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MIT, Novogy team engineers microbes for competitive advantage in industrial fermentation; the ROBUST strategy

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Researchers at MIT and startup Novogy have engineered bacteria and yeast ( Escherichia coli , Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Yarrowia lipolytica ) used as producer microbes in biofuel production to use rare compounds as sources of nutrients. The technique, described in a paper in the journal Science , provides the producer microbes with competitive advantage over other, contaminating microbes with minimal external risks, given that engineered biocatalysts only have improved fitness within the cust

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Nissan seeks to sell AESC electric-car battery venture: report

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Nissan, alone among high-volume electric car makers, owns half of the company that makes the battery cells for its cars. Tesla Motors doesn't own any of Panasonic, which has supplied all cells to date for its three vehicles (though Panasonic owns a small part of Tesla). GM doesn't own any of LG Chem, nor does BMW own any of its various cell.

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Toyota to collaborate with Japan Federation of Hire-Taxi Associations on next-gen taxi; role of automated driving

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The Japan Federation of Hire-Taxi Associations and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to study on areas for collaboration, so as to develop and introduce the Japanese taxi of the future. Toyota’s relationship with the Japanese taxi industry began in 1936, when the Toyota Model AA had been first used as a taxi.

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Electric car emissions, 100,000 Chevy Volts, Tesla throwdown, VW diesel tests: The Week in Reverse

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Who said existing automakers really aren't trying to sell electric cars? And what news cheered owners of Volkswagen and Audi diesel vehicles affected by the VW emission scandal? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, August 5, 2016. Friday, we noted that its.

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

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Volkswagen Passat GTE plug-in now on sale from £36,525

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A winner in the Large Family Car class in the recent Next Green Car Awards even before its showroom debut here, the new Passat GTE is now available – starting at £36,525 (RRP OTR), excluding Government Plug-In Car Grant of £2,500.

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