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Mazda develops first cold-stamped parts using 1,310 MPa-class high-strength steel; to be applied across the lineup starting with Mazda3

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Mazda Motor Corporation, working separately with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation and JFE Steel Corporation, has developed the world’s first cold-stamped vehicle body parts made from 1,310 MPa-class high-strength steel. Parts using 1,310 MPa-class high-strength steel.

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Hino to join hydrogen demo study in California ports with Class 8 trucks

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The grant supports the demonstration of Hino’s Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell trucks in real world operations in California ports. This joint study will run through March 2026 and is a collaboration project with Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Toyota Tsusho America Inc., Mitsui E&S Machinery Co. and PACECO CORP, along with Hino.

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XL Fleet going public via merger with SPAC Pivotal Investment Corporation II; expanding fleet portfolio to all-electric solutions

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XL Fleet and Pivotal Investment Corporation II, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), have recently entered into a definitive merger agreement. XL expects to expand its current suite of hybrid and plug-in hybrid solutions for Class 2-6 vehicles to include zero CO 2 (e.g.,

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Bosch to invest more than $200M to produce fuel cell stacks for Class 8 trucks in South Carolina

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Bosch, a longtime leader in powertrain and propulsion technologies, announced that it will also produce fuel cell stacks in its Anderson, South Carolina, facility as part of a more than $200-million investment expected to create at least 350 new jobs by the start of production in 2026. Fuel cell stack production is highly complex.

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Oshkosh Corporation invests in Eatron Technologies – ET Auto

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Oshkosh Corporation , a leading innovator of purpose-built vehicles and equipment, said that it has invested in Eatron ® Technologies, a pioneering developer of Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered Battery Management Software (BMS). Oshkosh Corporation is an industrial technology company dedicated to making a difference in people’s lives.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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Piedmont is designing Tennessee Lithium to be a world-class lithium hydroxide facility and a large, low-cost contributor to the battery manufacturing supply chain with a sustainability footprint that is superior to incumbent producers. Piedmont Lithium , Tennessee Lithium, $141,680,442.

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Forty percent of BMW’s CY23 sales came from corporate customers | Autocar Professional

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BMW Group India, which registered 18 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth in CY23 , by cumulatively selling 14,172 cars under its BMW and Mini brands, also registered a 56 percent growth in corporate sales last year. We added over 50 new corporate clients, ranging from real-estate, consulting, IT, and healthcare, among other sectors in CY23.”