BMW はトヨタ自動車と共同開発を行い、燃料電池車の量産を開始すると発表しました。
German automaker BMW said Thursday it will boost joint development of next-generation hydrogen fuel cells with Japan's Toyota Motor. It aims to start its first-ever mass production of a fuel-cell electric vehicle in 2028.
The collaboration will extend to improving infrastructure such as setting up hydrogen stations. Fuel-cell electric vehicles do not emit carbon dioxide because the power is generated by hydrogen.
The advantages of fuel-cell vehicles over other EVs include a range on a par with gasoline engines, and the short time to refuel compared to recharging. But the challenge for automakers in building a market is that fuel-cell vehicles are expensive.
BMW and Toyota aim to lower production costs through co-development, and hope to spur demand by improving refueling infrastructure.
BMW Chairman Oliver Zipse said, "We are committed to making hydrogen-powered cars a practical choice for a wider group of customers."
Toyota President Sato Koji said that the two automakers would deepen their cooperation in realizing a hydrogen society.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240906_09/
本日取り上げるのは、動詞としての spur /spɝː/ です。
『ジーニアス英和辞典』には「動他１〈人〉を〔･･･へと〕せきたてる，･･･にはっぱをかける（+on）〔to, into〕；［SVO to do］O〈人〉を･･･するようにとせきたてる；〈人〉を駆りたてる（+on） ２〈事が〉〈進歩など〉を促す（encourage） ３〈人が〉〈馬〉に拍車をかける，〈馬〉を急がせる（+on）」と記載されています。
LDOCE では "１［T］（also spur sb on）to encourage someone or make them want to do something ２［T］to make an improvement or change happen faster ３［I,T］to encourage a horse to go faster, especially by pushing it with special points on the heels of your boots" と定義されています。
BMW について調べていたところ、ホームページに「BMW は1916年「Bayerische Motoren Werke（バイエリッシュ・モトーレン・ヴェルケ）」（ドイツ語で "バイエルン州のエンジン工場を意味する）という名前で誕生しました。」とありました。（emu）
https://www.bmw.co.jp/ja/topics/service-and-accessory/classic/history.html