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April 4, 2006

ABI: From Vehicle Entry to Manufacturing Process, Automotive RFID Takes Hold
Vehicle-entry systems may be the largest segment for automotive radio frequency identification (RFID) today, but the use of this technology will ... more

March 30, 2006

AIAG to Support China Automotive Supply Chain with New Shanghai Office
The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) will open a representative office in Shanghai to support the supply chain in China.AIAG members DaimlerChrysler ... more

March 30, 2006

NHTSA Releases New 2006 Crash Test and Rollover Ratings
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released new crash test and/or rollover ratings for 42 model year 2006 vehicles - ... more

March 30, 2006

USDOT ITS Program Releases Nine New Standards Fact Sheets
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) ITS Standards Program released nine new standards facts sheets.Standards fact sheets are concise, ... more

March 30, 2006

New Light Truck CAFE Standards to Save Fuel, Include Largest SUVs
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced new fuel economy standards for light trucks that will save 10.7 billions of gallons of ... more

March 30, 2006

Mazda Delivers Rotary Hydrogen Vehicles to Corporate Customer Fleets
Mazda Motor Corp. delivered one RX-8 Hydrogen RE vehicle each to its first two corporate customers for this model, Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. and ... more

March 30, 2006

GM Teams with Abengoa Bioenergy, Kroger to Promote E85 in Texas
General Motors (GM) announced plans for E85 ethanol fuel to be offered at approximately 20 Kroger fueling sites throughout the Houston and Dallas ... more

March 30, 2006

ABI: RFID Showing Strong in Real-Time Traffic Data Collection
The collection of real-time traffic information may increasingly be carried out by readers rather than sensors, according to a new study from ... more

March 30, 2006

DOE Issues Solicitation for On-Board Vehicular Hydrogen Storage R&D
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a solicitation for applied research and development projects addressing viable hydrogen storage technologies ... more

March 30, 2006

DOE Seeks Analysis of Transition to a Hydrogen Economy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking proposals to conduct a careful analysis of both emerging hydrogen technologies and the legacy ... more