Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Magna E-Car Systems (Magna E-Car) have agreed to form a $200m joint venture (JV) to co-develop automotive Li-ion batteries. The new JV called MAHY E-CELL will be 60% owned by Magna E-Car, while HHI will ...
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IBM said Asahi Kasei and Central Glass will join its 'Battery 500 Project' that aims to develop a new lithium-air battery technology capable of powering an electric car for about 500 miles (800km) on a single charge. As partners in the ...
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Renault,South Korean electronics group LG CHEM and French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission(CEA)are preparing to sign a three-way agreement in September 2012 to produce electric vehicle(EV)batteries. Renault currently uses ...
Automotive electronics supplier Hella is partnering with ground fault monitoring and protection equipment maker Bender to develop a new isolation monitor for lithium-ion batteries. The new new isolation monitor is expected to facilitate ...
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German auto-parts maker and engineering firm Robert Bosch is planning to produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EV) from 2016. In the second half of 2012, the German auto-parts maker aims to bring a lithium-ion battery to ...
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Boston-Power, a supplier of lithium-ion battery cells, modules and systems, has signed a deal with Beijing Electric Vehicle Company (BJEV), the electric vehicle (EV) division of Beijing Automotive Industry (BAIC), to provide battery ...
South Korean scientists have developed a new material for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to cut down the charging time for electric vehicles. Scientists at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology said that they developed a ...
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Vossloh Kiepe and Hess have delivered battery trolleybuses to the Zurich Public Transport (VBZ) in Switzerland. VBZ had ordered 12 double-articulated trolleybuses from the Vossloh Kiepe and Hess in October 2012. The 24 meter long buses ...
German luxury-car maker BMW and Japanese automaker Toyota Motor (TMC) are planning to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand their cooperation in areas like hybrid and fuel-cell vehicle technology. Under the planned deal, BMW ...
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The Dow Chemical Company announced a restructuring program designed to accelerate cost reduction actions and advance the next stage of the Company's transformation in the midst of persistently slow macroeconomic growth. These actions will ...
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US demand to rise 4.8% annually through 2016 Demand for power and hand tools in the US is forecast to expand 4.8 percent per year to $13.1 billion in 2016, a turnaround from declines recorded during the 2006-2011 period. Growth will benefit ...
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Plextronics,a U.S.-based global technology company specializing in printed electronics,and Netherlands-based Holst Centre,an open-innovation initiative by imec(B)and TNO(NL),today announced their partnership on shared research towards ...
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Fully charged:Lockheed Martin's Stalker Wireless power transmission,a notion whose principles were pondered by Nikola Tesla and Arthur C.Clarke amongst others,may soon be put to practical use as a means to extend the flying time of ...
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Today DR® Power Equipment introduced a new line up of lithium ion battery powered yard tools. The company created the new yard tools line up as a single-battery solution for a variety of homeowner lawn and garden care needs. Now ...
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has doled out some tax concessions for green products and pushed for measures to make agriculture sustainable. He has exempted solar plants and equipment from special countervailing duty (CVD) to encourage ...