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Volvo Car Corporation to Introduce Diesel Plug-in Hybrid in Europe in 2012

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PHEV battery pack in V70 demonstrator without damage after a full scale rear crash test. Volvo Car Corporation is postponing its plans to produce a full hybrid based on a diesel engine and instead will introduce a series-produced plug-in diesel hybrid (PHEV) in Europe as early as 2012. V70 PHEV Demonstrators.

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US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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Demo Project for Multi-material light-weight prototype vehicle. This project will develop next generation, high-energy lithium ion cells leveraging silicon anodes, doubling the capacity of state of the art vehicle batteries. Optodot Corporation. Grantee Description. Vehma International of America, Inc. 10,000,000. Amprius, Inc.

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Linamar introduces Agilit-e rear axle hybrid power unit for OEMs; FWD Cadillac SRX converted to AWD plug-in hybrid as demo

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The ECU, which is discrete in this first demo application, will be subsequently integrated into the main unit. Global automotive supplier Linamar Corporation has developed a fully-integrated, compact, modular and scalable twin-motor bolt-on rear axle unit to enable hybrid all-wheel drive applications: the Agilit-e Hybrid Power Unit.

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Ener1 to Provide Lithium-Ion Packs for Volvo Cars V70 PHEV Demonstration

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Volvo Car Corporation has selected lithium-ion battery systems designed and produced by Ener1, Inc. The PHEV demo project is a joint venture between Volvo and Vattenfall, one of Europe’s largest electric utility companies and a leading proponent of electric vehicle infrastructure build-out. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).