April 16, 2013 - We’ve been educated on the importance of modifying our individual consumer behaviour and advocating for sustainable energy policies. Now, crowdfunding offers all of us a new way to protect our shared environment and ...
The German company SCHOTT has announced that it plans to rely on its strong core businesses Pharmaceutical Systems, Home Tech, Electronic Packaging and Advanced Materials to deliver growth in fiscal year 2012/2013 (October 1, 2012 – ...
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Japan-based automaker Toyota has introduced the Camry and Camry Hybrid vehicles of 2013 model year with added interior enhancements. Features including the Blind Spot Monitor system, interior armrests with matching interior color, leather ...
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LENZING, Austria — January 10, 2013 — Lenzing AG and NanoCarbons LLC, Fort Lauderdale (Florida, USA), will cooperate in the future to develop and explore the use of new activated carbons in electrode technology. This technology ...
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Analog semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA, has reported improved results for fiscal first-quarter 2013 (ending 28 December 2012). Revenue was $453.7m, up nearly 8% on last quarter’s $421.1m and 15% on ...
"HomePlug AV is used in set-top boxes in Europe and is starting in the US," Greenvity CEO Hung Nguyen. "Any lighting system needs to be interoperable with set-top boxes. HomePlug Green PHY co-exists and inter-operates with HomePlug AV." ...
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ChargePoint will install seven units of networked electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for the Lanier Parking Solutions in Atlanta, US. Locations of the EV charging stations include Downtown, Midtown, and Buckhead, which are expected ...
Nova Bus, a subsidiary of Volvo Buses, has won a contract to supply 475 hybrid buses from Association du transport urbain du Québec (ATUQ), a consortium of the Quebec's nine transit authorities in Canada. The order also includes ...
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Ford Motor said recently that its hybrid vehicle sales in US will be more than 6,000 in January of 2013, up 5 times year on year. In January last year, Ford sold 1,209 hybrid vehicles in US, promoted by the good sales of the hybrid ...
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Lithium ion (Li-ion) battery market is expected to grow from $1.6bn in 2012 to about $22bn by 2020, according to a report from Pike Research. According to the report, big amounts have been put in to decrease the cost of electric vehicles ...
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Toyota Australia has begun shipping its locally produced engines to Thailand and Malaysia, growing its export program to new markets following the opening of its brand-new Altona engine plant in Victoria. Both hybrid and conventional ...
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German sports car manufacture Porsche sold 141,075 vehicles in 2012, up 18.7%, compared to 118,868 vehicles it sold in 2011. Sales in the Asia/Pacific region increased 23.6% to 50,376 units in 2012 and sales in Europe rose 13.5% to 49,639 ...
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The head of Mercedes-Benz Cars says sales of large luxury cars such as the E-Class are set to stabilise or grow in the coming years after a period of global decline. In an interview with CarAdvice in Detroit, Dr Dieter Zetsche, the ...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed a minimum sound standard for electric and hybrid vehicles to help reduce pedestrian fatalities. Electric and hybrid vehicles are very different than their gas-only ...
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“The most valuable commodity I know of is information.” (Gordon Gecko in “Wall Street” by Oliver Stone) Commodities have experienced a renaissance after the bursting of the internet bubble at the end of the ...
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