The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, announced on October 9 that Cree won the retailer's 2013 Innovation Award for its LED light bulb. The annual award recognizes the most revolutionary new products that provide ...
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Volvo Buses has delivered 17 new hybrid buses - Volvo 7900 Hybrid - to Oslo, Norway on 6 October 2013, which will be operated by the Nettbuss st, a part of the Nettbuss Group. Currently, the Nettbuss Group has 43 Volvo hybrids in its ...
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The European Commission (EC) has granted French carmaker Renault an aid of EUR20.5m for the HYDIVU research and development program, which is aimed at developing a diesel hybrid technology for vans. As part of the program, Renault will ...
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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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French carmaker Renault is working on a wide range of hybrid technologies, including the development of a plug-in hybrid drivetrain for its passenger vehicles, which are expected to be introduced by 2020. Initiale Paris production version ...
Auto parts manufacturer Johnson Controls is set to launch its first-generation 48-volt Lithium-ion Micro Hybrid battery at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany. The new battery joins the company's full range of ...
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A hybrid version of the Toyota 86 is reportedly under development, with production yet to be given the go ahead. Toyota drivetrain engineering?senior manager Koei Saga has told Autocar that?development of the hybrid Toyota 86 – ...
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The BMW X5 eDrive concept has been revealed ahead of its unveiling at next month’s Frankfurt motor show. It is the first time the brand brings together all-wheel-drive and hybrid technology, teaming a 70kW electric motor and ...
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The Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R concept headed for next month’s Frankfurt motor show will employ Le Mans racing technology to help it produce more than 298kW. Said to be a marker of Toyota’s “past achievements and future ...
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Volvo’s all-new ‘Drive-E’ engine family will be significantly more powerful, up to 30 per cent more fuel efficient and ready for integration with next-generation hybrid technology when it launches in Europe later this ...
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The all-new Audi Q7 has been spied for the first time, caught by CarAdvice’s spy photographers on public roads in Austria. Expected to keep the same basic dimensions as the current model, the new Audi Q7 should be some 400kg lighter ...
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British luxury car maker Bentley Motors, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, is planning to invest about GBP800m through 2016 at its Crewe Plant in the UK for the production of new sport utility vehicle (SUV) and other models. The new SUV, which ...
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Bharat Forge (BFL), part of the $2.4bn Kalyani Group will form a joint venture (JV) with KPIT Cummins Infosystems to produce and market the hybrid technology system, REVOLO, for automobiles. Designed and engineered by KPIT Cummins, the ...
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Volkswagen has given a revealing insight into its next-generation powertrain technology, confirming development of a 10-speed DSG, a high-performance diesel engine and a focus on plug-in hybrid and natural gas propulsion systems for its ...
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WD®, a Western Digital company, today announced it is shipping the world's first ultra-slim 2.5-inch, 5 mm hard drives and solid state hybrid drives (SSHD), which are designed for integration into the slimmest devices and ...