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US International Trade Commission votes to investigate alledged hybrid patent infringement by VW Group

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The US International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute a formal investigation of Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche based on Paice’s earlier complaint of infringement of its hybrid vehicle patents. ( Earlier post.) An official evidentiary hearing will be held before an ITC Administrative Law Judge at a date to be determined. The complaint, as amended, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the US and sale of certain hybrid electric vehicles a

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Tesla pursuing police cruiser market with Model S: report

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As one of the handful of electric cars that is widely available worldwide, the Tesla Model S has taken on many roles since its 2012 launch. Various taxi services use it, and one company is even trying to convert a Model S into a limousine. But instead of shuttling people to airports, how effective would the Model S be at chasing down criminals?

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Experian: Open automotive loans top $1T; lease balances hit record high

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The total balance of open automotive loans in the US climbed 11.1% in the first quarter of 2016, surpassing the trillion dollar mark for the first time on record, according to Experian Automotive. The most recent State of the Automotive Finance Market report finds that loan balances reached $1.005 trillion in Q1 2016, up from $905 billion in Q1 2015.

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Tesla Model 3 reservations: 373K after duplicates, speculators removed

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The hundreds of thousands of $1,000 deposits placed for the Tesla Model 3 electric cars by potential buyers around the world came as an eye-opening shock to the auto industry. More than 100,000 such deposits were placed during the day that preceded the car's unveiling on the evening of March 31. Then, on April 7, April 14, and April 21, the total.

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

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ARPA-E issues RFI on enabling technologies for ultra-safe and secure modular nuclear energy systems

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The Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) has issued a Request for Information ( DE-FOA-0001598 ) on enabling technologies for ultra-safe and secure modular nuclear energy systems. ARPA-E seeks input from a broad range of disciplines and fields, including, but not limited to, nuclear science and engineering; materials science and engineering; sensor science and technology; instrumentation and control engineering; automation science and engineering; power systems engineering; and sa

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Germany's incentives, cops in Teslas, Suzuki's woes: Today's Car News

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Today, Germany goes ahead with its plan to incentivize plug-in hybrids and EVs, Tesla Model 3 reservations top 373,000 after the dust has settled, Suzuki's woes may be mounting over fuel economy estimates, and more up next. BMW's not just betting big on its "i" range of cars—it's going all in. The company said its "iNext" concept car could.

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BMW iNext concept previews electric sedan flagship to come in 2021

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BMW will launch an all-electric flagship sedan in 2021 that will supplant its current top-of-the-line 7-Series range, it said yesterday. The model will be previewed by a concept called iNext, and is another addition to the increasingly-diverse BMW "i" lineup of plug-in cars. The iNext is viewed by analysts as a direct reaction to the success of.

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ITF launches global initiative to decarbonize transport

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The International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD has launched a major global initiative towards carbon-free transport. Transport activity currently contributes 23% of global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, with the share expected to rise. The long-term objective of the project is to define a commonly-acceptable pathway to achieve zero transport emissions by around 2050.

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Suzuki says wrong fuel-economy tests used in Japan, joining Mitsubishi

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The Volkswagen diesel scandal has led to increased scrutiny on all carmakers' compliance with emission and related fuel-economy rules. Last month, Mitsubishi admitted to manipulating fuel-efficiency tests in Japan, resulting in overstated fuel-economy ratings for over 620,000 small "kei" cars. Now Suzuki has followed with a confession of its own.

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INRIX and Parkmobile bring end-to-end parking solution to the connected car

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INRIX, Inc., a leading provider of dynamic connected car services worldwide, and Parkmobile, the leading provider of on-demand and prepaid mobile payments for on- and off- street parking and mobility solutions, announced a strategic partnership at the annual International Parking Institute (IPI) conference. The two will partner to develop an embedded, end-to-end parking solution for the auto industry.

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

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Clariant to scale-up catalysts for Gevo’s Ethanol-to-Olefins (ETO) technology; renewable diesel and hydrogen

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Gevo, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Clariant Corp., one of the world’s leading specialty chemical companies, to develop catalysts to enable Gevo’s Ethanol-to-Olefins (ETO) technology. Gevo’s ETO technology, which uses ethanol as a feedstock, produces tailored mixes of propylene, isobutylene and hydrogen, which are valuable as standalone molecules, or as feedstocks to produce other products such as diesel fuel and commodity plastics, that would be drop-in replacements for their fossil-b

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Nissan lands world’s largest electric taxi fleet deal; 110 new LEAF 30 kWh units to Madrid

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Nissan and La Ciudad del Taxi have announced the world’s largest 100% electric taxi fleet deal that will see 110 Nissan LEAF 30 kWh vehicles providing taxi services in Madrid. Announced at the Madrid Motor Show, the agreement signed between Nissan and La Cuidad del Taxi will introduce electric taxis into the Spanish capital, putting Madrid up there with other like-minded capital cities such as Amsterdam ( earlier post ), which has taken delivery of 100 Nissan LEAFs and e-NV200s, and Budapest wit

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Max Planck, MIT researchers develop new strategy for high-entropy alloys; overcoming the strength/ductility tradeoff

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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Dusseldorf, Germany, and MIT have developed a novel strategy to design nanostructured, bulk high-entropy alloys (HEAs) ( earlier post ) with multiple compositionally equivalent high-entropy phases. The new approach is described in a paper this week in the journal Nature. The result, says C. Cem Tasan, the Thomas B.

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