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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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market, the company’s recent release of a city EV with a price tag under $10,000 has some worried for when it and other low-cost companies do. BYD launched its Seagull, a small hatchback EV with a price tag starting at 69,800 yuan (~$9,773), at the Shanghai Auto Show last year. auto market anytime soon , some U.S.

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Nissan to Introduce New V-Platform and All-New Global Compact Car at Geneva 2010

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Nissan will reveal its new V-Platform technology and an all-new global compact car employing that technology at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2010. Nissan video newsletter featuring engineering and product executives on the new compact car. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Manufacturers. Teaser sketch of new Nissan compact.

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Global WorldAutoSteel Project Presents Interim Results of FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) Phase 2 Project for Low GHG Body Structure for Electrified Vehicles

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WorldAutoSteel,the automotive group of the World Steel Association, has presented findings on the progress of FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) Phase 2, a global steel industry effort to develop advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) architectures for electrified vehicles that reduce life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Maruti Suzuki’s hits and misses | Autocar Professional

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Affordable and fuel-efficient, the 800 democratised the passenger car and did so reliably, something new to the Indian landscape back then. The Gypsy had a soft-top as well as a hard-top version, and later even got a more powerful engine and wider track. million households. A luxurious interior with three-row seating, a 2.7-litre,

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Honeywell Expects Turbocharged Engine Segment to Double by 2015

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Honeywell expects the global turbo segment to double in the next five years, from 17 million new turbo vehicles in 2009 to 35 million in 2015. The company also expects the global turbocharged commercial vehicle engine segment to grow rapidly from 3.5 million engines in 2009 to six million engines in 2015.

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Khosla Ventures and Bill Gates Invest in opoc Engine Developer EcoMotors

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EcoMotors International has secured “ substantial ” Series B funding sufficient to complete engineering and testing of the opoc (opposed piston opposed cylinder) engine ( earlier post ), according to CEO Don Runkle. The power density is more than 1 hp per pound of engine weight. Tags: Engines.

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Continental AG Opens Asia HQ and RD Center in Shanghai

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Continental Automotive Tech Center Jiading, the other technical center in Shanghai, focuses on vehicle application development and systems testing, covering electronic brake systems, hydraulic brake systems, and engine management and system control. We estimate that a minimum of 25% of our global sales will be achieved in Asia by 2013.

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