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Report: Toyota to make hybrid car parts in China to boost sales

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The BBC reports that Toyota is planning to manufacture key components for its hybrid cars outside Japan for the first time. “Rare earths and concerns about their supplies could very well have played a role in this decision,” Vivek Vaidya of Frost & Sullivan told the BBC.

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ARB fines 12 ocean-going shippers $476,750 for violating low-sulfur fuel regulation

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The California Air Resources Board has fined 12 shipping companies a combined $476,750 for failure to switch from high-sulfur diesel “bunker” fuel to cleaner, low-sulfur marine distillate fuel upon entering Regulated California Waters, as required by state law. Reederei KG (Germany) - $55,500 Vessel name: BBC Arizona.

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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Wave rotor technology has been explored since 1906, although its first significant application was in 1940 by Brown Boveri Company (BBC, today ABB) which used it as a high pressure stage for a gas turbine locomotive engine. Mazda produced 150,000 Comprex diesel cars.

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Magna to Acquire Opel

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GM may keep a 35% stake in the company, while 10% would be owned by Opel employees. The German government has agreed to Magna International acquiring Opel from GM. The deal was announced early Saturday morning in Berlin by Germany’s finance minister. Fiat had said it would cut 10,000 jobs.

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Tesla seems distracted and is “losing its way:” Lucid CEO

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As per Rawlinson, the electric vehicle maker was a highly-focused company during the days of the Tesla Model S’ development, but today, it would appear that Tesla has lost its way. Rawlinson’s comments were shared in a recent episode of BBC’s Wake Up To Money. Tesla was also focused. Tell us what you think.

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LEAF – Made in the UK

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The company had already made a pledge to invest around £178 million ($273 million) in a new manufacturing plant in Sunderland, in the north-east of England. The company had already made a pledge to invest around £178 million ($273 million) in a new manufacturing plant in Sunderland, in the north-east of England.

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Elon Musk and X beat $500M severance pay lawsuit from ex-Twitter staff

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In the aftermath of Musk’s takeover and his subsequent job cuts at the social media company, X faced a number of lawsuits from Twitter’s former employees. As per the judge, this was due to Twitter informing employees following Musk’s takeover that any worker who would be exiting the company would only receive cash payouts.