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Qoros premieres first production vehicle, hybrid concept at Geneva

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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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Detroit’s Inductive EV Charging Roads: Boon or Boondoggle?

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But city leadership doesn’t want to spoil the grandeur of what’s a very interesting concept.& But it’s hardly on a major thoroughfare and just barely long enough to serve as anything other than a proof of concept.& & Electreon, is an Israel-based firm focused on wireless charging solutions for electric vehicles. .&

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Chinese automakers bring hybrids and plug-ins to Detroit, Geneva auto shows

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The E-JET concept range extended electric vehicle from GAC. —a partnership between Chery Automobile, China’s largest independent car manufacturer, and Israel Corporation—is bringing its Cross Hybrid Concept to the Geneva Motor Show in March. Click to enlarge. Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Qoros Auto Co.

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Renault to Produce Electric Fluence in Bursa, Turkey

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Concept and the electric Kangoo will both be produced in France, at Flins and Maubeuge respectively. Concept will be built in Valladolid, Spain. Concept, the electric vehicle (EV) will be produced on the same production line as the conventionally-powered versions of Fluence. Earlier post.) The city car previewed by Zoé Z.E.

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Lexus RC F makes its European debut at Geneva; V8 with Otto-Atkinson cycle

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The notion of combining the Atkinson cycle at part loads with the Otto cycle at full loads stretches back more than 30 years to a 1982 paper by a team of researchers from Tel-Aviv University and the Israel Institute of Technology. The TVD has three operating modes: Standard, for a balance of agile performance and high-speed stability.

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Better Place Debuts EV Services Platform and Partners at Frankfurt Motor Show

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Better Place introduced its electric vehicle (EV) services platform at the Frankfurt Motor Show, in conjunction with Renault’s unveiling of the Fluence ZE Concept with Quickdrop (switchable) battery system and an expanded agreement with Renault, committing both companies to a volume of at least 100,000 electric cars in Israel and Denmark by 2016.

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AMPECO CEO discusses the software that makes large-scale EV charging systems work in comprehensive Q&A

Charged EVs

The NEVI program has very clear centrally-defined requirements for charging operators, like requiring open standards that are future-proof, and requiring certain levels of availability of the service.” Charged : You’re working in a lot of different markets—Europe, Israel. They’re called Wattif. Do you work in the US as well?