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NYK conducts maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) trial with pure car truck carrier

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NYK has conducted what it says is the world’s first Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) trial performed in accordance with the IMO’s Interim Guidelines for MASS trials. Iris Leader , a large NYK-operated pure car truck carrier (PCTC) having a gross tonnage of 70,826 tons, was navigated day and night using the Sherpa System for Real ship (SSR) navigation system during the period from 14 to 17 September from Xinsha, China, to the port of Nagoya, Japan, and then from the port of Nagoya to the

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Mini Cooper Hardtop to go electric, get mini again

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The next-generation Mini Cooper Hardtop will go electric, if boss Bernd Koerber has his way, and it may return to its city-car roots, too. Auto Express reports that Koerber is pushing to make Mini live up (down?) to its name again, after years of bloat and expansion into segments that haven't really suited the brand. For now, he's content to get.

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BYD 60-foot battery-electric bus completes full Altoona Pass/Fail test

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BYD achieved a first when its 60-foot battery-electric articulated transit bus completed durability road testing under the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) new Pass/Fail guidelines at the Model Bus Testing Program in Altoona, Pa. BYD’s K11M became the first battery electric transit bus of its size to complete the full 15,000-mile durability test in an impressive 106 days, setting the bar high for all other bus manufacturers.

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Subaru and Toyota broaden partnership for electric cars, autonomous tech

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Toyota and Subaru announced Friday that they will expand their partnership into connected-car programs and a co-developed electric vehicle platform. Toyota will also be taking a larger ownership stake in Subaru, while the latter will acquire equity in Toyota for the first time. While the partnership includes plans to build the second-generation.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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New concept with anthraquinone-based organic cathode advances aluminum battery technology

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Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia, have developed a new concept for an aluminum battery delivering twice the energy density as previous versions, made of abundant materials, and with the potential to reduce production costs and environmental impact. The new battery uses an anode made of aluminum and a cathode made of an anthraquinone-based organic material.

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Mini Cooper Hardtop to go electric, maybe get mini again

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The next-generation Mini Cooper Hardtop will go electric, if boss Bernd Koerber has his way, and it may return to its city-car roots, too. Auto Express reports that Koerber is pushing to make Mini live up (down?) to its name again, after years of bloat and expansion into segments that haven't really suited the brand. For now, he's content to get.

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Byton M-Byte might bypass China tariff with Korean assembly for the US

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China's Future Mobility Corp, parent company of Byton, has inked a deal with South Korea's Myongshin to build the electric M-Byte CUV at the latter's former General Motors facility, potentially allowing the company to bypass U.S. and European tariffs. Vehicles built in Korea can be exported to the U.S. (and parts of Europe) thanks to existing.

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NY governor announces $3M for municipalities to purchase zero-emissions vehicles and infrastructure

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NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the availability of $3 million in state funds to help municipalities purchase zero-emission vehicles and install related infrastructure. The rebates and grants are administered by the State Department of Environmental Conservation and supported by the state’s Environmental Protection Fund. This round of funding will be administered by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) through the New York State Grants Gateway and includes the following: Clea

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Byton in Korea, Subaru and Toyota, Mini going mini: Today’s Car News

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Toyota and Subaru are joining forces for electric cars, and a lot more. Byton is reportedly considering Korea as an assembly point for trade reasons. And the Mini brand is considering making their cars small again, like they were when they were rebooted. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Mini Cooper Hardtop—that’s the.

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Toyota brings across-the-board enhancements to C-HR Hybrid

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Toyota has added a new powertrain and enhanced its C-HR Hybrid SUV with a new multimedia system, dynamic improvements and a smattering of new design features.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Acceptance and rejection of autonomous driving down to socio-demographics

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Forget how hard it is to develop something as infallible as we’d expect a self-driving car to be, whether it’s being developed by Google or Tesla

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Škoda announces prices for Superb iV PHEV

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Škoda has confirmed the pricing and specifications for its first PHEV, the Superb iV plug-in hybrid.

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2020 Mazda 2: price and specs revealed

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The 2020 Mazda 2 will be priced from £15,795 when it arrives in November

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Medium/heavy trucks were 4% of the US vehicle population in 2017 but accounted for 26% of fuel use

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Trucks in the medium/heavy truck category include tractor trailers, also known as combination trucks, and single-unit trucks. In the most recent year for which data are available, combination trucks made up only 1% of the truck population but were responsible for 6% of all vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and 17% of vehicle fuel use. Single-unit trucks were 3% of the truck population and 3% of VMT, while making up 9% of vehicle fuel use.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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