General Electric (GE) has agreed to buy Ford Motor's 2,000 C-MAX plug-in hybrid vehicles as the company plans to convert half of its global fleet to alternative fuel vehicles. As part of the agreement, Ford will also jointly market GE's ...
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US carmaker General Motors (GM) is planning to manufacture about 500,000 hybrid or electric vehicles (EV) per year by 2017 that feature some form of electrification, including hybrid drive system. The carmaker's plug-in electrics, pure ...
Ford, General Electric and the University of Michigan are working together to develop a smart, miniaturized sensing system to extend the life of car batteries over conventional battery systems used in electric vehicles (EVs). GE will use ...
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India’s National Council for Electric Mobility (NCEM) has approved a $4.1bn National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 to support the production of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid vehicles up to 2020. Through the plan, ...
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Brake and control systems provider SORL Auto Parts has received an order to supply 400 new electric air compressors for China based energy bus manufacturer Shen Zhen Wuzhoulong Motors. SORL Auto Parts has also received an indication ...
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Automotive electronics supplier Hella is partnering with ground fault monitoring and protection equipment maker Bender to develop a new isolation monitor for lithium-ion batteries. The new new isolation monitor is expected to facilitate ...
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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), US has reported the sales of 178,044 units in April 2012, marking a 25.5% rise when compared to the corresponding period last year. The company has reported 11.6% rise in its sales last month consisting of 24 ...
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Protean Electric,a producer of in-wheel electric drive systems,has secured$84m in new funding for its in-wheel electric drive from GSR Ventures,New Times group,Oak Investment Partners and the city of Liyang,Jiangsu Province,China. The ...
Toyota Motor (TMC) has partnered with US-based utility company Duke Energy and the non-profit initiative Energy Systems Network (ESN) to participate in a joint smart-grid pilot project in Indianapolis, US. The new smart-grid pilot ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor(TMC)is planning to launch a new brand to focus in new energy vehicles in China. Toyota,together with the upcoming vehicles for its two joint ventures,FAW Toyota and Guangqi Toyota,the own brand is ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota’s US subsidiary, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), has launched the new Scion iQ electric vehicle (EV) test programme in the US. The new four-seater city commuter car is powered by an electric motor that ...
UQM Technologies(UQM),a developer of alternative energy technologies,will unveil its new PowerPhase HD 220 electric propulsion system at the electric vehicle symposium(EVS26)conference in Los Angeles,US. The HD 220,which will deliver ...
SORL Auto Parts,a manufacturer and distributor of commercial vehicle air brake systems,has launched new electric air brake compressors to be used in electric buses featuring air brake system. Unlike the traditional vehicles which use ...
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Toyota Australia has expanded its hybrid family once more with the addition of the new luxury-spec Toyota Prius V i-Tech. Priced from$46,490,the new i-Tech variant adds a number of extra features to justify its$10,500 premium over ...
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India is planning to launch the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 in next few weeks, which is aimed at promoting hybrid and electric vehicles (EV) in the country. India Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Praful ...
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