Numerous developments in the area of vehicle safety are significantly influenced as a result of current NCAP or NHTSA regulations and then realized and implemented by manufacturers and their suppliers. The situation in China is similar, ...
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The Volkswagen Group will invest 84.2 billion euros ($125 billion) in its automotive division over the next five years as the German auto giant seeks to "power [its] way to the top". Volkswagen Group chairman Martin Winterkorn said more ...
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Volvo has completed a research project into inductive charging for electric vehicles, with a senior executive expressing the wireless technology has “great potential”. Partnering a consortium of companies, including Volvo, ...
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US based electric automotive parts manufacturer UQM Technologies has signed a three year electric propulsion systems supply contract with the Boulder Electric Vehicle (BEV). Under the deal, the manufacturer will deliver electric motors ...
The new 22kW fast-charger fitted to the latest Volvo C30 Electric reduces the vehicle’s full charge time to just 90 minutes. The C30 Electric uses the world’s first on-board charger that operates on a three-phase power supply ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Cars has developed a new on-board charger for its upgraded C30 electric vehicle (EV) in collaboration with Siemens, which is claimed to be capable of fully charging the car in about 1.5 hours. ...
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Researchers at GE Global Research have tested the GE's new Durathon battery by powering an electric bus that also incorporates a lithium battery and a hydrogen fuel cell. The new development is aimed at accelerating the adoption of both ...
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Four-cylinder petrol engines have dominated the 2013 Ward's 10 Best engines awards,while almost a dozen energy-efficient hybrid and electric propulsion systems were considered for a prize but ultimately overlooked. This year's winner list ...
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UQM Technologies (UQM), a developer of alternative energy technologies,has signed an agreement with a Chinese company to develop and market electric propulsion systems for New Energy Vehicles (NEV) in China. Under the agreement, the two ...
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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 ...
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 ...