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Hyundai Motor’s Hydrogen Mobility Solution has won the second International Truck of the Year (IToY) Truck Innovation Award. The joint entity began its active progress toward clean mobility in Switzerland with the company’s plans to deliver 1,600 fuel cell electric heavy-duty trucks by 2025. Earlier post.)
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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will premiere its ASX all-new compact crossover at the 80 th Geneva International Motor Show held at the Geneva Palexpo in Switzerland, 2-14 March 2010. turbocharged direct-injection diesel engine jointly developed by MMC and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Click to enlarge.
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UC Riverside Bourns College of Engineering, Center for Environmental Research & Technology strives to be a recognized leader in environmental education as it collaborates with industry and government to improve the technical basis for regulation and policy, and to be a creative source of new technology. ID-Technologies, Fribourg, Switzerland.
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