Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2022

FREYR Battery and Nidec Corporation, a globally leading producer of high-efficiency electric motors and a leader in the energy storage systems (ESS) space, have established a downstream joint venture, now called Nidec Energy AS.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2009

Researchers from Rice University and the University of Oulu in Oulu, Finland, have found that carbon nanotubes could significantly improve the performance of electrical commutators that are common in electric motors and generators. Source: Rice University. Click to enlarge. Robert Vajtai, faculty fellow at Rice. Geza Toth et al.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that sale of the European-spec i-MiEVelectric vehicle is to commence in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The research project L3Pilot includes the following partners: Vehicle manufacturers: Volkswagen AG (coordinator), Audi AG, BMW Group, Centro Ricerche Fiat SCPA, Daimler AG, Ford, Honda R&D Europe, Jaguar Land Rover, Opel Automobile GmbH, Groupe PSA, Renault, Toyota Motor Europe, Volvo Car Corporation.

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MAY 10, 2023

LONDON — Basic Motors will start gross sales of full-electric vehicles in Europe within the autumn, with the primary markets anticipated to be Nordic nations. Alternative Nordic nations come with Sweden, Denmark and Finland.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2015

Mercedes-Benz’ new compact car plant in China, housed at the company’s local production joint venture Beijing Benz Automotive Corporation (BBAC), has begun production with the German car maker’s first locally build compact car: the GLA. Built from scratch in less than 3 years and stretching at present across about 1.5

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AUGUST 8, 2015

Diversified energy technology company Holtec is partnering with the US subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation—Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. SMR-160 achieves its safety by eliminating pumps and motors in the plant’s safety systems. SMR-160 is designed to be “walk away safe”—i.e,

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