Toyota subsidiary to halt all shipments over rigged safety tests
Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu said Wednesday it will suspend shipments of all car models in Japan and abroad, following news it had rigged safety tests.
Dec 20, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Policies to support energy transition losers may fall short
US efforts to transition to cleaner energy carry risks of mass layoffs in mature industries, say experts, who warn that policies to cushion the blow may not live up to hype.
Dec 14, 2023
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Business
E-cars will soon be cheaper than combustion engine vehicles, German researchers say
As early as 2025, an average midsize battery-electric vehicle will be cheaper than a comparable combustion engine vehicle. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich. The researchers ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Engineering
The experiences of older drivers can help design cleaner and safer cars
The current pace of technological change in automobile technology rivals the period about a century ago when cars were moving from the exotic fringes of transportation into the lives of ordinary people.
Nov 10, 2023
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Automotive
Ferrari shifts up targets after 'record quarter'
Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari raised its financial targets for the year Thursday to eye sales of 5.9 billion euros ($6.3 billion) after another "record quarter".
Nov 2, 2023
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Engineering
3D-printed ceramic structures will improve fuel cells to make better use of natural gas
Skoltech researchers have used an inexpensive 3D-printing technique to demonstrate the manufacturing of a ceramic part of a highly complex shape, which could be used in fuel cells, a promising technology for efficient and ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Automotive
Japan's automakers unveil EVs galore at Tokyo show to catch up with Tesla, other electric rivals
"We love battery EVs." Takero Kato, the executive in charge of electric vehicles at Toyota, said that not once, but twice, to emphasize what he considers the message at this year's Tokyo auto show.
Oct 25, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Low-temperature synthesis of lithium ceramic for batteries
A lithium ceramic could act as a solid electrolyte in a more powerful and cost-efficient generation of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The challenge is to find a production method that works without sintering at high ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Automotive
Transition trouble: German car suppliers struggle with electric shift
After years earning bumper profits by producing parts for fossil fuel-powered cars, German suppliers to the crucial auto industry are struggling as the transition to electric mobility gathers pace.
Oct 18, 2023
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Automotive
Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford calls on autoworkers to end strike, says company's future is at stake
Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford called on autoworkers to come together to end a monthlong strike that he says could cost the company the ability to invest in the future.
Oct 16, 2023
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