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Yamaha Motor produces 3 mn Performance Damper since 2004 – ET Auto

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The Yamaha Performance Damper is a vehicle body vibration damper that is installed in the main parts of passenger cars and motorcycles. New Delhi: Yamaha Motor Co., has produced a total of three-million of the Yamaha Performance Damper , an anti-vibration damper for automobiles since its manufacturing began in 2004, the company said.

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ZF and start-up Levant Power partnering on first fully active, regenerative suspension for automobiles

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Fluid is re-routed from the shock through the valve, where our proprietary integrated hydraulic motor can either extract power or perform work on the fluid. The very compact unit consists of its own control unit, an electric motor and an electrohydraulic gear pump (Gerotor). Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems'

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Mazda, ELIIY Power and Ube Industries jointly to develop 12V Li-ion starter batteries

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Mazda Motor Corporation, ELIIY Power Co., have agreed jointly to develop lithium-ion batteries for use in automobiles. The three companies will work together to develop durable, heat- and impact-resistant 12-Volt lithium-ion batteries as a viable replacement for lead-acid starter batteries in motor vehicles by 2021.

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Former CEO of GM China Group Phil Murtaugh joins Pinnacle Engines board; first engines launch in Asia this year

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With previous professional experience as CEO of Asian Operations for Chrysler Group and the CEO of General Motors China Group, Murtaugh provides keen insight into Pinnacle’s planned expansion in 2014, focused heavily on Asian markets.

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Honda targeting 2/3 of unit sales from PHEVs, HEVs and ZEVs by ~2030; PHEVs the core of electrification

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At a press event in Tokyo to lay out his future vision and direction for the company, Honda Motor President & CEO Takahiro Hachigo said that the company will strive to make two-thirds of its overall unit sales from plug-in hybrid/hybrid vehicles and zero-emissions vehicles such as fuel cell vehicles and battery EVs by around 2030.

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Global NCAP calls for universal application of minimum vehicle safety standards in all world markets by 2020

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With about 48% of all traffic fatalities being vehicle occupants, it is therefore essential to improve automobile safety, especially in rapidly motorizing regions, so as so to avoid a growing global burden of road injury, Global NCAP argues. 94 & 95 or FMVSS 208 & 214) to all their new models from 2016.

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