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

Green Car Congress

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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Alberta publishes report assessing non-combustion uses for bitumen, opens $2M call for projects

Green Car Congress

Alberta Innovates, in partnership with industry, government and other organizations, recently released the results of a study that investigates the best opportunities for “Bitumen Beyond Combustion” (BBC). Commercial-scale manufacture of high value-added products not intended for combustion is a sound strategy.

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

Green Car Congress

million from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program ( earlier post ) to complete its prototype development of a new gasoline-fueled wave disc engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30% cheaper to manufacture.

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Could Renewable Bamboo Be As Strong As Carbon Fiber For Lightweight Cars?

Green Car Reports

Bamboo could be the next carbon fiber, according to a new article on BBC Autos (only visible in U.S., Surfboard manufacturer Gary Young uses bamboo in his boards already, and he told the.' apparently).

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Stellantis says U.Ok. wishes to modify Brexit trade in, BBC reviews

Baua Electric

must renegotiate portions of its Brexit trade in or possibility dropping portions of its automobile trade, the BBC reported. Two years in the past, Stellantis, whose manufacturers come with Vauxhall, Opel, Peugeot, Citroen and Fiat, mentioned the month of its Ellesmere Port and Luton crops within the U.Ok. have been keep.

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Think and BBC turn Norway electric

Green Cars News

The electric car revolution has arrived in Norway thanks to home-grown car manufacturer Think and the BBC. A convoy of 60 vehicles hit the streets as part of the BBC documentary Electric Ride which is now a quarter of the way through its month long, 4,000 miles odyssey around Europe in a Think City electric car.

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LEAF – Made in the UK

Revenge of the Electric Car

“Japanese car manufacturer Nissan announced today that it would build its new energy efficient electric car, the Nissan Leaf, in the UK. 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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