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Report: Toyota to make hybrid car parts in China to boost sales

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The BBC reports that Toyota is planning to manufacture key components for its hybrid cars outside Japan for the first time. Some of the rare earth elements are key components hybrid car parts such as batteries.

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Alberta publishes report assessing non-combustion uses for bitumen, opens $2M call for projects

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Alberta Innovates, in partnership with industry, government and other organizations, recently released the results of a study that investigates the best opportunities for “Bitumen Beyond Combustion” (BBC). Commercial-scale manufacture of high value-added products not intended for combustion is a sound strategy. fly ash and coke).

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Bahrain’s Mumtalakat buys out McLaren, secures full ownership over supercar brand: Report | Autocar Professional

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Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund, Mumtalakat, has assumed full control of McLaren Group, manufacturer of high-end sportscars and majority owner of the McLaren F1 team, BBC reported. The company faced financial challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to production halts and job losses.

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Think and BBC turn Norway electric

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The electric car revolution has arrived in Norway thanks to home-grown car manufacturer Think and the BBC. A convoy of 60 vehicles hit the streets as part of the BBC documentary Electric Ride which is now a quarter of the way through its month long, 4,000 miles odyssey around Europe in a Think City electric car.

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Tata Motors to select UK for unutilized electrical Jaguar Land Rover battery plant

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By way of: Reuters | Up to date on: 19 Jul 2023, 08:01 AM A Field Rover Recreation is evident at the manufacturing layout at Jaguar Land Rover’s manufacturing facility in Solihull, Britain. Bloomberg used to be first to file on Tuesday that the manufacturing facility used to be prepared to be introduced this era.

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Video Friday: Automotive Artistry

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BBC Archive ] I find the sound effects in this video to be very confusing. AgileX ] The first part of this video is extremely satisfying to watch. Wing ] Globalfoundries, a global semiconductor manufacturer, has turned to Spot to further automate their data collection for condition monitoring and predictive maintenance.

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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million from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program ( earlier post ) to complete its prototype development of a new gasoline-fueled wave disc engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30% cheaper to manufacture.

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