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Mazda Demio Skyactiv tops survey of Japan Eco Cars; Prius in 2nd place

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A survey ranking Japan’s “Eco Cars” for the Japanese magazine Nikkei Trendy by research group SC-Abeam Consulting of 500 people involved in vehicle manufacturing, parts supply or sales has found a significant shift from pure economy and environmental friendliness to the more practical concern of cost.

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Report: Nissan Might Kill the GT-R After 2025

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Japanese auto magazine Mag X reported that Nissan will build just 1,500 units for the final 2025 model year, 300 of which will be reserved for the higher-performance Nismo configuration. Both are true for Nissan, so it’s not surprising to see that 2025 might be the last for its R35 GT-R sports car. and its arrival was a revelation.

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Battelle-R&D Magazine forecast predicts 5.2% growth in 2012 global R&D spending to $1.4+T, largely driven by Asian economies; US companies and tech providers to boost energy R&D spending by 23.1% to $6.7B

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The Battelle-R&D Magazine annual Global R&D Funding Forecast concludes that global research and development (R&D) spending will grow by about 5.2% The team from Battelle and R&D Magazine forecast that a 2.1% The US and Japan make up nearly 70% of all global ICT investments. Global R&D spending 2011. Click to enlarge. billion.

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Takeuchi electric compact excavator gets ‘plugged in’ in Australia

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SOURCE | IMAGES : Takeuchi Japan , via Earthmoving Equipment Magazine. Now that I mention it, I think at least one major international construction company has had the same idea. Check out Volvo’s grid-connected material handler here. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Video Friday: Robots for Humanity

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IEEE SSRR 2023 : 13–15 November 2023, FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN Humanoids 2023 : 12–14 December 2023, AUSTIN, TEXAS Cybathlon Challenges : 2 February 2024, ZURICH Eurobot Open 2024 : 8–11 May 2024, LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, FRANCE Enjoy today’s videos! And of course, you can read more about this project in this month’s issue of IEEE Spectrum magazine.

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Who’s Leading the Shift Away from Internal Combustion Engine Automobiles?

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China is the top country for car production, followed by Japan and India. See more at E Magazine. China holds 62.5 percent of global lithium-ion battery manufacturing capacity, Germany 11.3 percent, and the United States 6.3 EV Production Laders Still other countries lead in EV vehicle production after batteries reach automakers.

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ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

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A companion analysis by the ICCT indicates that similar gaps between official and real-world CO 2 emissions exist in China, Japan, and the United States. Divergence between real-world and manufacturers’ type-approval CO 2 emission values for China, Europe, Japan, and the United States. com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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