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Daimler and Toray to establish JV for carbon-fiber based automobile parts; new production and joining process enables large-scale production

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Under a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) signed in March last year ( earlier post ), Toray, in addition to developing optimal carbon fiber intermediate materials for CFRP, has been working on the design and molding processes, with Daimler taking responsibility for designing parts and developing technologies for joining of the parts.

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Non-intrusive bio-monitoring system anticipates driver fatigue in the vehicle to prevent accidents

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To address this, the HARKEN team studied driver anthropometry to determine the optimal location of the sensors, and designed a system of tensors to get a better control of the placement and pressure of the sensor. In 2008 there were 1.2 Background. million road accidents in the EU, which resulted in 1.5 and biosensors—PLUX.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. Batteries not ready. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. Says demand and whether people will plug in remain to be proven.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Photo: General Motors See Also: Feds Say the Volt Wont Save GM Well See a Chevrolet Volt in June Design Under Constraint: How to Build a Streamlined, Mass-Produced Electric Car Stumble ShareThis Claiming that GM has 18 models that get 30 mpg or more is a bit of a false dichotomy. It offers 18 models that deliver 30 mpg or more. Never again.

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