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2020-10-28

Yanmar To Analyze Data on Agricultural and Construction Equipment

Yanmar Holdings announced it will begin operating Yanmar Synergy Square, a support base for monitoring the operational status of customers’ agricultural and construction equipment, beginning Oct. 19, 2020.

Data will be collected and analyzed via communication from sensors installed on machines and equipment. It will suggest parts replacement and maintenance before they malfunction. It was built at a cost of 2.5 billion yen (23.8 million USD) and will be operated by Yanmar Global CS, a subsidiary of the company.

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Q3 2020 Power Systems Research Truck Production Index (PSR-TPI) climbs 203%

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St. Paul, MN — The Power Systems Research Truck Production Index (PSR-TPI) increased from 36 to 109, or 203%, for the three-month period ended Oct. 31, 2020, from the Q2 2020. The year-over-year (Q3 2019 to Q3 2020) loss for the PSR-TPI was, 117 to 109, or 6.8%.

The PSR-TPI measures truck production globally and across six regions: North America, China, Europe, South America, Japan & Korea and Emerging Markets.

This data comes from OE Link™, the proprietary database maintained by Power Systems Research.

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2022-10-21

Record Sales of Agricultural Machines in Brazil

BRAZIL/SOUTH AMERICA REPORT  
Fabio Ferraresi
Fabio Ferraresi

Friday Oct. 7 Anfavea published the number of 42,800 units of Agricultural machines sold from January to August 2022, 23.6% above same period of 2022.

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PSR Analysis: Record harvest and high commodities prices enable farmers to invest in Agricultural Machines. This situation supports and sustains our production forecast for the year. PSR

By Fabio Ferraresi, Director Business Development South America

2022-11-16

Liebherr Hydrogen Excavator Leads Bauma Innovators

iVT was a major winner at Bauma in Munich when it was recognized in the hotly contested Climate Protection category in the Bauma Innovation Awards. The hydrogen-combustion machine is the first ever Liebherr hydraulic excavator to be powered by a hydrogen engine

The machine’s prime power source is the H966 hydrogen combustion engine, which has six cylinders and uses port fuel injection (PFI), which Liebherr employs along with direct injection (DI) for its hydrogen engines

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2022-12-05

Bauma 2022 Returns Smaller than 2019

After more than three years, BAUMA, one of the largest construction events in the world, reopened its doors for seven days in Munich Oct. 24. Power Systems Research (PSR) had a five-person team at the event, discussing trends with industry representatives, from new products and services to topics around the future evolution f sustainable technologies.

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2023-01-20

EV Purchase Subsidies Planned To Promote Sales

SOUTHEAST ASIA: 6 MAJOR COUNTRIES REPORT
Akihiro Komuro
Akihiro Komuro

Indonesia plans to introduce a subsidy program to encourage the purchase of EVs starting in 2023. The goal is to increase the number of EV users to 2.5 million by 2025 and reduce air pollution. The EV purchase subsidy program will be added to the list of EV policies introduced by President Joko Widodo over the past year.

Transportation Minister Boudi Karya Sumadi said the government is also considering subsidies for retrofitting internal combustion engine vehicles, but the government is carefully considering this plan because it would bring major changes to the labor-intensive auto industry. The Ministry of Transport plans to approach existing Indonesian automakers, such as South Korea’s Hyundai Motor and China’s BYD, to create an EV ecosystem for Borneo’s new capital city, he said.

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PowerTALK™, October 2023

China’s growing success with EV sales in Europe is causing EU officials to consider placing tariffs on Chinese EV imports to balance the playing field. Read about this and more in the October issue of PowerTALK News.

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IN THIS ISSUE

ALTERNATIVE POWER REPORT

  • Tesla Tests Diner with Theater and Supercharger
  • Lithium Deposit In Extinct Nevada Volcano Could Be World’s Largest
  • Both Battery and Hydrogen Fuel Cars Needed
  • EU May Impose Tariffs on Chinese EVs

GLOBAL:

  • Global Economy Seeing Modest Growth with Positive Outlook
  • E-Motorcycle Product Report

DATAPOINT: NA Scooters/Minibikes/Mopeds         

EUROPE: 2023 Cannes Yachting Festival Sets Records
BRAZIL/SOUTH AMERICA:

  • Brazil To Become Hub for EV Bus Chassis Production
  • Brazil’s School Bus Program Postponed
  • Higer Azure Electric Bus Debuts in São Paulo

JAPAN: Komatsu Plans Electric Excavator Developed with Honda
MALAYSIA:  Proton Considers Building EV Plant in Thailand
CHINA: FAW Jiefang, CATL Launch New Energy Venture
INDIA: Sonalika Group Plans $100 Million for Export Facility  

2023-11-16

Hyundai Sells EVs To Oil-Producing Countries

SOUTH KOREA REPORT

Hyundai Motor Company has started to develop the EV market in the Middle East. The strategy is to get a head start in the market by making large investments. In response to the global movement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, interest in the EV market is high in the oil-producing countries of the Middle East.

On Oct. 22, 2023, Hyundai Motor Company, which is expanding its business into environmentally friendly hydrogen energy in addition to local vehicle production, signed a joint investment agreement with the Saudi National Fund to establish a semi-finished product assembly plant. The joint venture plant will be built in King Abdullah Economic City and will have an annual production capacity of 50,000 units.

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