A senior BMW product developersays the Bavarian car maker’s entire range will need to turn towards partial or full electrification in the future to meet Europe’s increasingly stringent emissions regulations. BMW board member ...
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Nova Bus, a North American subsidiary of Volvo Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) on an electrification project for the public transit system of ...
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The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV will appeal to ecologically and environmentally aware private buyers as well as fleets looking to decrease their emission footprint, Mitsubishi Australia believes. Speaking with CarAdvice at the Australian ...
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The Obama administration said it isn’t “walking away” from a goal of 1 million EVs on the country’s roads by 2015. Heather Zichal, deputy assistant for energy and climate change at the White House, praised the soon ...
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Chrysler Group has entered into a five-year C$18.2m ($17.40m) agreement with McMaster University to develop next-generation, electrified powertrains and powertrain components. The project will receive funding support from the Canadian ...
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Volvo Car Group’s new two-litre, four-cylinder Drive-E powertrain family can truly be considered as offering customers a world-class blend of drivability and low CO2 emissions. The Volvo S60 T6 with 306 horsepower and the new ...
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Three Range Rover diesel Hybrid prototypes have completed the ultimate engineering sign-off test by traversing 13 countries over 53 days from Solihull, UK, to Mumbai, India. It is the world's first-ever hybrid expedition along the Silk ...
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General Motors will build a Chevrolet Impala sedan for retail and fleet customers that operates on either gasoline or compressed natural gas (CNG), GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson announced today. It is the only manufacturer-produced ...
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As one of four winners in the first round of Sunidarity initiative awards (in December 2012), Paris-based Fondation Énergies pour le Monde (Energy for the World Foundation) has just finished installing a concentrator photovoltaic ...
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German automobile manufacturer Opel has initiated the testing of its specially-equipped Ampera at the Technical Institute Karlsruhe (KIT) in Stuttgart, Germany as a part of the intelligent Zero Emission Urban System (iZEUS) project. ...
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Jaguar Land Rover has committed to developing future products in the UK, announcing plans to build a new research and development facility in Warwick, England. The facility, to be named the National Automotive Innovation Campus (NAIC), is ...
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Cummins Generator Technologies has developed its CorePlus Motor Generator and Power Electronics technology. Cummins believes there is a strong market for engine electrification in medium and heavy duty commercial vehicles and has been ...
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Power generators are highly demanded products range in the electronics market. These special devices make valuable products range for constant electricity supply. These are innovative technologies to support varied electronics as well as ...
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Advanced test instrumentation has helped a UK-based solar PV specialist to significantly improve the electricity supply on two off-grid Hebridean Islands. Renewables specialist Wind & Sun Ltd. has recently completed two new innovative ...
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Audi failed to serve a full-electric vehicle of any kind at the Frankfurt motor show despite both BMW and Mercedes-Benz, and sibling carmaker Volkswagen showing off all-electric offerings. Speaking with CarAdvice at the show, chairman of ...
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