The first images and details of the Mazda 3 Hybrid have been released ahead of the fuel-efficient small car’s Japanese launch next month. Specifics of the Mazda 3 Hybrid’s petrol-electric powertrain – which has been ...
At least half of all Lexus vehicles sold in Australia will be hybrids within five years, according to the local boss of the Japanese luxury brand. Lexus Australia CEO Sean Hanley says increased consumer acceptance of the technology and ...
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Jaguar Land Rover is in discussions with other car makers over a potential partnership on hybrid vehicles in a bid to reach European CO2 emissions targets. Jaguar Land Rover director of research and technology Wolfgang Epple told industry ...
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Jaguar Land Rover will lead a collaborative research and development program into advanced next-generation hybrid and electric powertrain technologies based on the Range Rover Evoque. Dubbed ‘Evoque_e‘, the two-year ...
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British automotive maker Ricardo has launched a new project, Advanced Diesel Electric Powertrain (ADEPT), to bring low voltage concept intelligent electrification to diesel vehicle. The company has collaborated with Ford Motor, Control ...
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British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is leading a GBP16.3m advanced powertrain research and development program, Evoque_e, for the development of next-generation hybrid and battery-electric powertrain technologies based ...
Sketches of the Audi Quattro Sport e-tron concept have leaked ahead of its anticipated debut at next month’s Frankfurt motor show. The vivid sketches, first published by German enthusiast website AutoZeitung, are signed by members ...
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US based electric automotive parts manufacturer UQM Technologies has signed a three year electric propulsion systems supply contract with the Boulder Electric Vehicle (BEV). Under the deal, the manufacturer will deliver electric motors ...
UK based car manufacturer Bluebird is planning to launch its two new electric vehicles on 28 September 2013 during the Sustainable MotoExpo event at the National Motor Museum, in Beaulieu. The two cars include the Bluebird DC50 electric ...
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German automaker MAN Truck & Bus has secured a contract to supply ten hybrid city buses Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) in Spain. The new deal is an addition to the older contract made by the company and the transport ...
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French car maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen and German auto-parts maker Bosch are premiering a joint research project called Optimal Energy Consumption and Recovery solution (OpEneR), for electric vehicles (EVs), at the ongoing International ...
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Japanese automaker Mazda Motor has launched the new revamped version of Mazda3 with new powertrain variants. The vehicle will be powered by a newly-developed SKYACTIV-G 1.5L gasoline engine in addition to the 2L and 2.5L engines as ...
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The first time Zero Motorcycles stopped by our headquarters four years ago, we were intrigued by the promise of electric motorcycles, but our team felt they needed more work. Fast forward a few years, and the new line from Zero comes across ...
Automotive parts manufacturer UQM Technologies has signed a new long-term supply contract with vehicle manufacturer Electric Vehicles International (EVI) to extend the vehicle electrification work. Under the deal, EVI will use UQM's ...
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Automotive supplier Continental has secured a contract to supply electric powertrain for the new pure electric vehicle (EV) Renault Zoe. The vehicle will be powered by the synchronous electric motor from Continental that generates an ...
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