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Quadrant CMS plastics/metal hybrid technology saves weight in airbag assemblies with integrated lead frames

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The overmolding process is carried out fully automatically in a purpose-built manufacturing cell at the main QCMS plant in Tielt, Belgium. It was first designed for the Ford Transit van, which is assembled in Turkey. A six-axis robot positions the leadframe precisely into the mold. The reinforced polyamide is then injected around it.

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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

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At present, 17 of the 27 EU Member States levy CO 2 -related taxes on passenger cars, and 15 governments provide tax incentives for electrically chargeable vehicles, according to the newly published European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) Tax Guide 2010. New to the list is Belgium.

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Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

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Estonia deciding to buy 500 MiEVs in 2012 or Belgium offering high financial incentives but perhaps not to the right market, noted lead author Will Sierzchula. This, they suggest, could be because national EV markets were so small relative to overall automobile sales. —Sierzchula et al.