German sports car manufacturer Porsche has unveiled the prototype of its 918 Spyder sports car in Martini livery, which is currently undergoing development testing in collaboration with Martini Racing. The new sports car is a parallel ...
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Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari has unveiled the V12 HY-KERS hybrid powertrain for its F70 at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show in China. The new powertrain, being mated to a double-clutch transmission, will generate an output of 800hp, while ...
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US-based electric car manufacturer Fisker Automotive is planning to launch its electric car Karma in China, this November. Fisker Karma is powered by a 2.0 litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine mated with a pair of electric ...
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Honda Motor has introduced a new one-motor hybrid system, Sports Hybrid Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive system, which is optimised for small-sized vehicles. The new hybrid system comprises of three different Honda Sport Hybrid systems, ...
Japanese automaker Honda will replace the Integrated Motor Assist series with the introduction of a new gas-electric system called the Honda Sport Hybrid. The new gas-electric system comprises three different systems: intelligent dual ...
The US Department of Energy (DOE) grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has extended an agreement with UQM Technologies for further two years to speed up the deployment of the electric vehicles (EVs). The agreement has ...
US-based electric motor manufacturer American Mitsuba will invest $8.3m in Allen County to expand its North American Logistics Center (NALC) in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, US. With the investment the company intends to buy new equipment, ...
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Japanese carmaker Infiniti is planning to unveil the new electric vehicle concept at the New York Auto Show in US next month. The company said that the EV will use the powertrain of the Nissan Leaf which will be the enhanced lithium-ion ...
Magna E-Car Systems has opened a new plant in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, US, that will make components for hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs). The new 66,000sq ft plant has 95 employees who will make electric motors, inverters and ...
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German carmaker Audi has completed the three year e-performance research project to develop a technology platform for electric mobility. Commenced in October 2009, the project involved Audi's collaboration with Robert Bosch and ...
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Acura, a luxury vehicle unit of Japanese automaker Honda Motors, has unveiled the RLX hybrid concept at the New York International auto show. The hybrid is powered by a 3.5 litre direct-injected VTEC V-6 engine and sport hybrid SH-AWD ...
Japanese luxury car brand Infiniti has unveiled the EMERG-E hybrid sports car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK, marking the global launch of the complete-functional variant. The new hybrid car is powered by twin electric ...
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Japanese car maker Mitsubishi Motors is planning to unveil the pre-production Outlander plug-in hybrid EV(PHEV)at 2012 Paris Motor Show in France,prior to its launch in 2013. The new PHEV will be powered a combination of front electric ...
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Indian auto maker, Tata Motors has unveiled the four-seater Megapixel hybrid at the 82nd Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. Tata said that the new four-door hybrid model is derived from the company's two-door Pixel. Tata Motors India ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to invest about EUR50.2bn in its global automotive division and development of new technologies through 2015 in a bid to meet the challenges of the uncertain European market. Volkswagen Board of ...
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