Axion Power International (API) has secured a contract from the ePower Engine Systems to supply batteries and energy storage systems that will be used in production of the hybrid vehicles. As part of the deal, the company will supply ...
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Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda's subsidiary Guangqi Honda Automobile has launched the new Crider sedan for the Chinese market. The new vehicle is powered by the 1.8L four cylinder engine i-VTEC engine that generates an output of ...
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Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda has launched its new Accord Hybrid and Accord Plug-in Hybrid sedans in Japan. Both the vehicles are equipped with the new two-motor sport hybrid intelligent multi mode drive (i-MMD) powertrain ...
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Automotive parts manufacturer UQM Technologies has signed a new long-term supply contract with vehicle manufacturer Electric Vehicles International (EVI) to extend the vehicle electrification work. Under the deal, EVI will use UQM's ...
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Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA says that an increasing number of its products are enabling telematics and infotainment systems in the automotive market. Telematics is the term used to describe the integrated use of computers and ...
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Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors has recalled over 4,000 electric vehicles (EV) in Japan, due to the defective batteries. The recall affected 4,313 units of the Outlander plug-in hybrids in Japan as well as 17 units of i-MiEVs and 98 ...
Despite mature technology and better cost structures, production forecasts for electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) are gloomy. That is the conclusion of the latest E-mobility Index by Roland Berger Strategy ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota is planning to boost the production of lithium ion batteries for deployments in its Prius gasoline-electric hybrid sedan. Currently, Toyota's majority of hybrid vehicles deploy nickel-metal hydride batteries ...
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Worldwide capacity of Li-ion batteries for Electric vehicles applications is expected to soar ten times from 4,400 megawatt-hours (MWh) in 2013 to nearly 49,000 MWh by 2020, according to a new report by Navigant Research. According to the ...
May 14, 2013 - According to a recent survey by Navigant Research, consumer support for solar and wind energy, though still high, has fallen steadily over the last three years. Favorable impressions of solar energy fell from 77% in 2011 to ...
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Highway repair money is running lean in many states, due to decreased revenue from gas tax--a result of cars becoming more fuel efficient and Americans driving less. To plug the crater in highway funding, several states have proposed new ...
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Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) is planning to recall 3,839 units of hybrid vehicles in Japan over the defect in the vehicles motor controls computer program and oil leaks. The recall affects Outlander plug-in hybrid vehicles ...
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has celebrated its global hybrid sales surpassing five million units, while announcing plans to introduce 18 new hybrid models by the end of 2015. Toyota says the total of 5,125,600 hybrid vehicles was ...
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French automobile manufacturer Peugeot says its move to bring the brand further up market is a necessity if it's to survive long term. Speaking to Car Advice at the launch of the Peugeot 2008 sub-compact SUV in France, the company's head ...
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GB Patent Number: 2458942 Granted to: Amberjac Projects One of the 'quiet' technological revolutions of the past ten to twenty years has been in relation to the efficiency and performance of batteries. As our world has become ...