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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

Green Car Congress

In the wind energy industry, advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to create more energy. Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; Doubling the length of a turbine blade can help quadruple the amount of electricity generated. Owens Corning; Phoenix Integration; PolyNEW, Inc.;

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Future Cars: Concept EVs for 2023 and Beyond

Clean Fleet Report

This is a truly American vehicle as it is designed, engineered and will be built in the United States at a factory in Tunica, Mississippi. We vote “build it!” Sony’s automotive vision will get a Honda boost. Was it possible the renowned consumer audio company was really going to start building cars?

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Will green cars put industry on road to profit?

Green Cars News

This failure, it believes, has prompted US car manufacturers to lose market share to foreign rivals and particularly those from Japan such as Toyota and Honda. However, while this argument seemed to carry strong weight when US gas prices reached $4 a gallon, they now seem less relevant.

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Nissan hybrids and PHEVs US-bound, 3-row electric SUV for 2028

Baua Electric

EVs set to be built around then in Mississippi will incorporate that strategy. That’s something Honda’s two-motor hybrid system already provides, and with Nissan and Honda considering a strategic partnership for electrification it seems that’s a possibility. Sources have confirmed to Green Car Reports that two larger U.S.

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