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Tata Motors Indica Vista EVX wins small passenger EV category at RAC Future Car Challenge

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The Royal Automobile Club’s new initiative was staged as part of the 2010 LBVCR weekend to actively promote and demonstrate environmentally-friendly energy technologies. The Tata Indica Vista EVX completed the 58-mile journey from Brighton to London at an energy cost of £1.35 (US$2.18). Click to enlarge.

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Daimler Takes 10% Stake in Tesla; Strategic Partnership to Collaborate on Future Models

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The two companies have already been working closely to integrate Tesla’s lithium-ion battery packs and charging electronics into the first 1,000 units of Daimler’s electric smart car. In March, Daimler founded the Deutsche Accumotive GmbH, a joint lithium-ion venture with Evonik Industries AG. Earlier post.).

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Daimler buys stake in Tesla

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The two companies have already been working closely to integrate Tesla’s lithium-ion battery packs and charging electronics into the first 1,000 units of Daimler’s electric smart car. Among others the lithium-ion pouch-cell battery developed by Daimler and especially designed for automotive applications is of interest to us.

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Daimler takes stake in Tesla Motors

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Daimler has taken a near 10 per cent stake in Tesla Motors following a successful partnership between the two in integrating Tesla’s lithium-ion battery packs and charging electronics into the first 1,000 units of the Smart car.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

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In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. The production of the i3 marks the first time an automobile manufacturing plant in Germany has installed wind turbines on site to directly power production.)

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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liter V-8 shrieking, as technically advanced as any automobile engine ever. kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack (with 84 pouch-style cells courtesy of SK Innovation ) that’s laser-welded behind two racy sport seats. Yes, behind my helmeted head there’s a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter Those motors are fed electrons by a 7.9-kilowatt-hour

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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As the number two OEM in the automobile business in the world, it only makes sense for us if we see a certain volume behind it. The power electronics module controls the high-voltage energy flow between the e-motor and the lithium-ion battery (between 250 and 430 V depending on the battery voltage). Soeren Hinze.

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