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Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi and 6 other Japanese companies to establish organization for membership-based EV quick charging services

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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC); Honda Motor Co., Mitsubishi Motors Corporation; ULVAC, Inc.; Kanematsu Corporation; Kandenko Co., In March 2011, the CHAdeMO Association announced that it would support the commercial development of the service to promote the spread of quick-charging infrastructure. Kanematsu Corporation.

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Geely exports more than 100,000 vehicles in 2012; 164% year-on-year growth

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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group set a new export sales record in December with 11,000 cars being exported during the month, which also helped the company increase its export sales over the course of 2012 by 164%. The EC7 series alone sold more than 30,000 units, an increase of more than 500% in year-on-year comparison with 2011 export figures.

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Panasonic and Tesla expand supply agreement for Li-ion cells; nearly 2 billion through 2017

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Panasonic Corporation and Tesla Motors have expanded their 2011 supply agreement so that Panasonic will now supply nearly 2 billion automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells to Tesla through 31 December 2017 at long-term preferential prices. Panasonic established the Automotive & Industrial Systems Company earlier this year.

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Toshiba to Supply Electric Drive Motors to Ford Staring in 2012; Expanding Manufacturing Capacity in US

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Ford Motor Company has awarded Toshiba a major contract to supply electric drive motors for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Toshiba Corporation will expand manufacturing capacity at its plant in Houston, Texas for production of the high-performance drive motors for HEV, PHEV and EV applications.

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Western Lithium significantly upgrades its Kings Valley Lithium resource in Nevada

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Western Lithium USA Corporation has announced that its 2010 and 2011 drill program has resulted in a significant increase to the project’s resource size. The company expects that the new resource will provide for increased feedstock grade to the proposed lithium carbonate process plant. as of 28 June 2011.

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Editorial: Why Are People Worried About Automotive 'Kill Switch' Mandates?

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Usually referenced as a “kill switch,” the device is supposed to be required on every new automobile manufactured after 2025. But that seems like an impossible guarantee to make and feels like another example of the corporate world getting into bed with the government to advance the kind of things regular people aren’t asking for.

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CAR report quantifies automotive’s position as a leading high-tech industry

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Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. The report, supported by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, measures the technological nature of today’s auto industry and compares it to other sectors of the economy often viewed as technologically advanced.