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Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase its Adaptive LED Headlights (ALH) next-generation headlamp technology at CEATEC JAPAN 2014, a comprehensive exhibition of cutting-edge IT and electronics. CEATEC JAPAN 2014 runs from Tuesday, 7 October through Saturday, 11 October 11 at the Makuhari Messe convention complex in Tokyo.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

(The maximum—136,468 million gallons—was reached in 2014.). Not coincidentally, the first Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for new cars and light trucks became effective with 1978 model-year vehicles. Total consumption (millions of gallons). Total consumption (millions of gallons).

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

In recognition of the 300,000 km milestone, Daimler AG was honored with the “ f-cell Award 2014 ” given by Ministry of Environment, Climate, Protection and Energy Sector Baden-Württemberg and the Stuttgart Region Economic Development Corporation (WRS). “

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MAY 14, 2014

The 8,000 th CNG vehicle—a 2014 Chevy Express van manufactured in Wentzville, Missouri—was delivered to a work center in St. Louis, Missouri, and will be used to provide entertainment and communications services in the St.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2014

Sumitomo Corporation has developed and installed the first large-scale power storage system which utilizes used batteries collected from electric vehicles. This commercial scale storage system, built on Yume-shima Island, Osaka, will begin operating in February 2014. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

DENSO Corporation will begin a ten-month field test of its wireless inductive battery charging system in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. and end in December 2014. The field test is intended to identify any potential operational issues and also look at ways to enhance the convenience of wireless charging.

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AUGUST 21, 2012

However, we are moving steadily toward having multiple demonstration-scale facilities in operation by 2014, with each facility producing a range of 3,500-17,500 gallons of fuel a day from non-food plant material. GTI anticipates full-scale commercial plants converting 2,000 tons a day will be operating by 2014. Marker, T. Linck, M.

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JANUARY 9, 2014

Data: Sivak, UMTRI-2014-2. —Sivak, UMTRI-2014-2. Michael Sivak (2014) “Making Driving less Energy Intensive than Flying” (UMTRI-2014-2). Energy intensities of flying (blue) and driving (green), 1970-2010. Click to enlarge. This is the case because it takes a long time to turn over the fleet. For example, the 14.5

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MAY 17, 2017

GM Fleet to offer new AT&T connected car data plans for business customers; data pooling, unlimited data and corporate billing. Corporate invoicing to add vehicle plans to existing AT&T corporate accounts.

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DECEMBER 19, 2013

The World Environment Center ( WEC ) will award its 30 th Annual Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development to the Volkswagen Group. Volkswagen will accept the Gold Medal Award on 15 May 2014 during the Gold Medal Presentation Ceremony in Washington, DC.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a record 3,539,970 vehicles in China in 2014, an average of one vehicle every 9 seconds and almost 9,700 vehicles each day. GM ended 2014 with more than 4,530 dealerships nationwide. GM’s sales were up 12.0% from the previous high of 3,160,377 vehicles sold in 2013. to 164,258 units.

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AUGUST 17, 2015

National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS)—the rebirthed Saab—and Dongfeng Motor Corporation (Dongfeng) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to achieve global industrial synergies. Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM) is the third biggest Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan, Hubei Province.

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JULY 3, 2014

DENSO Corporation and DENSO International Asia Co. DIAT), a DENSO group company in Thailand, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in February 2014 with Thai Intelligent Transport System (ITS). This collaboration launched in March 2014 and will continue until March 2015.

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OCTOBER 21, 2014

megawatt ground-mounted solar array will be complete by the end of 2014 at its Lordstown Complex, home of the Chevrolet Cruze. GM is listed among the top 25 corporate users of solar power in the United States for the second consecutive year by the Solar Energy Industry Association’s Solar Means Business 2014 Report.

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

Panasonic Corporation and Minda Industries Ltd. Panasonic and UNO MINDA are aiming to establish the joint venture company in November, 2014 after obtaining regulatory approvals. In addition, UNO MINDA aims to cater to the growing need of batteries for its strong customer base.

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

In 2014, Wisk was one of the first companies in the world to complete a full transition (vertical takeoff to wingborne flight) and, in 2017, was the first company in the US to fly an autonomous, all-electric, vertical takeoff and landing air taxi designed for passenger use. Wisk is backed by The Boeing Company and Kitty Hawk Corporation.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Mazda Motor Corporation announced that cumulative production of the Mazda3 (known as Mazda Axela in Japan) reached four million units on 22 January 2014—ten years and seven months after production of the first-generation model commenced in June 2003. No other Mazda model has reached the milestone as quickly.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

For purposes of the new HD National Program, the heavy-duty fleet incorporates all on-road vehicles rated at a gross vehicle weight at or above 8,500 pounds, and the engines that power them, except those covered by the current GHG emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards for model year 2012-2016 passenger vehicles. off-cycle”).

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation and Boeing have formed a closed-loop scrap recycling program that is expected to involve approximately 22 million pounds of aluminum during the 2014-2015 production period. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, headquartered in Foothill Ranch, Calif.,

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APRIL 29, 2014

l/100 km) overall corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) requirement for 2014. CFA categorized 1,099 2014 passenger vehicle models into 10 different fuel economy rating categories. For the first time, there are no 2014 models getting below 13 mpg (18.1 Five years ago, only 19% of models got 23 mpg. l/100 km), up from 1.6%

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

In 2012, the US Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the final standard governing new-vehicle Corporate Average Fuel Economy for model years 2017-2025. mpg for model year 2014. Achieved CAFE performance topped anticipated levels by 0.2 mpg for model year 2012, 0.1

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FEBRUARY 21, 2014

At the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, Mazda Motor Corporation will introduce the SKYACTIV-D 1.5, However, in January, Mazda North American Operations said it would delay the introduction of the SKYACTIV-D diesel in North America from the original target of Spring 2014. a newly developed small displacement diesel engine. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 8, 2014

introduced the “National Rare Earth Cooperative Act of 2014” this week, bipartisan legislation to encourage US production of rare earth metals (and thorium), relieving US dependence on China’s rare earth minerals. US Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Joe Manchin (W. Thorium, among other uses, is of interest in advanced nuclear fuel cycles.

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JUNE 19, 2014

California-based US Hybrid Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (HCATT) for the design, integration and delivery of its H 2 Ride Fuel Cell Plug-In Shuttle Bus for operation by the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency’s (MTA) HELE-ON Big Island bus service. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 17, 2014

Hydro-Québec and Sony Corporation will establish a joint venture to research and develop a large-scale energy storage system for power grids. Sony and Hydro-Québec plan to establish the new company in June, 2014.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Balqon Corporation, a developer of electric drive system technology for commercial vehicles ( earlier post ), has entered into a Joint Development Agreement with Polar Power Inc. XRE-20 battery-electric yard tractor. Click to enlarge. to develop a series plug-in hybrid system for Balqon’s line of heavy-duty electric trucks and buses.

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APRIL 29, 2014

The XL Hybrids technology reduces fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by 20% in urban and suburban driving for corporate fleets. The nation’s largest corporate fleets are accelerating deployment of our technology, including The Coca-Cola Company and FedEx. —Tod Hynes, president and founder of XL Hybrids.

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MAY 21, 2014

Intelligent Energy introduced its Gen4 air-cooled fuel cell power unit, designed for easy integration into two-wheel and four-wheel vehicles, at the 2014 JSAE (Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan) Annual Congress in Yokohama. The technology has been developed in collaboration with the Suzuki Motor Corporation.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Mazda Motor Corporation, in conjunction with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, has developed a new bio-based engineering plastic that can be used for exterior design parts for automobiles. The new plastic will help Mazda to reduce its impact on the environment in a number of ways.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Toyota Motor Corporation will carry out verification tests in Aichi Prefecture, Japan from November 15, 2013 to March 15, 2014 to assess the practicality of the widespread deployment of chargers for plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). Additional coin-operated chargers (¥100 / US$1.02

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JANUARY 25, 2016

Global energy demand will increase 25% between 2014 and 2040, driven by population growth and economic expansion, ExxonMobil forecasts in the 2016 edition of its annual The Outlook for Energy. Emissions in OECD nations are projected to fall by about 20% from 2014 to 2040. Light-duty vehicle demand trends - projections.

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The equipment will be put into operation this March at a DENSO Fukushima Corporation plant, which will serve as a technology implementation venue to promote its widespread use going forward. Toyota has used titanium for the stack separator, which was developed for FCEVs and has been used since the first-generation Mirai.

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DECEMBER 19, 2014

REG became the owner of the former Dynamic Fuels facility in Geismar, Louisiana in June, 2014. REG inherited the US and Singapore patent lawsuits that are now settled as part of the acquisitions of Syntroleum Corporation and Dynamic Fuels.

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APRIL 10, 2014

Toyota Motor Corporation has developed a new series of fuel-efficient gasoline engines that achieve improved thermal efficiency. 2014) “New Combustion Concept for Turbocharged Gasoline Direct-Injection Engines,” SAE Int. Engines 7 (2) doi: 10.4271/2014-01-1210. Atkinson cycle engine can reach a thermal efficiency of 38%.

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JANUARY 24, 2013

The lithium-ion battery system installed on the vehicle was developed by 4R Energy Corporation. Nissan currently is preparing to launch the e-NV200 EV in 2014, a vehicle that is based on the light commercial van, NV200. ATLAS F24 Refrigerator Truck by Li-ion Battery”. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2014

Visteon Corporation, a leading automotive electronics supplier, and OpenSynergy, a specialist in embedded automotive systems, announced a strategic alliance to deliver standards-based infotainment solutions that bridge the gap between open source In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) applications and the closed automotive domain. The OpenAir I1.2

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The first assessment is expected to be completed by December 2014. The aim is to determine the most suitable feedstocks to ensure that any future jet fuel production in the region is based only on sustainable solutions.

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