobiles and Components sector in this year’s review of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).

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MARCH 18, 2016

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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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Automobile tires that produce noise below 68 decibels, for example, will be labeled with one black and two white “waves” next to the value in decibels. Energy-efficient tires are more commonly referred to as low rolling resistance (LRR) tires in North America.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2023

Aramco has signed a letter of intent to become a potential minority stakeholder in a new powertrain technology company (PWT), to be established by Geely Holding Group, Geely Automobile Holdings Limited—collectively referred to as “Geely”—and Renault Group.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2018

The lightweight construction concept typical of BMW i automobiles was adapted to the specific requirements of the Roadster. The figures refer to a vehicle with basic equipment in Germany, the widths take into account differences in the selected wheel and tire size and the optional optional equipment.

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AUGUST 23, 2017

Audi is adopting a standardized nomenclature for the power output designations of its worldwide range of automobiles. The reference value for the new model designations is the power output of the individual model in kilowatts (kW). They will retain their classic names in reference to their top position in the model range.

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APRIL 26, 2019

The solid residuals, often referred to as chars, have been tentatively used to produce carbon black and/or activated carbon with some success in the production of activated carbon electrodes for supercapacitors. Maurizio Passaponti, Luca Rosi, Matteo Savastano, Walter Giurlani, Hamish A. 2019.04.067.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Chaired by Satoru Takeuchi, President of UD Trucks Corporation and Chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association’s Heavy Vehicle Committee, this was the chief executives’ ninth meeting to discuss global issues and recommend solutions to the critical challenges facing commercial vehicle manufacturers.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Doerzaph says the framework being designed and subsequently documented as a set of design principles will serve as a reference guide by designers of apps and driver systems for connected automobile and related wireless devices, with driver safety and ease of use as a focus.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2012

On Friday 27 January, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted the new Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) package that sets out the regulatory emissions and technology requirements for light-duty automobiles through model year 2025. For the 2012 through 2017 model years, BEVxs will be referred to as Type I.5x Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

The meetings bring together representatives of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA), and Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA). Reference documents - UNECE regulations for motor vehicles. Globalautoregs.com.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) statistics suggestthat in 2023 electric passenger vehicle sales in China will reach 9 million, with annual penetration of EVs expected to climb to 36%. This will provide a valuable reference for Hyundai’s action of advancing EV service in the global market.

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