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IEEE awards Honeywell software team 2012 Control Systems Technology Award for OnRAMP Design Suite for Powertrain Control

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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) selected a team of Honeywell developers for its 2012 Control Systems Technology Award in recognition of the team’s work in developing the OnRAMP Design Suite for Powertrain Control. Honeywell is the only company to have won the award three times.

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Kia announces new platform and powertrain details for next-generation Sorento; hybrid, GDI and diesel; PHEV to come

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With a compact engine bay structure, shorter overhangs and a longer wheelbase, the platform enables the car’s stylish new design and on-road posture, as well as its comfortable ride and satisfying handling traits. liter T-GDi (turbocharged gasoline direct injection) engine, 44.2 kW electric motor and 1.49 Turbo Hybrid engine.

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Volvo XC90 SUV PHEV to offer up to 400 hp and low GHG emissions of around 60 g/km

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A two-liter, four-cylinder supercharged and turbocharged Drive-E gasoline engine powers the front wheels and an 80 hp (60 kW) electric motor drives the rear wheels. The Volvo XC90 Twin Engine features a crankshaft-driven Integrated Starter Generator (ISG) between the high-performance gasoline engine and the 8-speed automatic gearbox.

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New Kia Sorento SUV and first Sorento Hybrid; plug-in option to come

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While the car was initially launched in 2002 as a utilitarian all-terrain vehicle, the fourth-generation Sorento has been transformed into something altogether more desirable. A mainstay of Kia’s global line-up, more than three million Sorento models have been sold worldwide since it was launched in 2002. kW electric motor.

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GM, Honda to collaborate on next-generation fuel cell technologies; targeting commercial feasibility in 2020 time frame

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The goal of that collaboration is to develop jointly a common fuel cell electric vehicle system while reducing investment costs associated with the engineering of the technology. Honda began leasing of the Honda FCX in 2002 and has deployed 85 units in the US and Japan, including its successor, the FCX Clarity. Earlier post.).

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BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën officially launch vehicle electrification joint venture

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BMW Peugeot Citroën Electrification aims to become one of the leading players in the field of electric powertrains within a few years, as well as a pacesetter on the road to the mobility of the future. Production of hybrid components for the electrification of both companies' models is scheduled to begin in 2015. More than 1.8

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ABAT and Wuxi Angell Autocycle Introduce Three Hybrid Motorcycles

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The computerized control puts the motorcycle on pure-electric drive at low speed, and switches to the gasoline engine at high speed while recharging the batteries. Wuxi Angell sold 50,000 and 70,000 electric bikes in 2006 and 2007 respectively. ABAT and Angell expect to go into full-scale production in April.