8 Japanese carmakers team up on green engines

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http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/8-japanese-carmakers-team-up-on-green-engines

TOKYO —
Japan’s eight carmakers have joined forces to develop environmentally friendly engines to stave off fierce competition from foreign rivals, a press report said Sunday.

Two of Japan’s leading universities will join Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Suzuki, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Daihatsu and Fuji Heavy in the project, which is mainly aimed at slashing engine emissions to meet tougher environmental standards, the business daily Nikkei reported.

By 2020 the group, which includes the University of Tokyo and Waseda University, plans to develop technology which can cut diesel engine carbon-dioxide emissions by 30% from 2010 levels.

The manufacturers plan to adapt the technology for commercial use in both diesel and gasoline-powered vehicles, the Nikkei said, hoping to gain a leg up over European carmakers as well as helping to meet tightening environmental regulations around the world.

Japanese carmakers long held the advantage in low-emission and fuel-efficient engines, but German giants BMW and Volkswagen are seen as having caught up in recent years, particularly in diesel engine development.

The project is forecast to cost about two billion yen in its first three years from the current fiscal year which started on April 1, Nikkei said, with the Japanese government set to subsidise two-thirds of the first year costs.

Despite growing demand for electric vehicles, internal combustion engines are expected to remain the main source of power for cars for the time being.

Conventional combustion-powered vehicles are estimated to account for 89% of cars produced worldwide in 2030, according to a survey by the thinktank Fuji Keizai Group.

© 2014 AFP

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tongandyu

有人说过，永远离开车版呢？？？？

Civic_R

tongandyu 发表于 2014-5-20 11:20
有人说过，永远离开车版呢？？？？

我也记得有人说过要退出了。。。。

爱国爱港

tongandyu 发表于 2014-5-20 11:20
有人说过，永远离开车版呢？？？？

我哪里有说“永远”，讲了是“暂时”，可以的话请翻我的旧帖

爱国爱港

Civic_R 发表于 2014-5-20 11:53
我也记得有人说过要退出了。。。。

如果我退出了，那我真的是输给那些大神

大义灭猪

爱国爱港 发表于 2014-5-21 01:42
如果我退出了，那我真的是输给那些大神

我觉得在这个版，只有满足两个条件就能自称为大神

1.特别有空，特别闲，一直挂在这里
2.特别能说，无休止的说，不管别人说什么都还有话说

爱国爱港

大义灭猪 发表于 2014-5-21 09:30
我觉得在这个版，只有满足两个条件就能自称为大神

1.特别有空，特别闲，一直挂在这里

3.开车行或者修车场的

dichn

走了还要再回来，跌面。。。

chapove

我又回来了！

那个啥

我又回来了！