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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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market, the company’s recent release of a city EV with a price tag under $10,000 has some worried for when it and other low-cost companies do. BYD launched its Seagull, a small hatchback EV with a price tag starting at 69,800 yuan (~$9,773), at the Shanghai Auto Show last year. auto market anytime soon , some U.S.

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Green Technology Patents Represent More Than Half of GM 2009 Filings

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One of GM’s innovations involves the creation of a shape memory alloy (SMA) heat engine for power generation from waste engine heat. More than half of the 1,300 patents filed by General Motors Co. The move toward electrification is requiring us to reinvent the DNA of the automobile, requiring massive amounts of innovation.

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GM To Manufacture Electric Motors; First GM Motors Will Go Into Next-Gen Two-Mode Hybrid in 2013

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An electric traction motor (right) and stator (left) at the GM Powertrain Engineering Development Center Friday, 15 January 2010 in Pontiac, Michigan. Martin for General Motors) Click to enlarge. In the future, electric motors might become as important to GM as engines are now. Photo by John F. —Tom Stephens.

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Bright Automotive Launches Bright eSolutions; US Army Hybrid Vehicle Contract

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the developer of the purpose-built, plug-in hybrid IDEA ( earlier post ) launched of Bright eSolutions to support automotive customers worldwide to accelerate vehicle electrification, lightweighting, and overall platform efficiency. Tags: Conversions Hybrids Plug-ins. Bright Automotive, Inc., IDEA performance upgrade.

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Fat Cars: Report Reveals What We Already Know About Vehicle Weight

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Despite hearing corporate and government actors praise the merits of electrification for years, a sobering reality appears to be taking hold. No one wants to have a fire, and no one wants a vehicle that isn't crashworthy," Detroit teardown and cost guru Sandy Munro told Automotive News.

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GM Extends EV Development with S. Korean Demo Fleet of Battery-Electric Chevrolet Cruzes; LG Chem Batteries, LG Electronics Propulsion Systems

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General Motors announced a demonstration project ( earlier post ) to explore market needs and customer acceptance of battery electric vehicles in Korea. The Cruze EV is equipped with a 31 kWh battery that generates maximum power of 150 kW. Tags: Electric (Battery) Other Asia. Cruze BEV on the road. Click to enlarge.

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GM, Politecnico di Torino and Regione Piemonte Enter New RD Agreement; Diesel Hybrids a Priority

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A priority project of the Accordo is the creation of the Diesel Electrification Competence Center within the GM Engineering Center to lead research and development on the electrification of diesel vehicles. PACE is a global corporate alliance between General Motors, EDS, Sun Microsystems and UGS that has been in place since 1999.

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