Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) is ramping up production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid ( earlier post ) by 90% to meet demand, especially in Holland, Belgium and Italy. Production at the Torslanda plant in Sweden will be increased continuously from 150 to 282 units per week. This corresponds to fuel consumption of 1.8

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EV Central

JANUARY 24, 2024

Still the third best-selling car in Italy in 2023 with 44,929 sold despite the current model being its 12th year on sale, the next-gen Ypsilon is the car that the famous Italian brand, owned by global powerhouse Stellantis, cannot afford to get wrong, not least since it will be used to spearhead the relaunch of the famous 117-year-old car-maker.

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Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The company, along with partner Assurant, extended the warranty to a range of battery-powered vehicles. The upgraded program covers key powertrain components such as traction motors, controllers, DC-DC converters, and chargers. Okinawa boasts guidelines such as Go Green, Save Mother Earth, Clean the Environment, and Reduce CO2.

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Green Cars News

MAY 20, 2009

Daimler has taken a near 10 per cent stake in Tesla Motors following a successful partnership between the two in integrating Tesla’s lithium-ion battery packs and charging electronics into the first 1,000 units of the Smart car.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2009

Daimler AG has acquired an equity stake of nearly 10% in Tesla Motors Inc. The two companies have already been working closely to integrate Tesla’s lithium-ion battery packs and charging electronics into the first 1,000 units of Daimler’s electric smart car. In 2010 the company will introduce its first battery-powered Mercedes-Benz.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

based TerraPower and London- and Italy-based Newcleo should be safer and simpler to operate than conventional reactors. The reactor would produce steam to spin turbines that would generate electricity to power motors. As the shipping industry thinks about nuclear propulsion, SMRs are already starting to get vetted offshore.

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Green Cars News

MAY 20, 2009

Daimler has acquired an equity stake of nearly 10 per cent of Tesla Motors Inc, the American electric sports car manufacturer. Tesla is the only production automaker selling a highway capable electric vehicle in North America and Europe, and as such Daimler’s investment will see the company furthering its development of battery-run cars.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In the case of the coming Maserati Gran Turismo probably not… The internal-combustion engine versions of the Italian brand’s iconic two-door are going to be quick, but the all-new model’s battery-powered variant will make them seem slow. Three electric motors and an 800-volt battery pack is the short answer.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Techrules, a new China-based automotive R&D company, made its global debut at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show with the unveiling of a Turbine-Recharging Electric Vehicle (TREV) series hybrid system applied in a 6-motor, all-wheel drive supercar concept. The battery powers the motors that drive the wheels.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

To survive, help is needed from Italys Fiat but, as negotiations with the Italian automaker bog down and the two week deadline to hammer out a partnership approaches, the companys future - as well as its aspirations for an electric hot rod - are increasingly in doubt. Power will come from a 200 kilowatt, or 268 horsepower, electric motor.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2014

Toyota Motor, like many automakers and suppliers, is pursuing the development of Li-air batteries as a very high energy density technology that would enable battery-powered vehicles with a much greater range. Click to enlarge.

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