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Elio Motors has selected Comau Inc., a global leader in the development and implementation of engineering solutions for sustainable automation and production, as its automation partner to build its three-wheel, high efficiency vehicle. —Paul Elio, Founder and CEO Elio Motors.

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OCTOBER 29, 2022

Hyundai Motor Company announced that its fleet of XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty trucks in Switzerland has accumulated more than 5 million km in two years. The 350-kW e-motor with maximum torque of 2,237 N·m enables dynamic driving performance.

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JUNE 4, 2021

Lucid Motors continues to test prototypes of the Air, the company’s first all-electric sedan that will begin production in the latter half of 2021. Across the four possible models of the Air, the price is as low as $69,900, with the flagship Dream Edition holding a pretty $161,500 price tag.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Audi’s Neckarsulm site is the first automotive plant in the Volkswagen Group to use RFID (radio-frequency identification) technology for vehicle identification throughout the entire production process, thereby laying another cornerstone for fully connected production. —Peter Kössler, Board Member for Production and Logistics.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Now, after years of anticipation, cars equipped with sodium-ion batteries have begun rolling off production lines. Battery maker Farasis Energy reports that JMEV, an EV brand owned by Jiangling Motors Group, began producing sodium-powered EVs in December. kWh and a range of 301 km (CLTC).

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Above: conventional pulse-width modulated (PWM) motor control. Below: Hitachi’s pulse harmonic modulated (PHM) motor control. Hitachi has announced the development of a high-speed motor control strategy which improves overall motor and inverter efficiency by as much as 3%, while reducing inverter cooling requirements by as much as 40%.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

During the EVS 25 electric vehicle expo in Shanghai earlier this months, Honda engineers presented a glimpse into the development of an advanced high-performance electric motor that Honda had designed as part of a KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) intended for its 2009 Formula One race car. Click to enlarge. kW per kilogram. laminations.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Recent results from certified dynamometer testing has demonstrated that the 23 kg Oxford YASA motor produces a peak torque of 700 N·m (516 lb-ft), pushing its specific torque to more than 30N·m/kg. We already have our sights set on the next generation YASA motor, which will push specific torque towards 40N·m/kg.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has begun production of its European-spec i-MiEV new-generation electric vehicle along with production of PSA Peugeot Citroën’s (PSA) Peugeot iOn and Citroën C-ZERO at its Mizushima Plant. With the production of the European-spec models, MMC begins full-fledged export.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed the smallest and lightest motor controller unit yet for electric power steering in automobiles. Mitsubishi Electric’s next generation motor controller unit. Mitsubishi Electric will provide the product to automobile and steering manufacturers in the near future. Quick Specs.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The Morgan Motor Company is “relaunching” a modern version of the vehicle upon which the company was founded: the Morgan Threewheeler. Bespoke specifications for the Morgan Threewheeler will be available, as with any Morgan, but at increased cost and following a run of standard cars off the production line.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

An electric traction motor (right) and stator (left) at the GM Powertrain Engineering Development Center Friday, 15 January 2010 in Pontiac, Michigan. Martin for General Motors) Click to enlarge. In the future, electric motors might become as important to GM as engines are now. Photo by John F.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Drivesolar.org has compiled a list of the 42 different plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle models on display at the Frankfurt International Motor Show as well as their location on the exhibit floor as a convenience for visitors. Of the EVs, 13 (42%) are in production or near production. (A Tags: Brief.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Austin, Texas-based KLD Energy Technologies, developers of a high-performance electric motor system ( earlier post ), has raised $6 million from private investors. The two-year-old company said the funding will be used for expansion and product development. In 2009, KLD named Rob Ferber, former science director at Tesla Motors Inc.,

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Motor Motors Motoring Energy 210

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Featuring two asynchronous electric motors at the front and rear axles with a combined output of 300 kW, an 80 kWh Li-ion battery pack and combined power consumption of 22.2 Series production of the EQC will start in 2019 at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen. The EQC marks the start of a new mobility era at Daimler.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Ford Motor Company has awarded Toshiba a major contract to supply electric drive motors for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Toshiba Corporation will expand manufacturing capacity at its plant in Houston, Texas for production of the high-performance drive motors for HEV, PHEV and EV applications.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Japan’s Nidec Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer of motors for hard-disk drives, has entered into an asset and stock purchase agreement with Emerson Electric Co. EMC) to acquire EMC’s Motors & Controls business in an all cash deal. Tags: Motors. Terms of the arrangement were not disclosed. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has reached 5,000 units of its i-MiEV new generation electric vehicle (EV) produced at its Mizushima Plant as of 23 November. This figure does not include EV production for PSA Peugeot Citroën. The i-MiEV began mass production in June 2009. Tags: Brief.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. LG Chem will first supply lithium-ion batteries for electric prototype vehicles on which Mitsubishi Motors is working. They will also launch a pilot project for mass production at Mitsubishi Motors’ Nagoya factory. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Hyundai Motor Company introduced a new sub-compact family sedan concept RB at the 2010 Moscow International Motor Show (MIMS). When the production sub-compact sedan arrives in Russia, it will be powered by the modern Gamma engine, 1.6L Tags: Brief.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Honda Motor Co., plans to exhibit the world premiere of a prototype representing the direction of the new small-sized vehicle which is scheduled to be introduced to Thailand and India in 2011, at the 27 th Thailand International Motor Expo 2010 starting 30 November 2010. Tags: Brief.

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MARCH 24, 2024

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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NOVEMBER 5, 2010

BMW is developing a serial production plug-in hybrid electric sports car based on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept study shown at the Frankfurt motor show in 2009. Megacity Vehicle production. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins. Earlier post.) liters/100 kilometers (62.6 Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 26, 2010

General Motors will invest approximately $246 million in the Baltimore Transmission plant to construct a high volume electric drive manufacturing facility that will in 2013 produce US designed and manufactured global rear-drive electric motors, a core technology for hybrids and electric vehicles. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Nissan Motor Co., has started production at its Oppama facility for the all-new 100% electric, zero-emission Nissan LEAF, which is slated to go on sale in December in Japan and the United States, and from early 2011, in select markets in Europe. Tags: Brief. and NEC Corporation. and NEC Corporation.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Lucid Motors is set to launch the Gravity SUV later this year, and ahead of the company’s plans to enter production of the electric vehicle (EV), another prototype has been spotted undergoing some testing in South Korea.

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MARCH 8, 2010

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has signed a Final Cooperative Agreement regarding development and supply of the new-generation electric vehicle (EV) i-MiEV with PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA). Production is to commence in October 2010 and product launch in the European market will be by the end of 2010. Tags: Brief.

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OCTOBER 10, 2010

Suitable for the full range of hybrid architectures—micro, mild or medium hybrids, full and plug-in hybrids—the controller can be mounted within the cabin or in the engine compartment and is scheduled for production in 2012. The controller supports an optional H-Bridge driver interface to a DC motor-type actuator.

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AUGUST 29, 2010

China-based Foton Motor and Freescale Semiconductor have established the Foton-Freescale Automotive Joint Lab. The lab is Foton Motor’s first formal cooperation project in automotive electronics. The opening of the joint lab will provide wings for Foton Motor products to fly into a promising future.

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JUNE 22, 2010

A collaboration between Lotus Engineering and Fagor Ederlan will develop the 3-cylinder Lotus Range Extender Engine ( earlier post ) for series production. The study has culminated with an agreement for Lotus Engineering to develop the engine for series production and sale by Fagor Ederlan for the global automotive market.

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MARCH 18, 2010

General Motors Co. is testing its production-intent second-hydrogen fuel cell system—which includes its fifth generation fuel cell stack—( earlier post ) that can be packaged in the space of a traditional four-cylinder engine and be ready for commercial production in 2015. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.)

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JULY 30, 2010

Due to what it termed “ strong public interest ” in the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors will increase US production capacity of the Volt by 50%, from 30,000 units to 45,000 units, in 2012. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.) In the past few weeks, more than 25,000 people have joined the Chevrolet Volt enthusiast list.

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JUNE 23, 2009

billion for Ford Motor Company; $1.6 and $465 million to Tesla Motors. The Department plans to make additional loans under this program over the next several months to large and small auto manufacturers and parts suppliers up and down the production chain. Ford Motor Company will receive $5.9

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Tesla Motors Motor Motors Motoring 170

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Toyota Chemical Engineering Co., Tags: Brief. Toyota Chemical Engineering), Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Sumitomo Metal Mining) and Primearth EV Energy Co., TMC is also receiving support from PEVE concerning quality assurance in the manufacture of hybrid-vehicle nickel-metal-hydride batteries.

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AUGUST 27, 2010

cutter to remove the roof off of a pre-production Chevrolet Volt. Using a pre-production example of the Chevrolet Volt as a teaching tool, General Motors launched a nationwide electric vehicle training tour and outreach project for emergency personnel this week at the 2010 Fire-Rescue International Conference in Chicago.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010

and others will boost production of large lithium ion batteries for Mitsubishi Motors Corp.’s GS Yuasa, Mitsubishi Motors and Mitsubishi Corp. GS Yuasa, Mitsubishi Motors and Mitsubishi Corp. The planned increases in battery production would begin their supply in line with the higher i-MiEV production.

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JUNE 14, 2009

Toyota Motor Corp. wants to expand the production capacity for the NiMH battery packs it uses in hybrids by 10%. The joint venture will work to provide the added 100,000 pack capability without making further plant and equipment investments by boosting productivity and lowering the defect rate. Tags: Brief.

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