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Toyota Motor Europe starts transporting vehicles by cross-channel rail freight to reduce emissions

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Corolla hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) produced at its plant in Derby will be freighted to its Valenciennes hub, and Yaris HEVs produced in France will be delivered to the UK. TME together with its logistics partners, Getlink and CAT Group, will initially transport around 70,000 cars per year—equivalent to 270 trains per year.

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Rheinmetall wins orders for innovative fuel tank isolation valve for plug-in hybrids

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Developed by Pierburg in Neuss, Germany, it is used in modern plug-in hybrid vehicles, which generally feature a hermetically sealed tank system so that fuel fumes cannot escape when the vehicle is operating in electric mode. Rheinmetall Automotive has booked its first orders for an environmentally friendly fuel tank isolation valve (FTIV).

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Ricardo partners with Geely on development of transmission for range-extended plug-in hybrid vehicles

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Geely Auto Group (Geely) has selected Ricardo to assist with the development—right through to production implementation—of a new advanced transmission for range-extended plug-in hybrid vehicles. Key requirements for the transmission are high efficiency and competitive cost for high volume A and B-segment products.

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DAF Putting LF Hybrid Truck Into Production; Eaton Hybrid System

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The DAF LF hybrid. At the IAA 2010 in Hanover, DAF Trucks, a PACCAR company, presented the 12-tonne LF45 parallel hybrid truck, which will enter production at the end of this year. DAF LF hybrid system. The battery pack for the hybrid system weighs around 100 kg (220 lbs) and comprises ninety-six 3.4 Click to enlarge.

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Hyundai Motor to invest $85B over next 10 years to accelerate transition to smart mobility provider

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The company is currently producing EVs in this way at its plants in the US, South Korea, the Czech Republic, and India. The company aims to enhance internal capabilities for battery development, diversify external collaboration and develop next-generation batteries. It plans to convert additional lines as market demand dictates.

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All-new Hyundai Kona Electric full details: due in Australia late 2023

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The second generation Hyundai Kona Electric is bigger than before and gets a more modern design Hyundai says it developed the EV variants of the new Kona first, and carried over its attributes to the ICE and hybrid versions. Kona Electric for Europe will be built, as before, in the Czech Republic.

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Hyundai goals for double-digit EV benefit margins via 2030 with brandnew platform

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of its international manufacturing in 2030, up from 8 p.c Key to the tactic is a brandnew Built-in Modular Structure, or IMA, that can substitute the prevailing Electrical-International Modular Platform, or e-GMP. South Korea, the Czech Republic and Bharat. Hyundai expects EVs to account for 34 p.c will succeed in 75 p.c

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