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UK Awards 24M to 6 Low Carbon Vehicle Projects

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Projects include the development of new engines for plug-in hybrid versions of Nissan, Lotus and Jaguar Land Rover cars, a lightweight electric bin wagon, development of lightweight materials for vehicle weight reduction, and new technologies using thermal energy to improve vehicle performance.

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Saft to Raise Approximately 120M to Fund Li-ion Plants in US

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In August, Saft announced that it had been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to benefit from a 50% funding of the project cost of up to $95.5 Recent studies estimate the potential of this market to be very significant by 2015. —John Searle, Chairman of the Management Board, Saft. Jacksonville. Johnson Controls-Saft.

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium

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First introduced in 2002, versions of this suspension system are found on Camaro, Corvette, Cadillac, Acura, Audi, Land Rover, Ferrari, and Lamborghini models. Road Test: 2015 Dodge Challenger. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. Story by John Faulkner.

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Audi’s production electric e-tron quattro may set a new standard for vehicle handling; advanced vehicle dynamics control

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In 2015, Audi introduced the Gen 2 R8 e-tron, and shifted to a rear-wheel design with two rear electric motors. US Patent Nº 9,162,586 , Control system for an all-wheel drive electric vehicle (Tesla Motors, published Oct 2015). Understeering and oversteering can be compensated by small power boosts and brake interventions.

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