Toyota Motor will receive about CAD34m ($34.2m) from the Canadian and Ontario governments to retool its Cambridge plant to manufacture hybrid cars in Canada. Both the federal and provincial governments will contribute about CAD16.9m ...
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French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citron has unveiled a new hybrid vehicle concept incorporating a gasoline internal combustion engine along with compressed nitrogen propulsion. Aimed at reducing the cost of cutting emissions to half, ...
European Electric and Hybrid Vehicle market is expected to grow from 0.7% of the market in 2012 to 4% in 2020, according a new report from Pike Research. The market in the region will account a small portion of the entire market and by ...
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China is responsible for more than 95%of the global supply of rare earths and over the weekend the country'sMinistry of Land and Resources(MLR),announced that the first production quota for rare earths this year will be set at 46,900 ...
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Molycorp's mould-breaking deal with Neo Material Technologies sent its shares rocketing in New York on Friday. By lunchtime the stock was trading at $30.09, up 15.8%, on volumes already close to triple the daily average. The counter is ...
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Rare earth production throughout China – responsible for more than 90% of the world's output – has slowed due to weak downstream demand with output in Guangdong province particularly depressed. China Daily reports ...
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As Japan, the world's number one importer of rare earths, cuts purchases from China in half and producers outside the country ramp up to production the outlook for prices of the 17 elements looks increasingly bleak. China Daily reports ...
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French automaker Peugeot has confirmed its conclusion of hybrid vehicle technology development venture with German luxury car maker BMW known as BMW Peugeot Citroen Electrification. Peugeot research and development head Guillaume Faury ...
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Honda Manufacturing of Indiana (HMIN) is planning to invest $40m to increase its capacity by 50,000 units per year to a total of 250,000 units. The investment will also lead to the addition of Civic Hybrid production in early 2013, ...
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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA has reported sales of 171,910 vehicles for 25 selling days in September 2012, an increase of 41.5% compared to the same period in 2011. The Toyota Division sold 151,524 units in September 2012, an increase of ...
Japanese car maker Honda has unveiled new 2014 Accord Plug-in Hybrid Sedan, which will be built in Sayama, Japan. The new hybrid is powered by the company's two-motor hybrid system and a new Earth Dreams 2.0litre i-VTEC 4-cylinder engine, ...
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Ford Motor has started production of the new C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle at its Michigan assembly plant (MAF) in the US. By the end of 2012, the automaker intends to deliver eight vehicles for US customers which are claimed to ...
Japanese automobiles manufacturer Honda has unveiled the modified 2013-Honda-Civic at the on going 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show in the US. The new sedan has undergone interior and exterior design modifications which will now be available ...
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India’s National Council for Electric Mobility (NCEM) has approved a $4.1bn National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 to support the production of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid vehicles up to 2020. Through the plan, ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota’s US subsidiary, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), has launched the new Scion iQ electric vehicle (EV) test programme in the US. The new four-seater city commuter car is powered by an electric motor that ...