Electric Vehicles – Page 23
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ArticleBMW i3 gets 4 out of 5 points in Euro NCAP test
The i3 scored weak results in Euro NCAP's test for pedestrian protection (Photo: Euro NCAP)BMW's i3 received four out of five possible points in the standard European safety test conducted by the testing agency, Euro NCAP.The new electric city vehicle, which recently went on sale in Europe and has ...
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ArticleBMW delivers first i3 models to customers
BMW executives hand over the first i3 city cars to their buyers (Photo: BMW)BMW delivered the first i3 models to customers, hoping the electric vehicles will help change the slow sales trend for electric vehicles so far.The German premium car maker has invested heavily in its new electric i ...
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ArticleVolvo Cars: A promising future for cordless EV charging
Volvo says its C30 Electric could be cordlessly recharged in 2.5 hours (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars is confident that cordless electric-vehicle charging has a "promising" future. The Sweden-based premium car group said results from a research project in which it participated showed that the technology can help make EV charging ...
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ArticleDaimler looking for new battery partner
The Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive uses a Tesla battery pack (Photo: Daimler)A new battery partner for Daimler may come from Asia, following the likely dissolution of the premium car maker's joint venture with Evonik, industry insiders say.Daimler and Evonik founded their Li-Tec battery joint venture in 2008, but the ...
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ArticleFord, University of Michigan open battery lab
The University of Michigan, working closely with Ford Motor, has opened a new 8 million dlr battery lab designed to help the US carmaker develop batteries that are smaller, lighter and less expensive. The cooperation is especially aimed at speeding up the development of electric vehicles.Ford said in a press ...
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ArticleCES - Las Vegas
Lexus showed a connected research vehicle at the 2013 CES (Photo: Arjen Bongard)The 2014 Las Vegas CES will, as usual, be the first major consumer electronics event of the new year, starting with a press day January 6 and running through January 10, 2014.The annual gathering, the largest of ...
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ArticleIAA: Continental, IBM cooperate on connected vehicle technology
Continental expect partially automated driving to start in 2016 (Photo: Continental)FRANKFURT ”“ Continental and IBM will jointly develop connected-vehicle technologies for the auto industry. The two companies announced their joint plans at a press conference at the Frankfurt auto show (IAA) Tuesday."Step-by-step development of future mobility is highly complex ...
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ArticleIAA: Daimler CEO not afraid of non-traditional competition
The Mercedes S 500 Intelligent Drive covered more than 100 km autonomously (Photo: DaimlerFRANKFURT ”“ Dieter Zetsche is not afraid of competition from new entrants into the market for personal mobility.The Daimler CEO said he respects initiatives by new automakers and players from other industries to get traction in ...
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ArticleNissan sets 2020 as target for range of autonomous vehicles
Nissan has already been testing autonomous vehicles in the US (Photo: Nissan)Nissan said it will have available several "commercially viable" autonomous vehicles by 2020. Prices will be "realistic" and the company's stated goal isto have autonomous vehicles across its model range. It wants to achieve that in the course ...
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FeatureDiez: "Times are getting tougher" for auto industry
Diez says electric mobility needs to become more fashionable (Photo: Claus Dick)Veteran industry observer Willi Diez said the car market in Germany and Europe won't likely pick up anytime soon. "The times are definitely getting tougher," Diez said in an interview with automotiveIT.The economist, who runs the Institute for ...
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ArticleBMW shows production version of i3 in Beijing, London, NY
Top BMW executives showed the i3 in Beijing (Photo: BMW)BMW unveiled production versions of its new i3 electric vehicle in Beijing, London and New York Monday, setting the stage for the full market introduction of the car later this year.The Munich-based premium car maker, which hopes the i3 will ...
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ArticleHonda to start trial of micro-sized EV
A drawing of the microcar EV that Honda will start testing (Photo: Honda)Honda will start trials of a new micro-sized electric vehicle this autumn to see what kind of role such a vehicle can play in tomorrow's urban transportation environment.The trials of Honda's "Micro Commuter Prototype Beta" will be ...
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ArticleFrankfurt auto show - IAA
The bi-annual Frankfurt auto show, also known as the IAA, will be held in Frankfurt in September as the European market continues to suffer from declining car sales.The show, the world's biggest, will kick off with two press days September 10 and 11, followed by two trade days September 12 ...
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ArticleFord starts European production of electric Focus
The Focus Electric will be available from July (Photo: Ford)Ford has started production of the Ford Focus Electric, the first full electric vehicle the carmaker is building in Europe.Ford said the Focus Electric is built in Saarlouis, Germany. It will be followed in the near term by two hybrid ...
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ArticleVW supports more IT research at Stanford University
VW does research on projects such as the "mobility companion" at its California electronics lab (Photo: VW)The Volkswagen Group is making an additional 1.7 million dlrs available to Stanford University to explore new areas of automotive innovation.The grant marks a continuation of the cooperation between the German carmaker and ...
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ArticleConti, Oerlikon to jointly develop EV transmissions
Greater powertrain efficiency could enhance EVs' driving range. Pictured is the Renault Fluence Z.E. (Photo: Renault)Germany's Continental and Switzerland's Oerlikon will jointly develop and market integrated motor and transmission systems for hybrid and electric vehicles.The aim of the cooperation is to improve the efficiency of electric powertrains by improving ...
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ArticleBosch CEO: EV range at least 300km by 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel tests an EV charger at a Berlin summit on electric mobility (Photo: government)Electric vehicles will have a range of at least 300km by 2020, Bosch CEO Volkmar Denner predicted.If the projection becomes reality it would all but eliminate one of the big reservations car buyers ...
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ArticleBetter Place's battery-switching model meets untimely end
A Renault Fluence Z.E. exits a Better Place battery switching station at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands (Photo: Better Place)Better Place filed a motion to dissolve the company this weekend, having failed to build a commercially viable electric-vehicle battery switching infrastructure.The Israel-based company said that, despite several measures taken ...
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ArticleMercedes S-Class aims to set new premium driving standards
Mercedes introduced the new S-Class at the Airbus A380 delivery center in Hamburg (Photo: Daimler)Daimler introduced the new Mercedes S-Class to the world this week, unveiling a model it hopes will be the benchmark for tomorrow's premium driving experience.The German luxury car maker's top-of-the-line model traditionally features cutting-edge technologies ...
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ArticleVolvo cites strong sales of V60 plugin hybrid
The V60 Plugin Hybrid can cover 50km on full electric power (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars is boosting production of its V60 Plug-in hybrid amid strong demand for its first diesel-hybrid model.The Swedish automaker said it will almost double production of the model at its Torslanda plant to 282 cars a ...
