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Total energy consumption in the manufacturing sector decreased by 17% from 2002 to 2010, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration. Manufacturing gross output decreased by only 3% over the same period. Consumption of every fuel used for manufacturing declined over this period.
Porsche will manufacture the future all-electric version of the fourth-generation Cayenne at Volkswagen Slovakia’s multi-brand location in Bratislava. After the Taycan (since 2019), the Macan (in 2024) and the 718 (middle of the decade), the Cayenne will become the sports car manufacturer’s fourth model line with an all-electric powertrain.
Carbon emissions associated with increased exports from China (left), as part of a more systematic view of increased national emissions (right), 2002 to 2005. Researchers from Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, estimated in the study that China’s 2005 carbon emissions were 80.59% or more higher than 2002 emissions. “
The Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Québec (CRIAQ) has launched a project (MANU-601) entitled Additive Manufacturing Technologies for Aerospace Components. CRIAQ is a non-profit organization established in 2002 with the financial support of the Québec government.
Since 2002, the manufacturer has already delivered almost 500 buses to the local transport operators, including more than 180 vehicles of the Trollino series and more than 100 battery-powered Urbino electric. The vehicles will carry 90 passengers at a time, 25 of whom will be seated.
The partnership with the country began in 2002. ov and 11 Trollino 12s for Târgu Jiu) are currently being manufactured. The vehicles will be air-conditioned and equipped with a comprehensive passenger information system, tailored to the individual requirements and needs of each city. Solaris is already very well-known in Romania.
Sustainable Value Margin—the ratio of Sustainable Value to sales—for each of the evaluated manufacturers. A survey of the sustainability performance of 17 of the world’s leading automakers has found a mixed pattern when it comes to the sustainability performance of most of the car manufacturers. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.
On October 14, SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) became the first vehicle manufacturer in China to sell 1 million units in the domestic market this year. SGMW, a joint venture between GM China, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group (SAIC) and Wuling Motors, was launched in 2002. SGMW’s sales in the first nine months of 2011 were up 6.6%
The Czech manufacturer will supply the electric equipment for the trolleybuses and a set of batteries that will enable the vehicles to cover at least four kilometers without being connected to overhead wires. Solaris buses and trolleybuses have been present in Hungary since 2002.
a South Korea-based manufacturer of low speed electric vehicles (LSVs) plans to build a range of electric vehicles in the US, beginning with its e-Zone and c-Zone low speed electric vehicles. CT&T Company , Ltd., CT&T United, the US subsidiary of CT&T Korea, Ltd., Currently, CT&T Korea, Ltd.
Manufacturing for all propulsion motors is based in GE’s rotating machines plant in Nancy, France, while the propulsion systems are engineered at the GE merchant marine center of excellence in Belfort, France. The order was placed in 2002 for the vessel Gaz de France Energy.
The LHP was set up in 2002 to develop a network of hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) stakeholders in the capital and help develop HFC technologies in London. It is important that all interested parties, including vehicle manufacturers and government bodies, work together to help build a lower carbon society.
Since 2002, the manufacturer has supplied nearly 300 vehicles to Romanian carriers, including more than 100 Trollino vehicles and 41 Urbino 12 electric battery buses. The 18 meter long Trollino buses will be able to carry up to 133 passengers, including 41 seated.
Fort Wayne Assembly has used landfill gas since 2002. The excess gas flare that normally escapes into the air is now redirected into the facility to create electricity energy for manufacturing. The investment will increase its landfill gas use four-fold, to 40%.
NFI), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer in North America, announced that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has awarded New Flyer a new contract for five sixty-foot (10 equivalent units) New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE heavy-duty, battery-electric zero-emission buses. New Flyer of America Inc.,
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The original Honda FCX became the first EPA- and CARB-certified fuel-cell vehicle in July 2002. The FCX also was the world’s first production fuel-cell vehicle, introduced to the US and Japan in December 2002. Honda was the first manufacturer to create a fuel-cell vehicle dealer network (2008).
Volkwagen initially launched the Touareg in 2002; since then, it has sold around one million units worldwide. Its connectivity makes it a driving internet node. The drive train, air suspension, rear-wheel steering and roll stabilization all ensure a safe and dynamic driving experience.
Toyota Motor Sales USA and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America for systematic, longstanding violations of Clean Air Act emission-related defect reporting requirements, which require manufacturers to report potential defects and recalls affecting vehicle components designed to control emissions.
Li-ion manufacturer Boston-Power, Inc., From 1994 to 2002, Purcell led the GM Advanced Technology Vehicles Group (GM ATV). They’re already being well received by the auto industry and I’m confident they will be adopted for a range of vehicles by manufacturers around the world. Click to enlarge. Purcell, Jr.
The systematic approach provided by OnRAMP automates many of the manual processes that are typically used by manufacturers, thus significantly reducing development time and costs. This is the third time that Honeywell has received the IEEE Control Systems Technology Award since 2002.
GoinGreen was founded in 2002 with the mission to minimize the effects of climate change by encouraging carbon-neutral motoring. The company pioneered electric vehicles (EV) in the UK with the G-Wiz, an EV designed in California and manufactured in India by the Indo-Reva Electric Car company.
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Since 2002, GKN Driveline has produced more than 200,000 electric-drive axle units for various vehicle manufacturers, the company said. Most recently GKN Driveline announced development of an electric-drive axle for use in the Peugeot HYbrid4 system.
General Motors and Honda are establishing the auto industry’s first manufacturing joint venture—Fuel Cell System Manufacturing, LLC, FCSM)—to mass-produce an advanced hydrogen fuel cell system that will be used in future products from each company. 3, respectively, in total fuel cell patents filed in 2002 through 2015.
Solid-oxide-fuel-cell manufacturer Bloom Energy is entering the commercial hydrogen market by introducing hydrogen-powered fuel cells and electrolyzers that produce renewable hydrogen. Since 2002, Bloom has been awarded 19 patents for its solid oxide electrolyzer technology. million hydrogen cars by 2040. —Jason Ahn.
Founded in 2002, Brammo has made its mark by developing electric vehicle technology tailored specifically for the motorcycle segment. By investing in Brammo, Polaris obtains access to its proprietary electric vehicle powertrain technology, as well as exposure to the rapidly growing electric motorcycle market. With annual 2010 sales of $1.99
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The agreement covers the design, manufacture and supply of bespoke umbilicals that will carry fluid, power, control and telecommunications services for new subsea oil and gas projects or replacements in water depths up to 1,980 meters (6,500 feet). and Nexans for the Gulf of Mexico, which ran from 2002 to 2008.
SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) completed the expansion of the second phase capacity expansion of its manufacturing facility in Qingdao, Shandong. It complements SGMW’s original manufacturing base in Liuzhou, Guangxi. Among the products manufactured in Qingdao are the Wuling Rong Guang, Wuling Xingwang and Wuling PN-Series minivans.
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Zingarevich, who has been the principal investor since 2002 in lithium-ion battery manufacturer Ener1, Inc., and Finnish automobile engineering and manufacturing concern Valmet Automotive, Inc. is the winning bidder for Think Global AS, following a bankruptcy proceeding initiated by the Norwegian carmaker last month.
The two companies have been partners since 2002, when Schindler selected Renault to supply its vehicle fleet of some 16,000 vehicles. The partnership will go beyond the sole manufacturer-customer relationship. Global elevator company Schindler and Renault signed.
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Lear is a fully integrated manufacturer of seats, from the metal structure and mechanisms to the foam and seat trim, notes Ryan Burns, vice president of Product Engineering for Lear’s Global Seating Operations. EPP was introduced in 2002 on the Audi A2. The Evolution Seat. Recyclable Expanded Polypropylene (EPP). ECO Fabrics.
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L/2002 calibration and 6.4 The US EPA (2002) has identified 11 toxics in diesel exhaust (acetaldehyde, acrolein, benzene, 1,3-butadiene, ethyl benzene, formaldehyde, n-hexane, naphthalene, styrene, toluene, and xylene) and stated that emissions could “increase or decrease when biodiesel is blended with diesel fuel, and of those ?
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