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ArticleCeBIT - Hanover
CeBIT 2013 will focus on how companies and institutions are increasingly sharing rather than owning knowledge, resources and experience.The annual high-tech fair, the world's largest, will take place in Hanover March 5 - 9, 2013. The theme of the fair is "Shareconomy." In addition to sharing, the CeBIT exhibition halls ...
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ArticleReport: Audi plans to invest 3 billion euros in China
Audi showed its new Q3 SUV at the Beijing auto show in April, 2012 (Photo: Audi)With demand for its cars surging, Audi plans to invest 3 billion euros in China in the next five years, according to a report in the government-owned China Daily.The newspaper, citing an interview with ...
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ArticleIn China, GM sees growing market for electric vehicles
GM's Lauckner says EVs need to become cheaper and easier to recharge (Photo: GM)General Motors sees a growing market for electric vehicles in China and is stepping up its local EV development activities."Electrified vehicles will play a critical role in efforts to conserve and ultimately displace petroleum as the ...
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ArticleAt Honda, tests of new "Micro Commuter" to begin in 2013
Honda's Micro Commuter (Photo: Honda)Honda next year will start testing a new "Micro Commuter" prototype, an electric vehicle for the Japanese market that could transport one driver  and two children.The Japanese carmaker, which first unveiled the concept at the Tokyo Motor show in 2011, said  so-called "demonstration ...
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ArticleInfineon celebrates microcontroller milestone
Infineon celebrated a milestone this week when it delivered its 100 millionth TriCore microcontroller, a core component powering automotive electronics in more than fifty car brands.Statistically, the Munich-based chipmaker said, the TriCore modules, which help limit fuel consumption and exhaust emissions, can now be found in every second vehicle produced ...
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ArticleautomotiveIT Congress - Hanover
More than 500 executives attended the 2012 automotiveIT Congress (Photo: Claus Dick)automotiveIT will host its fifth annual IT conference March 7, 2013, in Hanover.The event, which will have as its theme "IT technologies are changing the auto industry," is staged each year during the annual CeBIT high-tech fair. The ...
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ArticleAudi, NXP sign strategic partnership
Audi's Ricky Hudi (l) and NXP's Kurt Sievers signed the agreement at the electronica 2012 fair in Munich (Photo: NXP)Audi has signed a strategic partnership with semiconductor maker NXP to boost innovation speed and time to market of new automotive electronics applications.The areas covered range from in-vehicle networking and ...
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ArticleVolvo tests faster battery charging
Volvo says its new charger provides 80km of EV range after 30 minutes (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars is testing a new technology to recharge electric-vehicle batteries in 1.5 hours.The time it takes to recharge a battery and the relatively short driving ranges of today's EVs are two of the biggest ...
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ArticleDelphi acquires UK connection systems maker MVL
MVL makes connectors, including charge plugs for electric vehicles (Photo: FCI)Delphi said it had finalized the purchase of FCI Group's Motorized Vehicles Division (MVL) for 765 million euros.The US automotive supplier said the acquisition will boost its position in a growing automotive market segment."We have strengthened our market leadership ...
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FeatureNew CIO, in interview, sees importance of IT growing at Audi
Mattias Ulbrich became Audi CEO in February, 2012 (Photo: automotiveIT)Mattias Ulbrich has been CIO at Audi AG in Ingolstadt since February 2012. In an interview with automotiveIT, he talks about his current duties as a process integrator, the new era of collaboration with the company”˜s other divisions, and his ...
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ArticleBattery maker A123 files for bankruptcy; sells assets to JCI
A123 makes lithium-ion batteries for passenger cars as well as other battery storage devices (Photo: A123)A123 Systems said it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will sell most of its operations to automotive supplier Johnson Controls.The US battery systems maker said it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, ...
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ArticleAudi completes e-platform research project
Audi's F12 research vehicle looks like an electric version of the R8 (Photo: Audi)Audi said it has completed a three-year research project designed to build a technology platform for electric mobility.The German premium car maker said the platform's modules can now be used in a variety of electric vehicles.Audi ...
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ArticleCarmakers target 2014-2017 for fuel cell vehicles in Nordic countries
Honda's FCX Clarity fuel-cell vehicle has been road-tested since 2002 (Photo: Honda)Four Asian carmakers plan to start selling fuel-cell electric vehicles in the Nordic countries in the 2014-2017 period.The four - Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Hyundai - signed a memorandum of understanding with several organizations to lay the groundwork ...
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ArticleParis auto show: PSA betting on hybrids
PSA is working to improve its hybrid technology (Photo: PSA)PARIS - PSA-Peugeot/Citroen is betting on hybrids rather than full electric vehicles, a senior company executive told automotiveIT at the auto show here."AT PSA we believe hybrids have more future than pure electric vehicles," said Christian Chapelle, head of powertrain ...
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ArticleParis auto show: Mini Connected will get Android option
Only iPhone owners can currently use Mini Connected (Photo: Mini)PARIS - Mini's in-car connectivity system, which so far has only been available to users of Apple's iPhone will soon provide an option for Android-based smartphones as well."We'll of course expand the phone options available and it won't be very ...
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ArticleCar companies attempt to revive interest in fuel cells
Honda's FCX Clarity FCEV has been on European roads since 2009 (Photo: Honda)Four automakers on Thursday attempted to revive public interest in fuel-cell technology with the start of a one-month long European road show.With attention focused primarily on a slew of new battery-powered vehicles entering global markets, Toyota, Daimler, ...
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ArticleFisker sets simultaneous EV charging record
Fisker has sold more cars in the Netherlands than in any other European country (Photo: Fisker)Fisker said it has set a record for the simultaneous charging of single-brand electric vehicles.The US-based electric sports car maker said 45 of its range-extended Karma EVs were charged simultaneously at an event in the ...
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ArticleUS sets new fuel-efficiency standards for 2025
US President Obama (l) and Transportation Secretary LaHood see economic benefits from the new rules (Photo: DOT)The US government finalized new automotive fuel consumption standards that will force the auto industry to make cars and light trucks substantially more fuel-efficient over the next 13 years.By 2025, new cars and light ...
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ArticleFIA launches Formula E series; 1st race set for 2014 in Rio
The Formulec EF 01 prototype will provide the basis for the electric race cars that will compete in the Formula E series (Photo: Â Formulec)The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has reached agreement with investors and carmakers to launch a "Formula E" championship series featuring only electric vehicles.FIA said in a ...
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ArticleToyota Europe in battery-recycling pact with Umicore
Umicore will recycle the lithium-ion batteries that help power the Prius Plug-in Hybrid (Photo: Toyota)Umicore will handle the recycling of the lithium-ion batteries that help power two new Toyota models, Toyota Motor Europe said.The Japanese carmaker said Umicore, a Belgium-based global materials technology group, has the capability to recycle valuable ...
