South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors has confirmed its plans to produce an electric vehicle (EV) based on the Soul platform. The new EV will be the auto maker's first vehicle for the European market. Kia Motors Europe ...
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Japanese car maker Nissan is planning to invest EUR100m ($126m) to begin the production of e-NV200 electric van in 2013 at its Barcelona plant in Spain, creating 700 jobs. The Japanese carmaker said that the new electric van is based on ...
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 ...
US carmaker Ford Motors has unveiled the new Evos hybrid concept coupe featuring cloud technology at Computex 2012 event in China, marking its Asian debut. The new coupe will be powered by a lithium-ion plug-in-hybrid powertraincomprising ...
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Lexus, a luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota, has unveiled its 2013 GS 450h hybrid sedan with an improved performance and handling. The new GS 450 hybrid is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine featuring a new D-4S direct and ...
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Swedish carmaker Volvo will partner with Japan-based electronic equipment supplier Mitsubishi Electric to produce a new infotainment system for future Volvo cars. Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Europe's Gothenburg technical centre in ...
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Boston-Power, a supplier of lithium-ion battery cells, modules and systems, has signed a deal with Beijing Electric Vehicle Company (BJEV), the electric vehicle (EV) division of Beijing Automotive Industry (BAIC), to provide battery ...
British luxury carmaker Jaguar has unveiled the 2014 XFR-S sedan at the 2012 Los Angeles auto show being held in the US. The new sedan is powered by 5L supercharged V8 engine, mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission with ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota has unveiled new 2013 RAV4 crossover sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the 2012 Los Angeles International auto show in the US. The vehicle will feature eight airbags, 2.5L four-cylinder, which is capable of producing ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota has introduced two new safety systems, including Intelligent Clearance Sonar and Drive-start Control to reduce parking collisions. The Intelligent Clearance Sonar is designed to detect obstacles hidden from the ...
Better Place,a venture started by Israeli businessman Shai Agassi has begun started rolling out nationwide electric car network in the country. According to the company,the concept was aimed at eliminating the hurdles to environmentally ...
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Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors has temporarily stopped shipments of its i-MiEV electric vehicles(EV)to French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen. Mitsubishi's EVs are sold as iOn Peugeot and Citro?n C-Zero in European market and the ...
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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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Spanish carmaker Seat has delivered three prototype electric cars to Barcelona for testing the vehicles in its municipal car fleet for six months ahead of mass production. During the testing period,SEAT will collect the feedback and ...
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Tesla Motors is planning to launch its Model S electric sedan in US on 22 June 2012,which will also be delivered from its Fremont facility in California,following the launch. Launched one month ahead of the schedule of July,the EV ...
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