Gunsan plant as the first volume production facility globally for silicon-carbon materials dedicated to enhancing lithium-ion battery performance. The location provides Nexeon with unique and critical advantages of supply chain security. It ensures a reliable pipeline supply of critical monosilane gas. The strategic location in Gunsan also offers direct access and proximity to leading Asian battery cell producers. The company reports a robust pi...

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ld fluctuate depending on the changes in the weather. The factory is equipped with storage batteries to store electricity. 4,000 carport-type solar panels have been installed on the parking lot and factory roof, generating 2MW of power or approximately 10-15% of the electricity used by the factory. Gas boilers were previously the source of energy for the painting process. Now, this plant has converted to electric boilers. When operating the paint...

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as forklifts, with the aim of commercially producing them around 2030. We have also begun testing air compressors and generators in-house in collaboration with AIRMAN CORPORATION. Our strength lies in our ability to apply the technology we created from developing internal-combustion engines such as gasoline, diesel, and gas-powered engines. Even if the fuel used is changed to hydrogen, we will still be able to maintain stable combustion and drivi...

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   • The plant will be transitioned to build the F-150 Lightning as an extended-range electric vehicle. BlueOval City / Tennessee Truck Plant – Stanton, Tennessee      • Originally planned to build a next-generation F-150 Lightning EV starting in 2028, the plant will now build affordable gas-powered trucks (new model) starting in 2029.      • The plant will be rebranded as Tennessee Truck Plant.      • Previously part of a 6,...

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r on “sales scale expansion” and “profitability enhancement” to strive for an annual sales target of 176,000 units. Furthermore, DFCV will develop and launch 214 new products encompassing the tractor, freight vehicle, engineering vehicle, and special-purpose vehicle categories and the fuel, gas, battery electric, and hybrid powertrains. From a DFCV press release...

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rator and its production method with Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota). With their original surface treatment technology, the newly developed separator realizes low contact resistance. Fuel-cell batteries have a structure of multiple layers of cells with an electrolyte membrane sandwiched between a gas-diffusion layer and a separator that collects and transmits electricity. Nippon Kinzoku and Toyota have jointly developed the low contact resistan...

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hat powertrain in the Jeep Gladiator as planned. Going forward, an example of the direction of offering mild hybrids is the upcoming 2026 Jeep Cherokee (KM). The all-new D-segment SUV introduces a turbocharged 1.6-liter EP6 I4 hybrid powertrain, a first for Jeep in North America. The system pairs a gasoline engine with two electric motors and a battery, delivering 210 hp, 230 lb-ft of torque, an estimated 37 mpg combined, and 500+ miles of total ...

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EU to amend European climate law (ECL), to introduce intermediate climate target for 2040 On December 10, the Council presidency and the European Parliament’s representatives reached a provisional agreement on amending the European climate law (ECL), introducing a binding intermediate climate target for 2040 of a 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to 1990 levels. The agreement also confirms postponing the start of the ...

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companies that directly emit 100,000 tons or more CO2 emissions per year. The new system will be applied to 300 to 400 companies including those in the automotive, electric power, steel, chemical, and transportation industries. These companies are expected to cover nearly 60% of domestic greenhouse gas emissions. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on December 11, 2025)...

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Aurora and Detmar to deploy autonomous trucks in Texas On December 8, Aurora Innovation, Inc. announced a commercial agreement with Detmar Logistics, a leading provider in dry bulk and frac sand logistics solutions, to autonomously transport proppants for one of the world’s largest multinational oil and gas companies. Under the initial contract, Detmar commits to using 30 Aurora Driver-powered trucks in 2026, with each unit hauling sand for ove...

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ntal strategy and advancements in four priority areas—Carbon, Circular Economy, Water and Biodiversity, and includes highlights such as: Carbon  • 83% of Toyota and Lexus models in North America now have an electrified option   • 32% reduction in Scope 1 & 2 (operations-related) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions vs. FY2019  • At the end of FY2025, 114 dealerships participated in our dealer engagement program to improve their environmenta...

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ion Parish, Louisiana.  The ultra-low-carbon manufacturing plant in the U.S. is a part of the wider USD 26 billion investment roadmap for 2025–2028. Designed to produce 2.7 million tonnes of steel annually while driving emissions toward near zero, the plant will initiate production using natural gas with carbon capture (blue hydrogen), and then switch later to green hydrogen from renewable-powered electrolysis, targeting commercial operations ...

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11,398 units (4.5% share). Tesla's German car sales continued to decline in November, down 20.2% to 1,763 units (0.7% share). Among Japanese carmakers, Toyota, excluding Lexus, dropped 17.7% to 8,449 units (3.4% share), while Chinese EV maker BYD soared 834.1% to 4,026 units (1.6% share). Sales of gasoline vehicles dropped 21.1% y-o-y to 61,067 units with a 24.4% share, hybrid vehicles (HEVs) increased 9.3% to 103,349 units with a 41.2% share (o...

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Yazaki develops new composite made from bamboo Yazaki Corporation (Yazaki, Minato Ward, Tokyo) has developed a new composite made from bamboo. The new composite can offer both quality and performance that automotive parts are required to provide, with a view to achieving carbon neutrality (reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to virtually zero) and a circular economy. The development of polypropylene-bamboo composites presented several technical...

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less than half the CO2e emitted in 2019. Since 2020, all electricity sourced from external suppliers for all plants worldwide has come exclusively from renewable sources. The Debrecen plant, Hungary is the BMW Group’s first car factory to produce vehicles without any fossil fuels such as oil and gas in standard operation. (BMW Group on December 2, 2025)...

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an markets. The initiative aims to deliver an intelligent, seamless, and customer-focused charging experience for Toyota and Lexus PHEV and BEV users, whether at home, at work, or on the road. To achieve this, Toyota has formed strategic partnerships with leading energy providers, including British Gas in the United Kingdom and The Mobility House Energy in Germany. The first tangible outcomes of these partnerships will be seen in 2026, with the l...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/29

CCM software, low‑vibration operation, and smart monitoring of differential pressure and filter life—features aimed at sensitive environments such as EV battery production lines and electronics for vehicles. For hazardous exhausts, Freudenberg launched BIBO housings with integrated EC blowers, gas-tight stainless-steel construction, and compatibility with HEPA/ULPA, activated carbon, and specialty chemical filters, suited for toxic emissions...

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FPT Industrial and Xiamen Golden Dragon Bus delivers first natural gas-powered buses to public transport authority in Kragujevac, Serbia On November 26, FPT Industrial announced that Xiamen Golden Dragon Bus has delivered the first batch of buses powered by FPT’s Cursor 9 Euro VI natural gas engines for the public transport authority in Kragujevac, Serbia. This is the beginning of a four-year plan to supply 200 buses, helping the city to improv...

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Hankook Tire to jointly develop turquoise hydrogen carbon blacks with Rotoboost Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Rotoboost, a Finnish company with thermocatalytic decomposition of methane gas, to develop turquoise hydrogen carbon blacks jointly. The two firms’ objectives are to co-develop low-carbon carbon black in the process of turquoise hydrogen production, to validate its ...

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arbon removed. Honda's soil carbon project supports farmers across the U.S., including approximately 150 farmers near Honda operations in Alabama, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina, on a combined 214,000 acres of farmland.  Honda aims to use offsets only for the remaining greenhouse gas emissions that could not be eliminated through other decarbonization strategies including:   • Driving the transition to BEVs and FCEVs, starti...

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