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ArcelorMittal develops two steel solutions to reduce weight of pickups; exploring applications in PHEVs

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ArcelorMittal has refined and extended these innovations to help meet the specific challenges facing the North American light truck market. Pick-up trucks represent a significant part of the NAFTA region’s light vehicle market. million body-on-frame light pick-up trucks will be produced in the NAFTA region this year.

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Simulation study suggests ORC waste heat recovery system could deliver potential 7% improvement in fuel consumption in a PHEV on highway

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Their paper was presented at the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2012 Fall Technical Conference by Marcello Canova, assistant professor at OSU; lead author was Philipp Skarke, from the University of Stuttgart Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering. The OSU EcoCAR PHEV powertrain.

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CRU: EVs will transform aluminum demand

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CRU forecasts global battery electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) and hybrid electric (HEV) sales will increase to 42 million vehicles worldwide by 2030. CRU estimated aluminum intensity of EVs through discussions with car makers, Tier 1 and Tier 2 automotive suppliers and information from automotive shows and conferences.

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Anderman: Li-ion capacity far outstripping demand as automakers focus more on hybrids, less on full EVs

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Anderman is founder and chairman of the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC); the 13 th annual conference is scheduled for February 2013 in Pasadena, California. As a result, production plans for EVs and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) for the next 4-5 years are being slashed. million units in 2012 to about 4.1

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Bentley Commits to Five New EVs by 2030, Adding a New Model in 2025

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The 2018 Bentayga and Flying Spur’s plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variations are the initial steps toward full electrification, with the first battery-electric vehicle (BEV) arriving in 2025 and all models having some type of electrification the following year. According to the new strategy, 4000 jobs would be secured in Cheshire.

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ALTe Developing Series Plug-in Hybrid Powertrains for Conversion and OEM Applications

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A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. A Gen 2 Series PHEV Powertrain under development is installed in a running rolling chassis. Source: ALTe. Click to enlarge.

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Enova Systems Shows Ze, Outlines Planned Improvements in School Bus Plug-in Hybrid Drive

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Enova brought its Ze (zero emissions) commercialized all-electric step-van to the Plug-in 2009 conference in Long Beach. Recently, Enova and Navistar/IC Bus announced a US Department of Energy (DOE) award under the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Technology Acceleration and Deployment Activity program for 60 PHEV school busses.

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