Swedish automotive manufacturer Volvo Group is set to invest $11bn to establish new plants and develop new products with a focus on new line-up of advanced powertrains. The total investment is being funded by the Chinese automaker Geely ...
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A new study from North Carolina State University indicates that even a sharp increase in the use of electric drive passenger vehicles (EDVs) by 2050 would not significantly reduce emissions of high-profile air pollutants carbon dioxide, ...
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The United States just nudged out China to be Volvo Car Group’s (Volvo Cars) number one market last year with 61,233 cars sold. December isolated showed a 20.5 per cent decrease due to extraordinary one-time effects in December ...
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The seven-seat Volkswagen CrossBlue SUV will make the transition from concept to production when it launches in North America in 2016. Production confirmation of Volkswagen’s largest SUV has been expected since the CrossBlue concept ...
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British luxury car maker Bentley Motors is planning to introduce its first plug-in hybrid SUV in 2017 The company will introduce its 4x4 as its first model followed by its saloon, coupé and convertible range with hybrid versions. ...
Plug-in hybrids will lead the pack among e-vehicles in the race to produce cleaner, more efficient vehicles, according to KPMG International’s 2014 Global Automotive Executive Survey. The rise of alternative powertrain technologies ...
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The Ford C-Max Solar Energi concept debuts solar power technology that allows it to harness energy from the sun to charge its battery and drive its electric motor, significantly reducing its environmental impact. The C-Max Solar Energi ...
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Ford Motor Company announced today the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a first-of-its-kind sun-powered vehicle with the potential to deliver the best of what a plug-in hybrid offers – without depending on the electric grid for fuel. ...
Ford's new concept for solar-powered hybrid car can run for 21 electric-only miles on a day's worth of sunlight. That possibility comes courtesy of sun-tracking software that works in combination with a concentrator lens to focus the ...
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German automaker Audi is set to unveil its new technology concept car, Audi Sport quattro laserlight, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, US. The Audi Sport quattro Laserlight concept is based on the classic Sport ...
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Ford will display its first solar-powered vehicle at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the company?announced on Thursday. The Ford CMAX Solar Energi Concept car will have 1.5 square metres of solar photovoltaic cells on ...
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On September 17, 2013, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) releases the Notice on Continuing the Promotion of New-energy Vehicle (the Notice hereinafter) jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of ...
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Details of the new additions to BMW Australia’s showroom in 2014. BMW 2 Series coupe (February/March), 2 Series convertible (late 2014) The BMW 2 Series coupe will arrive in Australia from February, marking the introduction of the ...
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Can one person accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles? Sure, if he's Elon Musk. But what about one more typical person, who doesn't run a car company? Sven Thesen thinks that answer is yes. He calls himself an EV evangelist and ...
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Details of the new additions to Mitsubishi Australia’s showroom in 2014. Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (April) Due in April, the Outlander PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) is a pointer to Mitsubishi’s design and ...
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