Electric Mobility News Releases
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ZF receives orders for around 405 city and intercity buses in the Netherlands
Continuing increase of market shares in the Netherlands New orders for 405 buses with driveline and chassis technology by ZF, as well as steering systems by ZF Lenksysteme GmbH The ZF-EcoLife bus transmission makes for reduced fuel consumption and consequently, less particulate matter in agglomeration areas With new major orders,…
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Land Rover completes world’s first hybrid expedition along silk trail from Solihull to Mumbai
Three Range Rover Diesel Hybrid prototypes complete 10,472 miles along the Silk Trail from Solihull, home of Land Rover, to Mumbai, home of Jaguar Land Rover’s owners, TATA Journey covered 53 days, 13 countries and two continents putting the Range Rover Hybrid prototypes through their final extreme engineering sign-off test…
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Ford, University of Michigan create new kind of battery lab to speed development of future electrified vehicles
World-class facility at the University of Michigan allows Ford to collaborate with battery cell manufacturers, suppliers, university researchers and startups to test new battery concepts on a small scale that could be replicated for full production Facility will make it possible for Ford to build on 20 years of battery…
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Cadillac ELR Sales to Begin in January
Initial sales of the 2014 Cadillac ELR electrified luxury coupe will begin in January in all major U.S. metropolitan areas featuring provocative design and extended range electric vehicle technology. Designed for a new generation of technology-driven luxury buyers, the 2014 ELR has a starting price of $75,995, including a $995…
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Honeywell Ramps Up Production Of New Friction Materials Plant In Ploiesti, Romania
• Plant has produced more than two million brake pads already since opening in late 2012 • Honeywell celebrates today the company’s newest commitment to Romania in the presence of Prime Minister Victor Ponta Honeywell (NYSE: HON) Transportation Systems is celebrating today the growing success of its newest Friction Materials…
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Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 Tires Featured As Original Equipment on 2014 Chevy Spark All-Electric Vehicle
Bridgestone Group is pleased to announce that its Bridgestone-brand Ecopia EP150 tires will be original equipment on the all-new 2014 Chevy Spark Electric Vehicle (EV). The Chevy Spark EV enters the U.S. market as one of the quickest electric vehicles, delivering an impressive output of 140 horsepower and 400 pound-feet…
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Ricardo HyBoost project recognised with key automotive environmental prize
The Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has awarded its prestigious Prize for the Environment to Ricardo, Ford Motor Company, Controlled Power Technologies and Valeo engineers for their paper HyBoost – An Intelligently Electrified Optimized Downsized Gasoline Engine Concept. The Automobile Division Prize for the Environment recognizes the most…
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A123 Systems Announces Organisational Alignment within the Wanxiang Group
A123 Systems LLC, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate® lithium iron phosphate batteries and systems, today outlined its organizational structure and strategic focus as a member of the Wanxiang Group. The Wanxiang Group, which acquired nearly all of A123’s businesses last January, is one of China’s largest enterprises which…
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Delphi combines diesel injection and combustion research, opens advanced lab in Luxembourg
Facility to develop cost-effective technologies for next-generation gas and diesel low CO2 engines. Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH) opened its newly combined advanced diesel injection and combustion technical lab here today. The diesel injection and combustion lab brings together its diesel and gasoline research in a single location to take advantage…
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Nissan and Yokohama City Launch Choimobi Yokohama, Japan’s First One-way Car Sharing Service with a Large Number of Ultra-compact EVs
30 units of NISSAN New Mobility CONCEPT electric vehicles deployed as car sharing scheme starts on the streets of Yokohama. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and the City of Yokohama today held the launch ceremony of “Choimobi Yokohama”, Japan’s first one-way car sharing service with a large number of vehicles. The scheme,…
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European Investment Bank to provide PSA Peugeot Citroën with €300 million
Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice President of the European Investment Bank, and Jean-Baptiste de Chatillon, PSA Peugeot Citroën’s Executive Vice President, Finance and a member of the Management Board, have today signed an agreement for the provision of €300 million in financing for the development of low carbon technologies. This…
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Mitsubishi Electric to Invest $70 Million in North American Auto Facilities
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) today announced it will invest approximately USD 70 million in affiliate Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America (MEAA) to expand equipment and assembly lines at the company’s Mason, Ohio, and Maysville, Kentucky plants. Mitsubishi Electric aims to strengthen production of high-efficiency alternators and electric power-steering products for automotive…
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Ricardo and Doosan reveal advanced low emissions technology of new DL06 engine
Ricardo and Doosan Infracore today presented details of the latest DL06 engine at the 22nd Aachen Colloquium on automobile and engine technology. The new Tier 4 Final version of the DL06 includes an ultra-low particulate combustion system featuring the Ricardo Twin Vortex Combustion System (TVCS) Achieves compliance with Tier…
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