Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Subaru Corporation unveiled the Subaru Levorg Prototype at the 46 th Tokyo Motor Show 2019. horizontally-opposed direct-injection turbo engine. The new Boxer turbo engine with lean-burn technology balances acceleration and environmental performance at a high level. It also brings superior dynamic quality with its strong torque.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Nikola Corporation and General Motors Co. Nikola will exchange $2 billion in newly issued common stock for the in-kind services and access to General Motors’ global safety-tested and validated parts and components. General Motors is one of the top engineering and manufacturing companies in the world. Nikola Badger.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

E-bikes are today a growing component of the global transition away from fossil fuels—possibly more than the car-and-truck-focused sustainability crowd appreciates. The vast e-bike marketplace In 2022, two- and three-wheeled vehicles accounted for 49 percent of global EV sales.

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Teslarati

JUNE 23, 2022

Financial advisory and global consulting firm AlixPartners released new projections for the future of the electric vehicle market, predicting sales could reach 33 percent by 2028 and 54 percent by 2035 as demand ramps up in major markets. I’d love to hear from you!

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2020

Kia Motors Corporation announced details of ‘Plan S’, its mid- to long-term strategy aimed at progressively establishing a leadership position in the future automotive industry, encompassing electrification and mobility services, as well as connectivity and autonomy. With these models Kia is looking to achieve a 6.6%

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2020

Toyota Motor Corporation and Amazon Web Services, Inc. Toyota’s MSPF leverages the reliability and scalability of AWS’ global infrastructure, as well as development expertise from AWS Professional Services, to meet the challenge of processing and analyzing data from operations within Toyota’s worldwide fleet of connected vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

and Mitsubishi Corporation have agreed to work together on the next generation of high-performance lithium-ion batteries. The three companies intend to set up a joint venture for joint research and development, and to support their parent companies in sales and marketing activities. The headquarters will be Stuttgart/Germany.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2014

Wärtsilä and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)—one of the largest shipbuilders in the world—will form two new joint ventures. The first will take over Wärtsilä’s 2-stroke engine business. Wärtsilä and CSSC will co-operate in 2-stroke engine technology, marketing, sales, and service activities.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

As part of its bankruptcy plan, ECD intends to sell through separate sales its wholly owned operating subsidiary United Solar Ovonic LLC (USO) and other assets, including its minority stake in Ovonyx, Inc. Sale of United Solar. Ovonyx is a joint venture with its co-founder Tyler Lowrey and its shareholders include Intel Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2021

This new round accelerates the larger hydrogen-electric engine development for the 50+ seat aircraft and supports additional commercial airlines initiatives to adopt hydrogen in aviation. ZeroAvia offers hydrogen-fueled powertrain technology to replace conventional engines in commercial aircraft.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Ford is expanding its electrified vehicles research and development program in Europe and Asia this year, creating a “hub-and-spoke” system that allows the global team to further accelerate battery technology and take advantage of market-specific opportunities. Ford electrified vehicle sales in the US.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2015

National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS)—the rebirthed Saab—and Dongfeng Motor Corporation (Dongfeng) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to achieve global industrial synergies. million units in 2014 and 1.83 million in the first half of 2015.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2014

Pinnacle Engines, developer of a highly efficient 4-stroke, spark-ignited (SI), opposed-piston, sleeve-valve architecture engine ( earlier post ), has appointed five industry leaders to its newly formed Asian Business Advisory Board.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2013

Mazda Motor Corporation is enhancing production capacity for SKYACTIV-G gasoline engines and SKYACTIV-D diesel engines at its Hiroshima Plant. The move is made in response to increasing sales of SKYACTIV vehicles around the globe. 2.5L) will be revamped to allow mixed production with SKYACTIV engines.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

General Motors, global automotive supplier Magna, and leading technology services and consulting company Wipro Limited, have teamed up to develop a B2B sales platform for buying and selling automotive software. Sales and purchases can be connected directly through the platform, offering a seamless experience for all participants.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2013

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that as of the end of June, worldwide cumulative sales of the Prius gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle (generations I, II and III) passed the 3-million mark. The figure is based on worldwide cumulative sales through the end of May 2013 plus June sales in the US.) sales (1000s).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2021

Russian Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation and the EDF Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement in March 2021 to develop green hydrogen in Russia and Europe. We are ready to become one of the key players in the emerging global hydrogen production, transport and consumption market. million customers, 28.1

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2023

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation are reorganizing their joint research and development (R&D) organization to be able to respond flexibly to the rapidly changing global automotive industry, advance the transition to electrification and accelerate the development of Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Cumulative worldwide sales of Toyota Motor Corporation hybrids reached 10.05 This latest milestone of 10 million units was achieved just nine months after total sales reached 9 million units at the end of April 2016. In 2016, for the first time, Europe hybrid sales outpaced those of North America (285.9 thousand vs. 266.2

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

At a time when global electric vehicle major Tesla is set to announce its big-bang entry into the Indian market this month, the world’s third largest passenger vehicle market is set to take a big leap into electric vehicle exports, with the Make in India tag well proven over the last couple of decades.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2017

Global Tier 1 supplier Rheinmetall Automotive—formerly KSPG and Kolbenschmidt Pierburg— expects electrification to account for more than half of its sales in 2020. Sales amounted to around €2.6 But the content per car in sales is comparatively high. billion (US$2.8 Click to enlarge. —Horst Binnig.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

Analysts say the group companies’ problems are likely to have a limited impact on Toyota’s earnings because their sales and profits are a small fraction of Toyota’s overall global earnings. Its group global vehicle sales for 2023 were a record 11.22 which makes diesel engines. million vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Global automotive Tier 1 manufacturer Motherson Group is collaborating with Israeli cleantech company UBQ Materials. Motherson selected UBQ Materials as an innovation partner in Plug and Play’s Startup Autobahn, a platform that connects emerging technologies to pilot opportunities with multinational corporations.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Subaru Corporation is introducing its first plug-in hybrid vehicle, the Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, in the US. liter direct-injection SUBARU BOXER engine, Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive, and a new Lineartronic (Continuously Variable Transmission). Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid will go on sale at U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2012

Mazda Motor Corporation will double production capacity at its engine plant in Hiroshima from 400,000 units to 800,000 units per year in October 2012. The plant produces SKYACTIV-D diesel engines and SKYACTIV-G gasoline engines. SKYACTIV-G is a highly efficient, new-generation direct-injection gasoline engine.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 11, 2024

In the filing , Hertz said the figure is roughly one-third of its global EV fleet. The EVs that Hertz has put up for sale will “remain eligible for rental” until they ultimately sell. During the fourth quarter of 2023, Hertz felt “approximately $245 million of incremental net depreciation expense related to the sale.”

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2010

A collaboration between Lotus Engineering and Fagor Ederlan will develop the 3-cylinder Lotus Range Extender Engine ( earlier post ) for series production. The study has culminated with an agreement for Lotus Engineering to develop the engine for series production and sale by Fagor Ederlan for the global automotive market.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2011

will acquire low-speed electric vehicle manufacturer Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM), a wholly-owned Fargo, N.D.-based GEM is a recognized leader within the low-speed vehicle market, with approximately $30 million in sales during the 2010 calendar year. Polaris Industries Inc. based subsidiary of Chrysler Group LLC.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

New fuel booster valve for ME-LGI engine showing the main constituent parts. On 1 July MAN Diesel & Turbo announced the development of a new ME-LGI dual fuel engine. The new engine expands the company’s dual-fuel portfolio, enabling the use of more sustainable fuels such as methanol and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, added a new GUR ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) production line at its Bishop, Texas manufacturing facility to support the significant growth in its high-value GUR engineered materials portfolio.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2016

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) and Mitsui Zosen Machinery & Service (MZM), a subsidiary of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding are partnering to produce and sell zeolite membranes, with a focus on ethanol dehydration. MZM will produce A-type zeolite membranes, and MCC will market them exclusively. Bastidas, Iván D. Pierucci and G.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Mazda Motor Corporation unveiled the all-new Mazda CX-5 crossover SUV. The fully redesigned model, on display at AutoMobility LA, will be launched in Japan in February before being rolled out to global markets. The global powertrain lineup comprises the SKYACTIV-G 2.0 diesel engines. gasoline, and SKYACTIV-D 2.2

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2016

Sumitomo Corporation and Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co., have reached a basic agreement on the acquisition by Sumitomo Corporation of 25% of the shares of Hay Holding GmbH, a major German manufacturer of automotive parts whose shares are all held by Musashi.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2010

General Motors and Pacific Century Motors (PCM), an entity formed by The Tempo Group and E-Town, an affiliate of the Beijing Municipal Government, have reached an agreement for GM to sell GM Global Steering Holdings, LLC, commonly known as Nexteer, to PCM. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Headquartered in Saginaw, Mich.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2013

Ballard Power Systems has signed an agreement with Volkswagen Group for a major Engineering Services contract to advance development of fuel cells for use in powering demonstration cars in Volkswagen’s fuel cell automotive research program. The contract term is for 4-years, with an option for a 2-year extension. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

Additionally, Honda announced plans to launch 30 EV models globally by 2030, with a production volume of more than 2 million units annually. To this end, Honda believes that a multifaceted and multidimensional approach is needed, not a mere replacing of engines with batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2017

Ford also announced changes in roles for three top executives: Jim Farley (Global Markets), Joe Hinrichs (Global Operations) and Marcy Klevorn (Mobility). Fleet previously served as vice president, Marketing, Sales and Service, Asia Pacific. Mark Ovenden is named vice president, Marketing, Sales and Service, Asia Pacific.

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