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MARCH 11, 2024

2628 aka the Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act of 1988 was passed by the 100th Congress. The price tag on that car was $44,298, or about $157,037 in 2024 dollars. Meanwhile, the version of this engine sold in West Germany made 215 horsepower and 169 pound-feet. After years of intensive Mercedes-Benz-backed lobbying, H.R.2628

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Daimler AG and leading energy companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Berlin, with the participation of the German Minister of Transport, Wolfgang Tiefensee, to evaluate and expand the setup of a hydrogen infrastructure in Germany to support the series production of fuel cell electric vehicles. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 6, 2010

Bright Automotive, the developer of the purpose-built, plug-in hybrid IDEA ( earlier post ), has been awarded one of five contracts by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to develop and test an electric postal delivery vehicle. The IDEA, Bright noted, is now scheduled for production in 2013. Tags: Brief.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The signing manufacturers strongly support the idea of building-up a hydrogen infrastructure in Europe, with Germany as regional starting point and at the same time developing similar concepts for the market penetration of hydrogen infrastructure in other regions of the world, including the USA, Japan and Korea as further starting points.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Daimler AG is launching a new ride sharing pilot project in Ulm, Germany. The idea for this concept was developed by the Business Innovation division at Daimler AG which identifies business areas with future potential. In the 4 th quarter of 2010 Daimler will extend the car2gether pilot project to a further city in Germany.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

The approach deliberately encourages unrestricted competition for creative ideas relating to e-mobility. The software and systems unit is headquartered in Immenstaad, Germany, and has additional locations in Singapore, Chicago, and Stuttgart. Tags: Electric (Battery) Infrastructure.

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DECEMBER 30, 2009

Genome researchers from the US and Germany have published the initial “volume” of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea (GEBA)—an analysis of the first 56 genomes sequenced from the two domains. Tags: Biomass Biotech Enzymes Fuels. The paper appeared in the 24 December edition of the journal Nature. Dongying Wu et al.

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