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Japanese automobile industry establishes joint Research Association of Automotive Internal Combustion Engines (AICE)

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Promoting research conducted through mutual enlightenment among industry, academia and the government, AICE strives to improve Japan’s collective expertise in the area of internal combustion engines and to nurture engineers and leaders who will continue promoting collaboration among industry, academia and the government.

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Ford and Portland General Electric Partner to Prepare Region for EVs

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Ford and PGE have also agreed to work together with state and local governments to support charging station permitting, electric vehicle incentives and future legislation or regulations. Ford will introduce its first pure battery electric vehicle, the Transit Connect Electric small commercial van, this year.

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13 Japanese automakers and energy companies join forces to support rollout of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in 2015

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As a specific initiative in the immediate future, the companies plan to approach local governments and other concerned parties to discuss strategies for creating initial consumer demand for FCVs and for the optimal placement of hydrogen fueling stations, targeting Japan's four major metropolitan areas (Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka).

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Is China making U.S. irrelevant to the future of automobiles?

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The first automobile was invented in Germany in 1885 by Karl Benz, but it was the U.S. that led the building of the global 20th-century automobile industry. new-vehicle market was the world's largest, and General Motors was for decades the world's largest car company. Through the turn of the current century, the U.S.

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Mitsubishi Motors and the Thai Government to start joint study for fleet testing of i-MiEV; MMC adding third plant in Thailand for global small car production

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MMC, through its local producer and distributor Mitsubishi Motors Thailand (MMTh), will begin initiatives for future market introduction of the i-MiEV. MMC is currently selling the i-MiEV in Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and European markets. It will produce the “global small” 1.0-1.2L

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H2 Mobility initiative agrees on $474M plan for hydrogen refueling network in Germany; 400 stations by 2023

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This would ensure a need-related supply for fuel cell powered electric vehicles to be introduced into the market in the next years, the partners said. The H2 Mobility initiative expects that a total investment of around €350 million (US$474 million) will be required for this future-oriented infrastructure project.

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Rheinmetall wins three-digit million-euro order to supply structural parts for premium automaker EV

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Rheinmetall has won a automobile industry order for structural parts worth a figure in the low three-digit million euro range. Rheinmetall expects to see additional follow-up orders in future. Cast in a complex process, the parts will be used in a fully electric vehicle made by a well-known premium automaker.

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