BMW will unveil the previously announced M760Li XDrive at the Geneva Motor Show 2016 which will be its flagship variant in the 7 Series model range. The luxury sedan is powered by 12 cylinder TwinPower Turbo 6.6 liter petrol engine with ...
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Japanese automaker Honda has announced that at least two-thirds of its car lineup will be hybrids, fuel cell vehicles and electric vehicles by 2030, rising from 5% now. The new strategy has been announced by Honda's president and CEO ...
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Dubuc Motors has launched its first electric supercar Tomahawk with equity crowdfunding platform. In a first for the cleantech automotive industry, Dubuc Motors will launch its electric supercar, the Tomahawk, on an equity crowdfunding ...
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Two days after unveiling the first new vehicle from Detroit's Big 3 imported from China, General Motors Co said it also will import the plug-in hybrid version of the Cadillac CT6 luxury sedan to the US from the Chinese mainland. The ...
University of Cyprus, Cyprus University of Technology, and University of Crete have been exploring the potential of Frster resonant energy transfer (FRET) from an indium gallium nitride (InGaN) single quantum well (SQW) to a light-emitting ...
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Hybrid optoelectronic devices based on blends of hard and soft semiconductors can combine the properties of the two material types, opening the possibility for devices with novel functionality and properties, such as cheap and scalable ...
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Belgian researchers from University of Leuven and the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology have found that the yeasts used to ferment cocoa during chocolate manufacture can help alter the aroma of the end chocolate product. The research ...
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US based Hydraulic hybrid system maker Lightning Hybrids is set to debut its Energy Recovery System (ERS) in Mexico during Expotransporte ANPACT in Guadalajara. The system is expected to save fuel and reduce emissions for truck and bus ...
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Just a day after Toyota released the new Prius with hybrid components the Japanese automaker said that it is planning sell 30,000 fuel cell vehicles by 2020. The Japanese automaker also added that by 2050, most of the vehicles it plans to ...
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, international mining group Rio Tinto and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have announced that Australia's first commercial ...
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ZF TRW, the Active and Passive Safety Technology Division of ZF AG, has received its first production contract for the Integrated Brake Control (IBC) system – a vacuum independent technology which simplifies the brake system ...
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Toyota’s hydrogen-fueled sedan Mirai made its European debut at Frankfurt Auto Show. The car is capable of providing driving range of 312 miles per single fill, and it has an estimated fuel economy of 67 miles per gallon. Mirai ...
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World-industry leader Bosch is debuting a new battery technology for electric vehicles that might be available in five years as it acquired the U.S. start-up Seeo Inc. founded in Hayward, California. Bosch will combine Seeo’s ...
Toyota has introduced an improved version of its hybrid vehicle Toyota Prius which is bigger and more fuel-efficient than its predecessors. When compared to previous models, the new Prius has longer and sleeker sides giving the car an ...
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Japanese automotive giant Toyota's US arm has issued a callback of around 109,000 Prius v hybrid vehicles on grounds of software glitches. The recall covers those vehicles that were manufactured between 2012 and 2014. The software snag ...
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