Electric Vehicles – Page 27
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ArticleProduction start for smart electric drive
The smart plant in Hambach, France, was upgraded for the production start of the new electric models (Photo: Daimler)The first electrically propelled smart cars rolled off the production line in Hambach, France, this month, marking an important step in Daimler's moves to build more models with non-traditional engines."The new smart ...
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ArticleSaab, under new ownership, to get 2nd chance as EV brand
New owners plan to market an electric version of the Saab 9-3 (Photo: Saab)Saab Automobile will get a chance to live on as an electric-vehicle brand following an investment group's successful acquisition of some key corporate assets.National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB said it has agreed with bankruptcy administrators to acquire ...
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ArticleGerman Rail, Telekom in EV, car-sharing partnership
The two companies want to achieve closer networking of trains, cars and energy systemsWitn Flinkster, Deutsche Bahn runs one of the largest car-sharing networks in Germany. It covers 800 train stations and also has operations in Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands.Telekom said its Networked Car business unit will let Deutsche ...
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ArticleDelphi set to acquire connection systems maker
Through the acquisition of MVL Delphi hopes to strengthen its position in electronic car components (Photo: Delphi)Delphi has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire the automotive connection systems business of FCI Group from investment company Bain Capital.FCI is a leading maker of high-performance interconnection systems. The Motorized Vehicles division (MVL) had ...
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ArticleTesla adds another US dealership ahead of Model S launch
Tesla, whose Model S premium sedan goes on sale in June, has 22 dealerships worldwide (Photo: Tesla)Electric sports car maker Tesla is opening another dealership in the US Friday ahead of the launch of its Model S electric premium sedan.The California-based specialist EV maker is opening the dealership, its 22nd ...
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ArticleAltran bundles EV development activities in Barcelona
Altran and the Quimera consortium want to redefine racing with the all-electric drift car (Photo: Quimera)Altran is bringing together all its electric-vehicle development projects at a new "Center of Excellence" in Barcelona.The high-tech engineering consultancy said it hopes to add 400 new staff at the facility in the next five ...
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ArticleSiemens electrical drive trains unit gets new boss
Siemens new electric-drive chief comes from Continental (Photo: Continental/Siemens)Joerg Grotendorst will take over as head of the Siemens division that makes components and systems for automotive electrical drive trains.Grotendorst, 42, will take over the business unit, which is called "Inside e-Car," on June 1.The new CEO was most recently in ...
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ArticleVW, BASF offer award for electrochemistry research
An electric battery-powered version of the VW up! small car will debut next year (Photo: VW)Volkswagen and BASF have established a 50,000 euro award for research that may lead to better high-performance energy storage.The award comes as the German auto industry is increasingly worried that for advanced battery technology, which ...
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Automotive microsystems conference - Berlin
The two-day conference will take place at Harnack House in Berlin (Photo: AMAA)The 16th International Forum on Advanced Microsystems for Automotive Applications will take place in Berlin May 30-31.The conference, which will focus on "Smart Systems for Safe, Sustainable and Networked Vehicles," will look at how the car is changing ...
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ArticleInfineon CEO Bauer resigns for health reasons; Ploss takes over
Reinhard Ploss (left) takes over as Infineon CEO Oct 1; Peter Bauer is leaving his post for health reasonsInfineon CEO Peter Bauer is stepping down for health reasons, but the Germany-based semiconductor groupimmediately announced he would be succeeded by another board member, Reinhard Ploss.Infineon said in a press release that ...
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ArticleAudi opens high-voltage battery project house
Audi employees working with high-voltage batteries (Photo: Audi)Audi opened a new 3,500 square meter high-voltage battery facility near its main plant in Ingolstadt, Germany, underscoring its intention to make electric vehicles a more important part of its product lineup by the end of the decade.By 2020, the Volkswagen Group premium ...
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ArticleToyota sets modest US goal for electric RAV4
Toyota set a modest sales goal for the electric version of its RAV4 as it unveiled the newest version of one of its best-selling SUVs in the US.The electric RAV4 has a range of 100 miles (Photo: Toyota)The Japanese carmaker, which continues to lead sales of hybrid-electric vehicles with the ...
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ArticleGoogle gets Nevada OK to test self-driving cars on public roads
Nevada is the first US state to approve public-road testing of Google’s driverless car (Photo: DMV Nevada)Nevada became the first US state to give the green light for Google to test its driver-less car on public roads.The state's Department of Motor Vehicles said in a statement that it had approved ...
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ArticleSiemens proposes overhead power lines for trucks
Siemens says its eHighway concept lowers fuel consumption significantly and is easy to realize (Photo: Siemens)Siemens believes electric or hybrid-electric trucks can be easily powered via overhead electrified wires, similar to how trolley buses and streetcars are operated today.The German power engineering group unveiled its "eHighway" concept at the annual ...
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ArticleAirbiquity exec: Car connectivity to see 2014 boost
Leo McCloskey (Photo: Airbiquity)New technologies are likely to give a strong boost to car connectivity in the next two years, a senior industry executive predicts.Leo McCloskey, who heads sales and marketing for Airbiquity, cited in particular the major improvements in voice-recognition software, which will benefit in-car systems. And he said ...
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ArticleCiting new ideas, VW extends Chinese crowd-sourcing project
VW’s experimental "Hover Car" would float just above the ground, guided by electromagnetic road networks(Photo: VW)Volkswagen is extending its Chinese "People's Car Project" indefinitely, as the German carmaker looks at ways to incorporate new ideas from the public into the design of future VW models.The project, which allows anyone to ...
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ArticleUS, German carmakers to demo fast EV charger
ACEA will make this combined charger the standard for new EVs in Europe from 2017 (Photo: VW)A group of eight US and German carmakers will demonstrate a common fast-charging technology they hope will accelerate the spread of electric vehicles.Volkswagen, Â Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors and Porsche will ...
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ArticleMcKinsey: China needs new EV strategy
China wants to boost EV sales to reduce traffic pollution (Photo: Anna Frodesiak/Wikimedia)China needs to boost sales of range-extended electric vehicles, rather than focus too heavily on pure EVs, according to McKinsey.In a study of the Chinese EV market, the strategy consultants say it will be at least 10 years ...
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ArticleBeing auto show: GM shows mobility concept
GM’s EN-V 2.0 concept provides a vision of future urban mobility (Photo: GM)General Motors showed a new version of its EN-V 2.0 mobility concept at the Beijing auto show, underlining the auto industry's resolve to address the changing requirement of mostly urban car drivers."The EN-V 2.0 concept would use technologies ...
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ArticleIn pilot project, IBM connects Honda cars to US power grid
IBM says communication between EVs and the grid provides a "ground-breaking" boost to the eletric vehicle industry (Graphic: IBM)IBM, aiming to show how electric vehicles can interact with the power grid, has teamed up with Japanese carmaker Honda and US utility Pacific Gas and Electric in a pilot project to ...
