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Thomson Reuters report finds established auto industry companies, not Silicon Valley, leading development of autonomous driving tech

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Japan holds the world's leadership position in autonomous driving innovation (in conjunction with the field of collision avoidance) with four of the top five innovator spots: Toyota (Japan) leads the pack, followed by Denso (Japan), Bosch (Germany), Nissan (Japan) and Honda (Japan).

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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in 1952 in solid-state physics, he joined MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory , in Lexington, Mass., His ability to cross disciplines started at MIT. “At In 2010 Nissan used it in its Leaf electric car. Twenty-five years later, the battery is gaining momentum in the auto industry as a means of reducing the cost of electric cars.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV. EV Renaissance Revives Bidirectional Power The dramatic revival of the battery EV in the late 2000s and early 2010s led by Tesla Motors and Nissan revived prospects for the EV as a power-grid resource. At the moment, the auto industry does not have a clear interest in V2G.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Nissan Includes PHEVs in its long-term development program. Focusing on all-electric, Nissan-Renault partnership with Better Place for EVs. But we want to give them cause to continue to press forward." ( MIT Technology Review ). Korea.net ) Nissan top 10/23/07 On one side of the debate are Toyota Motor Corp.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

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Many in the auto industry are warning that realistic BEV range numbers under varying conditions need to be widely published , else risk creating a backlash against EVs in general. Range risk concerns obviously are tightly coupled to EV charging availability.

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