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MARCH 27, 2013

Mitsubishi Motors reported two separate incidents with Li-ion battery packs: one, a fire in a i-MiEV battery pack at the Mizushima battery pack assembly plant; the other, heating and melting in a pack installed in an Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. In the Mizushima event, the pack was connected to charge-discharge test equipment.

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MAY 13, 2024

Then the suits in Dearborn decided to kill the Sable after 2005, with the Taurus itself following after 2007 (with all new 2007-2007 Tauruses sold only to fleet buyers beginning with the first day of 2006). At some point in late 2007, here comes a new Mercury Sable Premier in nobody-will-even-notice-me Merlot.

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JANUARY 23, 2014

Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM), the US licensee for Luxembourg-based MDI, the developer of the AirPod compressed-air car ( earlier post , earlier post ), has launched an indiegogo campaign to crowd-source $300,000 to fund US-based production of the AirPod. kW/15 N·m motor, stores compressed air at 350 bar in a 175 liter tank.

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JUNE 3, 2015

Toyota Motor Corporation has reached an agreement with Ford Motor Company to explore collaboration with Livio, a Ford subsidiary acquired in 2013 ( earlier post ), for the implementation of SmartDeviceLink (SDL) technology in future Toyota and Lexus vehicles. —Shigeki Terashi, Senior Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation.

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MARCH 16, 2024

Upgrades include new weight-balanced piston rings, connecting rods, and crankshafts. The R25 GT-R entered production in December 2007, although development started back in 2000. The automaker released two concepts, one in 2001 at the Tokyo Motor Show and the GT-R Proto at the same event in 2005.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Cadillac will begin offering advanced “intelligent and connected” vehicle technologies on certain 2017 model year vehicles, General Motors CEO Mary Barra said Sunday during her keynote address at the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) World Congress in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 16, 2011

kWh pack powers a 55 kW (peak) electric motor from the Daimler-Bosch JV EM-motive GmbH ( earlier post ); top speed is more than 120 km/h (75 mph), and range in city traffic is approximately 140 km (87 miles). The first generation of smart electric drive vehicles went into a test fleet deployed in London in 2007.

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MAY 30, 2023

On Tuesday, Toyota Motor Corp. confirmed plans to merge its truck-making subsidiary Hino Motors with the rival Mitsubishi Fuso that’s owned by Daimler AG. Meanwhile, Hino Motors has been wholly owned by Toyota Motor Corp. Meanwhile, Hino Motors has been wholly owned by Toyota Motor Corp.

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JANUARY 5, 2018

Aligning with its vision to create the future of mobility through Connected, Automated Drive, and Electrification technologies, DENSO became interested in FLOSFIA’s technology. Since 2007, DENSO has provided power control units (PCUs) for hybrid and electric vehicles.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

The SAE J2954 Wireless Power Transfer and Alignment Taskforce worked since 2007 to thoroughly vet and test the technology, in partnership with government agencies, regulatory bodies and private-industry groups including the American Association of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), US Dept. of Energy (DoE), the U.S.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

General Motors will invest $336 million in the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to begin production of the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle in 2010. It is the hub for the wheel that we began rolling in 2007 when the Volt debuted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. engine-generator from Flint.

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

Ford Motor plans to invest RMB 11.4 Connected consumers. China’s consumers are some of the most connected in the world, with nearly 600 million active smartphone users across the country. SYNC, is Ford’s in-car free connectivity system offering hands-free control of phones, entertainment, climate control and navigation.

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MAY 26, 2022

1970 , and electricity generation reached a plateau, at about 4,000 TWh per year, in 2007. The early expansion of generation was destined for industry—above all for the conversion from steam engines to electric motors—and for commerce. The impressive drop in inflation-adjusted prices of electricity ended by.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2011

Minnesota’s highway revenues are derived from three sources: the gas tax, vehicle registration fee or tabs and the motor vehicle sales tax. The state of Oregon conducted a similar study completed in November 2007 and Iowa, Nevada and Texas are among several states currently researching mileage-based user fees.

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AUGUST 31, 2017

CASE stands for the strategic pillars of connectivity (Connected), autonomous driving (Autonomous), flexible use (Shared & Services) and electric drive systems (Electric). smart took the first step back in 2007 with the smart electric drive and today optionally offers all its models with an electric powertrain. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Now let us look at How EVs are charged wirelessly Wireless Charging Of EVs Electric vehicles may be charged wirelessly via electromagnetic induction charging, which eliminates the need for a physical connection to a charging station. In induction charging, Energy is transferred between two magnetic coils for wireless charging to happen.

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APRIL 16, 2014

Trax is named after a 2007 concept vehicle. GM expects the emerging small SUV market to grow more than 80% by 2016, said Alan Batey, General Motors senior vice president, Global Chevrolet. A solid cast crankshaft and forged connecting rods deliver additional durability to support the engine’s pressurized power and torque.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

The Ford Developer Program for open mobile apps provides a software development kit (SDK), technical support from Ford engineers and a developer community to enable utilizing the SYNC connectivity system and AppLink application programming interface (API). —Doug VanDagens, global director of Ford Connected Services.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

In 2007, he joined John Deere’s electronics-solutions group, in Fargo, N.D., As staff engineer from 2007 through 2011, he led, managed, and contributed to the design, development, and deployment of electrification technologies. in engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi “I come from a long line of farmers. cubic meters.

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

Vehicles that partially drive themselves will be available by the middle of the decade with more sophisticated self-driving systems by the end of the decade, General Motors Vice President of Global Research and Development Alan Taub told the Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in Orlando on Sunday.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

There is no need for a starter motor nor clutch in Toyota’s hybrid system. During reversing, the Prius is powered only by the electric motor. There are two additional components in the hybrid Prius, an inverter that translates electricity from the battery to the motor. That’s two costly things less to service.

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JANUARY 28, 2015

The V6 engine and its electrical motors are capable of producing 850 horsepower (634 kW) using just 100 kg of fuel per race, with fuel flow rate limited to 100 kg/hr max. The MGU-K is connected to the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine. The MGU-H is connected to the turbocharger. Renault Energy F1-2015 Power Unit.

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JULY 17, 2009

boost converters and inverters); electric motors; and thermal control and system integration. The low pressure drop R134a refrigerant loop is considered “floating” because it is connected to and operates in parallel with the AC system condenser. IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, 2007). Ayers et al. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 19, 2013

—a partnership between Chery Automobile, China’s largest independent car manufacturer, and Israel Corporation—is bringing its Cross Hybrid Concept to the Geneva Motor Show in March. Maximum torque from the rear motor is 154 N·m (114 lb-ft). Guangzhou Automobile Group. based on GAC’s Trumpchi GS5 SUV. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 26, 2022

Although devices that harness electrical impulses are already widespread in medicine, these platforms all tap into neural circuits that directly impact diseased tissues; for example, deep-brain stimulators help with symptoms of Parkinson’s disease by hacking the brain’s motor control center.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

Likewise, any excess energy can be put into the battery via an electric motor for use to minimize turbo lag and therefore make the car faster. Equally, we recover kinetic energy under braking, through another electric motor connected to the battery.

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

billion, issued as part of the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, program authorized by Congress as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The layers are connected by tabs that are welded, and then the stacked sheets are sealed in an aluminum foil material, thus creating the cell.

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JULY 21, 2014

The front end of the battery is equipped with the Battery Management Controller (BMC) which performs safety, diagnostic and monitoring functions and also regulates the battery’s temperature in the Battery Junction Controller (interface to energy supply for the motor). Early display cutaway of the e-Golf battery pack. Bottom left.

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OCTOBER 1, 2015

General Motors CEO Mary Barra and her leadership team outlined the company’s plans to capitalize on the future of personal mobility by owning the customer relationship beyond the vehicle, building upon nearly two decades of connectivity leadership. —Mary Barra. Fuel Cell Propulsion.

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MAY 14, 2021

The pack contains 100kWh of energy to power four electric motors with a total power of 1.5 The company’s flagship product, EVE-Ai™ 360 Adaptive Controls are embedded onboard electric vehicles and connected to the Cloud to adaptively manage battery pack control strategies with machine learning predictive algorithms.

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JULY 7, 2009

The Linea made its debut at the Istanbul Motor Show in October 2006. The Fiat Linea was first manufactured in the joint venture’s Bursa plant in Turkey (at an annual production of 60,000 units) and marketed in a number of European and non-European countries starting in the second half of 2007. The first engines will be the Fire 1.4L

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MAY 11, 2012

Anand Sankaran, Executive Technical Leader - Energy Storage and HV Electrical Systems at Ford Motor Company. Townsend-AllCell will accelerate AllCell’s efforts in commercializing this technology in the rapidly growing market for large grid-connected energy storage systems. —AllCell CEO Said Al-Hallaj.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

a global leader in LiDAR (Light, Detection and Ranging) technology, announced the completion of a combined $150 million investment from co-investors Ford Motor Company and China’s leading search engine company Baidu, Inc. By 2007, Hall had transitioned the focus of Velodyne to LiDAR sensors. Velodyne LiDAR, Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

The executive suite changes occur as WiTricity continues to land more funding ($25 million last year, earlier post ), and to expand further its key partnerships, which, in the automotive space, now include Delphi ( earlier post ); Toyota ( earlier post ); IHI and Mitsubishi Motors ( earlier post ); and TDK ( earlier post ).

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MAY 14, 2009

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) will lease more than 150 units of its experimental Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV) to selected fleet customers across Europe as a next step towards commercialization. The battery is charged during driving, deceleration or braking, or by connecting its plug to a standard electrical point at home or at work.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

A 60 kW (81 hp), electric motor runs at the rear of the smart electric drive and transmits 160 N·m of torque via a single fixed gear ratio to the wheels. The electric motor is a separately excited three-phase synchronous motor. The market launch will start in the spring of 2017. Powered by a 17.6 kWh/100 km.

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MAY 6, 2010

Well I'm finally going to get around to installing a WarP-Drive 160/1000 motor controller package in our 97 S10 EV conversion. Our EV Solutions 97 S10 EV conversion was originally completed in the Spring of 2007. The WarP-Drive Interface Unit easily connects to the controller though the CAN bus using a common Cat5 network cable.

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