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Protean Electric introduces production in-wheel motor at SAE World Congress; 25% increase in peak torque

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Protean Electric introduced its production in-wheel motor at the 2013 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit. Protean’s new production motor provides a 25% increase in peak torque compared with the previous generation’s design and can deliver 1,000 N·m (735 lb-ft) and 75 kW (100 hp). Earlier post.).

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150 millionth Volkswagen rolls off assembly line at Wolfsburg plant: a Golf GTE plug-in hybrid

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Volkswagen was founded more than 80 years ago; since then, 150 million vehicles, including icons such as the Golf or the Beetle, have been built around the world at more than 50 production sites in 14 countries. Post-WWII series production of the Volkswagen brand began on 27 December 1945 with the Type 1 Käfer. All in all, 21.5

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EIA: China promoting both fuel efficiency and alternative-fuel vehicles to curb growing oil use

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million barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2003 to more than 2 million bbl/d in 2013, according to figures from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The national target for cumulative production and sales of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles is 500,000 units by 2015. Consumption of gasoline in China grew from 0.9

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Toyota to launch two new plug-in hybrid models in China; Corolla and Levin

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In 2005, based on long-term plans to encourage the widespread use of environmentally-friendly vehicles in the country, Toyota selected China as the first location for production of its hybrid flagship, the Prius, outside of Japan. in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Click to enlarge. and Sinogy Toyota Automotive Energy System Co.,

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Infineon and Hella develop new compact, lower-cost 24 GHz blind spot radar sensor

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Due to this efficiency increase, serial production of the driver assistance system is made possible for vehicles outside of the premium segment. The third generation of Hella’s radar module will be available from now on in series production and as optional equipment in any vehicle and model class, even outside of the premium segment.

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Volkswagen extends cooperation with China joint venture partner FAW Group for 25 more years; enhanced R&D on alt drive systems

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The facility will be built to the south east of the Urumqi plant commissioned in August 2013. The Volkswagen Group is one of the most successful companies in the Chinese automobile industry. Vehicle production includes engines and components manufactured locally by the Group and its partners.

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DLR and Wuppertal publish comprehensive global analysis of e-mobility technologies, outlook and lifecycle assessments

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Within the study, the DLR scientists developed a database to record all electric passenger vehicles, which they analyzed down to the component level—including series vehicles already in production, prototypes, show cars and research vehicles. A total of 87 new BEV and PHEV production cars were presented worldwide between 2006-2013.

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