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Mitsubishi Corporation Power and Kansai Electric to Start Work on Biomass Power Generation Plant

Mitsubishi Corporation Power and Kansai Electric to Start Work on Biomass Power Generation Plant

TOKYO, Oct, 30 2018; Mitsubishi Corporation Power Ltd (MCP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), has commenced work required to build a new biomass power generation plant in western Japan. The project is being executed through Aioi Bioenergy Corporation (Aioi Bioenergy), a joint venture establishe ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor to Establish 'Hydrogen Energy Fund' with Top Chinese R&D Institute BTIRDI

Hyundai Motor to Establish 'Hydrogen Energy Fund' with Top Chinese R&D Institute BTIRDI

Hyundai and BTIRDI sign MOU to establish Hydrogen Energy Fund Fund aims to foster growth of startups with innovative hydrogen technologies Fund aims to raise a total of USD 100 million Cooperation to lay strong foundation for Hyundai to start FCEV business in China BEIJING, Oct. 29, 2018 – Hyundai Motor today entered ... Continue reading

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The Auto Channel content library (since 1995) has grown to become the world’s most extensive and complete interactive archive of automotive centric news, articles, reviews and intense event coverage, presented to viewers as Text, Video and Images. The Auto Channel® The Web's Original Automotive Content Library(Found ... Continue reading

NO NEW GASOLINE-POWERED VEHICLES IN THE U.S. BY 2014...Can It Be Done?

NO NEW GASOLINE-POWERED VEHICLES IN THE U.S. BY 2014...Can It Be Done?

By Marc J. Rauch, Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher - The world seems to be in the midst of an energy crisis, fueled (if you'll pardon the pun) by issues related to petroleum oil and gasoline. Among the consequences of these issues are soaring prices of other consumer products and services; limited freedom of personal ... Continue reading

JAGUAR LAND ROVER OPENS MANUFACTURING PLANT IN SLOVAKIA

JAGUAR LAND ROVER OPENS MANUFACTURING PLANT IN SLOVAKIA

Jaguar Land Rover today opened its state-of-the-art €1.4bn ($1.59bn) manufacturing facility in Nitra, Slovakia. The plant inauguration represents the first time a UK automotive company has opened a plant in this country. ... Continue reading

AAA: New Vehicle Technologies Double Repair Bills for Minor Collisions

AAA: New Vehicle Technologies Double Repair Bills for Minor Collisions

AAA strongly urges consumers to perform an insurance policy review and consider the potential repair costs of these advanced systems. When used properly, advanced safety systems have great potential to make vehicles safer and they are becoming more and more common, ... Continue reading

Latest Intel Study Finds People Expect Self-Driving Cars to Be Common in 50 Years

Latest Intel Study Finds People Expect Self-Driving Cars to Be Common in 50 Years

An Intel Corporation study finds consumers look forward to a future with self-driving cars while harboring fears and uncertainty now. ... Continue reading

The Impact of Self-Driving Cars on Roadway Safety a Hot Topic at Velodyne Lidar’s Inaugural World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology

The Impact of Self-Driving Cars on Roadway Safety a Hot Topic at Velodyne Lidar’s Inaugural World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology

World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology discuss safety issues and public concern regarding autonomous vehicles (AV). . ... Continue reading

Responsible Battery Coalition Accepted by Argonne National Laboratory as Affiliate to Joint Center for Energy Storage Research

Responsible Battery Coalition Accepted by Argonne National Laboratory as Affiliate to Joint Center for Energy Storage Research

CHICAGO--The national nonprofit Responsible Battery Coalition (RBC) has been accepted as an affiliate member of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. JCESR, just renewed by the U.S. Department of Energy for another five years, created ... Continue reading

The changing U.S. energy trade balance is still dominated by crude oil imports

The changing U.S. energy trade balance is still dominated by crude oil imports

During the past decade, the U.S. trade gap for energy products has narrowed. From 2003 to 2007, the value of energy imports was about 10 times greater than the value of exports. ... Continue reading

Sacramento California New XL-Electrified Vehicles

Sacramento California New XL-Electrified Vehicles

The City of Sacramento expects a 25 percent increase in MPG from its XL hybrid electric trucks, compared to its standard gasoline-powered fleet vehicles. By upfitting the XL hybrid electric trucks, the City will save money on fuel costs and achieve its sustainability goals. ... Continue reading

Ford Announces Progress Updates For Additions to Downtown West Dearborn’s Wagner Place

Ford Announces Progress Updates For Additions to Downtown West Dearborn’s Wagner Place

In May 2017, Ford Land broke ground on Wagner Place, a unique urban development that will feature office space for 600 Ford employees, as well as new retail and restaurant options. ... Continue reading

Automatic, a SiriusXM Company, Acquires PayTollo to Expand and Enhance Connected Vehicle Solutions

Automatic, a SiriusXM Company, Acquires PayTollo to Expand and Enhance Connected Vehicle Solutions

Automatic, a SiriusXM company that brings the power of connectivity to most cars on the road, today announced the acquisition of PayTollo, a mobile payment platform for toll roads and bridges that gives both drivers and Toll Authorities a streamlined payment option. PayTollo's GPS Toll Recognition Technology algorithm ... Continue reading

ERM Advanced Telematics launches a unique product to improve driving using human voice warnings

ERM Advanced Telematics launches a unique product to improve driving using human voice warnings

As you might know, every year, more than 1.25 million people over the global die as a result of a road traffic crash, according to the World Health Organization. ... Continue reading

Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Driver Pritchett Clinches NHRA Factory Stock Showdown Championship at Dallas, Captures Third Consecutive Win

Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Driver Pritchett Clinches NHRA Factory Stock Showdown Championship at Dallas, Captures Third Consecutive Win

The NHRA Factory Stock Showdown title is the third for Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) driver Pritchett, who also captured 2000-2001 Jr. Dragster Division 7 championships and the 2010 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series Championship in the Nostalgia Funny Car class. ... Continue reading

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