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Porsche Offers Li-ion Starter Battery Option

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Porsche will offer a lithium-ion starter battery option—the first automaker to do so—as of January 2010 for the 911 GT3, 911 GT 3 RS, and Boxster Spyder. This battery management system protects the battery from major discharge and guarantees a consistent charge level within the individual cells. Tags: Batteries.

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VW and Porsche to Merge; New Integrated Auto Group with 10 Brands, Led by VW

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At its extraordinary meeting today, Volkswagen AG’s Supervisory Board approved the comprehensive agreement to create an integrated automotive group with Porsche, led by Volkswagen. Porsche Automobil Holding SE’ss Supervisory Board has also approved the concept for the combination of the two companies.

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Eaton Highlights Range of New Products to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Emissions

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—Chris Ostrander, vice president and general manager - Eaton Torque Controls. Electronic Fuel Vapor Management Valve for Hybrid-Electric Vehicles. —Julie Tolley, general manager, Fuel Emissions and Powertrain Controls, Eaton’s Vehicle Group. This allows our customers to reduce vehicle weight up to 300 lbs.

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New Delphi Powertrain Mounts Use Magneto Rheological Fluids to Improve Performance, Safety and Refinement; Improved Handling of Transient Torque Events

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Delphi’s new MR Mount is the first technology that allows precise real-time management of all the relevant frequencies created by an automotive powertrain. Timothy Schlangen, Delphi’s MR Mount manager. The first application will be for engine mounts in the new (2010) Porsche GT3. Tags: Engines Vehicle Systems.

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Tesla To Offer Auto Leases

Revenge of the Electric Car

2010 Tesla Roadster. ‘Starting Wednesday, the 2010 Roadster, which competes against exotic sport cars like the Porsche 911, will be available on a three-year, 30,000-mile lease based on the manufacturer’s price of $111,005, Tesla said. Starting Wednesday, the 2010 Roadster, which competes against exotic sport.

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Coda Automotive to Bring China-Built Electric Mid-size Sedan to California Market in 2010; New JV with Lishen for Automotive Li-ion Systems

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Coda Automotive , a new company formed and developed under the stewardship of entrepreneur Miles Rubin (known for his marketing and sales of low-speed, electric fleet vehicles under the Miles Electric Vehicles brand), will introduce an affordable, full-performance all-electric sedan built by Hafei in China to the California market in 2010.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. before 2010. Think Global managers want to develop the car plant and launch an engineering center, perhaps alongside. Tags: evdriven. market b y the end of 2009. Whats new at Seeking Alpha?