Electric drive motor vehicle manufacturer AMP Electric Vehicles and Navistar have completed the initial testing of an all-electric, 1,000-cubic-foot heavy-duty commercial step van. The all-electric commercial step vans are designed for ...
UK based car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover will introduce three new luxury models to the US market at the upcoming Los Angeles International Automobile Show. The three new models include the XFR-S model, new Jaguar F-TYPE and the new ...
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Ford Motor and Dow Automotive Systems are partnering to research the use of advanced carbon fiber composites in high-volume vehicles. The automaker said that, reducing the weight of new cars and trucks by up to 750 lbs by the end of the ...
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Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the subsidiary of Daimler has begun the production of the 25t BharatBenz trucks at its Oragadam plant near Chennai, India. The company will start selling its first product, the 2523 Heavy Duty ...
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Smith Electric Vehicles(Smith),a provider of all-electric commercial vehicles,has unveiled the Newton Step Van at the NTEA Work Truck Show,North America's vocational truck and equipment event. The new model which is an ...
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Mazda Motor in association with Japan Polypropylene has developed new resin material for vehicle parts that the company says maintains the same rigidity as parts made with conventional materials while achieving weight reduction. The new ...
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US carmaker Ford Motor is working on a project to develop a new carbon fibre technology, in a bid to cut the weight of its cars by up to 340kg by the end of the decade as well as deliver enhanced fuel economy. The company has demonstrated ...
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PolyOne Corporation (Avon Lake, OH) chose the VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering conference in Mannheim, Germany, to introduce a series of innovations for automotive engineers. The launch included three new grades of Therma-Tech ...
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PolyOne Corporation (Avon Lake, OH) chose the VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering conference in Mannheim, Germany, to introduce a series of innovations for automotive engineers. The launch included three new grades of Therma-Tech ...
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Global demand for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) is forecast to rise 6.3% per year to 5.6m tonnes in 2015, according to a new report from Freedonia. The global market will benefit from the rising use of TPEs in developing countries, as ...
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