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Kawasaki, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha partner on producing, transporting, and using carbon-neutral fuels, including hydrogen

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Subaru Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation, and Yamaha Motor Co., Taking on the challenge of racing in the Super Taikyu Series next year using biomass-derived synthetic fuel (Subaru and Toyota). Specifically, Subaru intends to race in a Subaru BRZ-based vehicle and Toyota in a Toyota GR86-based vehicle.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. Even with $4/gallon gas ($6.13

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Daihatsu and Suzuki Readying More Fuel-Efficient Minicars to Compete with Hybrids

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the Toyota Group’s minicar specialist, and Suzuki Motor. both are developing gasoline-powered minivehicles with a fuel efficiency. L/100 km], similar to hybrids sold by Toyota Motor. It will feature such gas-saving. electric motors for minivehicles as being cost-prohibitive. Daihatsu Motor Co., Trimming the.

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

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No, not the Toyota Starlet or Corolla Tercel , not the Honda CRX HF , not the Subaru Justy. If you want to be picky, the 198 6 Sprint ER was the gas-mileage king of 1980s America, rated at 44 city and 53 highway miles per gallon. liter Suzuki three-cylinder engine, rated at 49 horsepower. Just $66 with gas priced at $1.16

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Why Do Japanese Automakers Like Hydrogen Power?

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Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, and Yamaha have just collectively promised to develop a slew of hydrogen-reliant engines designed to power small vehicles. At the time, Honda had already released the Clarity to consumers, and it would be followed by Toyota’s Mirai. What exactly makes the scheme so appealing to the island nation?

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

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Harley-Davidson Launches Stand-Alone Electric Bike Brand. Harley-Davidson, the legendary and revered American manufacturer of motorcycles, announced that it is establishing LiveWire as a separate electric motorcycle brand on July 8,2021, just in time for the first of nine outdoor International Motorcycle Shows. Not an H or D in sight.

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Reaction Design introduces model fuel library resulting from work of Model Fuels Consortium

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MFC members included Toyota, GE Energy, VW, Suzuki, Petrobras and Conoco. Gasoline components, including toluene, propylbenzene, ethyl benzene and xylene. The MFC is ending its work in December. The components can be combined to model a large variety of new or existing fuel blends. Additive components such as ETBE.

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