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Honda FCV Concept. The Honda FCV Concept showcases the styling evolution of Honda’s next fuel-cell vehicle, anticipated to launch in the US following its March 2016 introduction in Japan. Additionally, Honda said it plans further application of its two- and three-motor hybrid systems in the years to come.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

nanoFlowcell AG will unveil the QUANTiNO, the first QUANT low-voltage (48V) vehicle as a concept at the Geneva Motor Show in two weeks. The powertrain comprising the nanoFlow cell, buffer system and electric motors provides the QUANTiNO with a range of more than 1,000 km (621 miles). Top speed is 200 km/h (124 mph). Earlier post.).

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JUNE 20, 2018

This is particularly true for larger automobiles, where the weight advantages of the fuel cell vehicle inherent to its design are particularly pronounced, Audi said. Audi has been working on fuel cell concepts for almost 20 years. —Euisun Chung, Vice Chairman at Hyundai Motor Company. The “h” stands for the element hydrogen.

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MAY 12, 2014

The Germany-based Center of Automotive Management (CAM), in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) AG WPG, named the Volkswagen Group the world’s most innovative automotive company in its 2014 AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Awards; this marks the fourth consecutive time Volkswagen Group has picked up the top award. Source: CAM. Mercedes-Benz.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

The introduction of gas-powered engines and automobiles changed the world. Half a century later World War II saw many things, including even more advances in automobiles and transportation. After the War, automobiles became readily accessible. Nearly every family had an automobile. The Future of Tech in Mobility.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

The BMW Group will showcase five electric vehicles at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show including the North American premieres of the BMW i Vision Dynamics, MINI Electric Concept, BMW i3s, and a World Premiere vehicle that will be shown during the BMW Group press conference on Wednesday, 29 November. of total BMW Group sales in the US.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

percent stake in SGL Carbon SE, reflecting its strengthening of focus on lightweight construction and the use of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) in automobile manufacture. The BMW i3, the BMW Group’s first series-produced electric vehicle, will be released on the market in 2013, followed by the BMW i8 sports car in 2014.

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The greening of the automobile trade isn’t just about constructing zero-emission automobiles; it’s additionally about lowering the carbon affect of the dealerships that promote and repair them. The automobile corporate’s retail community in Canada is composed of fifty BMW and 31 Miniature dealerships. since 2014.

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JUNE 17, 2013

Jointly with Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., and Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Honda’s automobile production and sales joint venture companies in China, Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., The company earlier had suggested that it would begin local production of hybrids, which it sells into the China market, in 2014.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

To prepare for the population, food, and environmental challenges of the 21st century, and to support the sustainable growth of the automobile industry in general, Toyota thought it necessary to create a business that contributes to the environment. Background.

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JULY 28, 2017

Porsche is working with alternative, innovative drive concepts. Formula E is the world’s first purely electric racing series and was launched on 13 September 2014. Entering Formula E and achieving success in this category are the logical outcomes of our Mission E.

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JULY 14, 2014

The new mid-size SUV is based on the CrossBlue concept. The midsize SUV, which is based on the MQB-based CrossBlue plug-in hybrid concept vehicle, was developed especially for the North American market. This is also a strong signal for the US as an industrial and automobile production location. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 25, 2014

A key focus of the MTC is the “model deployment” allowing researchers to test emerging concepts in connected and automated vehicles and vehicle systems in both off-road and on-road settings. Current plans call for the facility to be completed by the fall of 2014. Earlier post. ).

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MARCH 10, 2014

In an address at the opening ceremony of CeBIT 2014 in Hanover in the presence of Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel, the British Prime Minister David Cameron, the Minister-President of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil and Prof. Information technology has been a key component of the automobile industry for some time. Winterkorn.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

In 2014, Mazda said that it was planning a second generation of SkyActiv gasoline engines around 2020 that would achieve approximately 30% better fuel economy than production SKYACTIV engines using a form of homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI) (see Yamasaki et al. Earlier post.). Yamasaki, Y., Umahashi, S., Uesugi, Y.,

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JUNE 16, 2017

The main focus will be on the delivery and joint assembly of components as well as joint product concepts. Volkswagen Group Rus and GAZ Group are extending their joint project to produce Volkswagen and ŠKODA cars at Gorky Automobile Plant and are opening up new development opportunities for the brands’ model ranges.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

TEG component (cartridge) and TEG architecture concept. We believe it is a breakthrough technology that has applications in a variety of global industries, but especially for automobiles in terms of reducing CO 2 emissions, improving fuel economy and providing a new source of much-needed electricity. Source: Crane (2013).Click

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The last Ambassador from Hindustan Motors’ Uttarpara plant was delivered in September 2014. Hindustan Motors had a 75% market share in the Indian automobile market in the 1970s. The manufacturer was deeply in debt, demand was low, and sales were poor, so the brand was sold to Groupe PSA.

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MARCH 22, 2016

Among the new features in the R18 are a more radical aerodynamics concept, including a new safety cell; a Li-ion battery replacing the flywheel energy storage system; and a revised V6 TDI diesel engine. The FIA WEC regulations have been providing automobile manufacturers with incentives to build increasingly efficient race cars since 2014.

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JULY 23, 2014

Scheme of the HARKEN concept. The approach is similar in concept to technologies Ford described as part of its release of the S-MAX Concept ( Earlier post.) The approach is similar in concept to technologies Ford described as part of its release of the S-MAX Concept ( Earlier post.) —Martínez et al.

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This announcement proves that technical glass will play a new and important role in the future of automobiles. Once the technology was studied for Ford’s supercar concept, the team realized there were real-world applications for the new hybrid glass. Click to enlarge. —Paul Linden. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Optimized antenna concepts furthermore facilitate an even higher measuring accuracy. The HELLA Group develops and manufactures components and systems in lighting technology and electronic products for the automobile industry and has one of the largest retail organizations for vehicle parts, accessories and diagnostics in Europe.

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JULY 16, 2015

The term “cryo-compressed” was coined by Salvador Aceves and colleagues at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and refers to their concept of storing hydrogen at cryogenic temperatures but within a pressure capable vessel, in contrast to liquid (or cryogenic) vessels which store hydrogen at low pressures. Resources. Petitpas, P.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Production machinery is now being installed and the start of production is planned for mid-2014. It is the first Infiniti automobile to have a powertrain comprising a diesel engine and automatic transmission from the cooperation with Daimler. The Q30 concept car can be seen for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

Ricardo and Korea-based Doosan Infracore presented details of the latest DL06 engine at the 22 nd Aachen Colloquium on automobile and engine technology in Germany. Ricardo’sTwin Vortex Combustion System (TVCS) reduces soot by 45- 50% compared to a conventional approach. Source: Ricardo. Click to enlarge. Hoerter, C., Andersson, P.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

BMW has introduced a new range of M Performance Automobiles featuring a new 6-cylinder in-line diesel developed exclusively for those applications. The market launch of the first BMW M Performance Automobiles also marks the premiere of the most powerful diesel engine ever fitted in one of the brand’s models. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 28, 2013

Toyota has stepped up its research, development and production capacity of both NiMH and Li-ion batteries and will use these technologies where appropriate in its expanding focus on electrification of the automobile. Ogiso said verification work on the system will be conducted in Japan, the US and Europe in 2014. —Satoshi Ogiso.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

This modular concept is a requirement for responding quickly to customer demand and leveraging cost benefits. The BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture was founded in 2003 and encompasses production and sales of BMW automobiles in China, as well as local development tasks.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. The large battery block is bolted to the floor structure of the Audi e-tron quattro concept.

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JULY 23, 2015

The study, which ran from October 2011 – September 2014, comprehensively charts current progress in technology; identifies trends; analyzes lifecycle assessments for a variety of vehicle concepts; and assess material intensities. However, from 2012, the study found an annual decline in newly introduced vehicles. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

Steven Kopits, President of Princeton Energy Advisors, laid out the concept very nicely in a Platts article earlier this year, in which he says the expression “call on OPEC” should be scrapped. In this light, why is it that OPEC’s decision to leave its quota unchanged in November 2014 elicited calls that the cartel was waging war?

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

Pinnacle Engines, initially targeting lower power applications (such as tuk tuks and scooters) in developing markets in its commercialization strategy, has signed a licensing and joint development agreement with a major, as yet unnamed, Asian vehicle OEM, with products now expected to be available in early 2014. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

It is the latest member of the BMW M Performance Automobile family, and the first for the US market. It embodies the driving dynamics that are signaled by its modified, aerodynamically optimized body design, and is propelled by the most powerful gasoline engine developed so far for a BMW M Performance Automobile.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Qoros Automotive, an equal joint venture partnership founded in 2007 between China-based Chery Automobile and Israel Corporation, is presenting the world premiere of its first series production vehicle, the C-segment Qoros 3 Sedan, at the Geneva International Motor Show. Qoros 3 Cross Hybrid Concept. Qoros 3 Estate Concept.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

has fully embraced EVs and, after years of teasing with snazzy concepts, the real hardware is for sale–and is selling well. In its cavalcade of concepts, VW also recently showed an entry-level model that appeared to be an electric reincarnation of the Beetle, but without its iconic shape. Road Test: 2019 BMW i8 Roadster.

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MARCH 5, 2018

The lightweight construction concept typical of BMW i automobiles was adapted to the specific requirements of the Roadster. Since its launch in 2014, the BMW i8 has been the world’s best-selling plug-in hybrid sports car. It has newly designed, frameless, CFK hinged doors with aluminum outer skin.

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JULY 19, 2011

These technologies may potentially address up to 82% of crash scenarios with unimpaired drivers, preventing tens of thousands of automobile crashes every year (further research will incorporate heavy vehicle crashes including buses, motor carriers, and rail). DOT ITS Strategic Research Plan, 2010–2014.

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