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JULY 6, 2021

Toutche launches Heileo H100 hybrid bicycle with detachable battery. The electric bike comes with a price tag of 48,900 and the bookings have been already started from July 5th 2021. The Heileo H100 is a hybrid-style electric bike and comes with a detachable Li-ion battery. Toutche Heileo H100 bicycle specifications .

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JANUARY 27, 2010

has reached a long term agreement with Allison Transmission to continue supplying Remy electric motors for the GM-Allison Hybrid EP40 and EP50 systems through the end of 2014. Today the GM-Allison Hybrid Drive Systems with Remy electric motor technology are on the roads in over 94 cities worldwide. Tags: Brief.

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2014 GM Supplies Hybrid 199

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APRIL 22, 2010

Drawing of the new IPM motor. UK-based powertrain engineering consultancy Integral Powertrain has begun dynamometer validation testing of the first of a new family of advanced Internal Permanent Magnet (IPM) e-machines for hybrid vehicles. IPM Motor Specs. Tags: Hybrids Motors. Click to enlarge.

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Motor Motors Motoring Hybrid 186

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APRIL 16, 2010

Hybrid Kinetic Motors Corporation (HK Motors), the American Public Gas Association (APGA) and NGVAmerica have formed a strategic collaboration to promote the mass production and sales of natural gas-powered hybrid passenger vehicles. Tags: Brief. Supporting access to more domestic supplies of natural gas.

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Gas Hybrid Motor Motors 199

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Above: conventional pulse-width modulated (PWM) motor control. Below: Hitachi’s pulse harmonic modulated (PHM) motor control. Hitachi has announced the development of a high-speed motor control strategy which improves overall motor and inverter efficiency by as much as 3%, while reducing inverter cooling requirements by as much as 40%.

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Motor Motors Motoring Hybrid 210

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JULY 15, 2009

Kia Motors unveiled its first commercialized hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), the Forte Liquid Petroleum Injection (LPI) Hybrid in Seoul, Korea. The Forte LPI Hybrid. The new car, as does the Hyundai LPI hybrid, utilizes a 1.6-liter The new car, as does the Hyundai LPI hybrid, utilizes a 1.6-liter

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Kia Hybrid Motor Motors 150

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JANUARY 26, 2010

General Motors will invest approximately $246 million in the Baltimore Transmission plant to construct a high volume electric drive manufacturing facility that will in 2013 produce US designed and manufactured global rear-drive electric motors, a core technology for hybrids and electric vehicles. Tags: Brief.

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Baltimore GM Motor Motors 186

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JANUARY 27, 2010

is supplying Daimler with HVH (High Voltage Hairpin) electric motors for the two-mode hybrid transmissions used in the 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid ( earlier post ) recently released to the United States market. Remy is supplying two HVH electric motors per ML 450 hybrid vehicle. Remy International, Inc.

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International Mercedes Motor Motors 210

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MARCH 14, 2010

Drivers of alternate fueled vehicles, hybrids and fuel-efficient, gasoline-powered cars will have two opportunities to test their vehicles at the 6 th Annual Green Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, NY on 8 May. Tags: Brief. Click to enlarge. Fuel Economy Run entrants also will return to the Racing Research Center.

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2010 Green Fuel Economy Alternative Fuels 207

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JULY 19, 2009

Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc. has doubled the output capacity for core hybrid components to 168,000 units a year to meet projected demand for parts used in the new Lexus HS 250h hybrid. The Toyota Motor Corp. The Toyota Motor Corp. The first line makes such units for sport-utility hybrids. Tags: Brief.

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HS 250h Toyota Parts Motor 150

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JULY 6, 2010

a developer and manufacture of axial flux motors, hybrid drive trains and generator sets ( earlier post ), will demonstrate a plug-in hybrid version of the iconic London Black Cab featuring EVO’s DuoDrive system at the. Weight measurements included all motor/generator components including housing, shaft and resolver.).

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Plug-in Taxi Motor Motors 199

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APRIL 4, 2009

Korea-based SsangYong Motor Company (SYMC) unveiled its C200 Aero and C200 Eco hybrid variant concepts at the Seoul Motor Show. The company also displayed a diesel hybrid concept variant of the Kyron. Display of the SYMC diesel hybrid system. Tags: Brief. The car is scheduled for production later this year.

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Concept Diesel Motor Motors 150

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Drivers of alternate fueled vehicles, hybrids and fuel-efficient, gasoline-powered cars will again have two unique opportunities to test their vehicles at the 6 th Annual Green Grand Prix in Watkins Glen on 8 May. Tags: Brief. Other activities include educational displays, speakers, cars on display, exhibits, music and food.

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Green 2010 Fuel Economy Alternative Fuels 199

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MAY 13, 2009

Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH, a subsidiary of Proton Power Systems plc, a designer, developer and producer of fuel cells and fuel cell electric hybrid systems, has previewed the first passenger bus using the company’s “triple-hybrid” fuel cell system. Proton Motor supplied the propulsion system. The PM Basic A 50 stack.

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Czech Republic Motor Motors Motoring 150

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Panasonic Corporation has invested $30 million in Tesla Motors. Panasonic aims to be the number one Green Innovation Company in the Electronics Industry by 2018, the 100 th anniversary of our founding. We are proud to strengthen our relationship with Tesla Motors. Toyota sources its hybrid batteries from Primearth EV Energy Co.,

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Tesla Motors Motor Motors Motoring 244

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

Eaton Corporation has supplied key hybrid power technology and expertise to Daimler Trucks’ Mercedes Benz BlueTec Atego Hybrid ( earlier post ), part of the new Mercedes-Benz Atego range of trucks. The Mercedes-Benz Atego BlueTec Hybrid was the first hybrid truck in Europe to gain European Type Approval.

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Eaton Mercedes Supplies Hybrid 199

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JUNE 23, 2010

Ford Motor Company has awarded Toshiba a major contract to supply electric drive motors for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Toshiba Corporation will expand manufacturing capacity at its plant in Houston, Texas for production of the high-performance drive motors for HEV, PHEV and EV applications.

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2012 Houston Motor Motors 231

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AUGUST 7, 2010

Kyodo reports that Honda Motor Co. has decided to sell its new hybrid car for around ¥1.59 million yen price tag for the cheapest model of its Insight hybrid put on sale in February last year. million yen price tag for the cheapest model of its Insight hybrid put on sale in February last year. mpg US, 3.3

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Japan Honda Price Hybrid 218

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JUNE 11, 2010

Sanyo Electric recently announced an agreement with Suzuki Motor to supply lithium-ion battery systems for the Swift Plug-in Hybrid. The plug-in is powered by a 55 kW, 180 N·m AC synchronous motor and a 2.66 Sanyo has been supplying nickel-metal hydride batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) to Honda and Ford since 2004.

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Nickel Metal Hydride Li-ion Suzuki Plug-in 341

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

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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OCTOBER 26, 2009

General Motors developed its Two-Mode Hybrid powertrain control system using Model-Based Design software from The Mathworks. The complex control system is currently in production in the GMC Sierra Hybrid, GMC Yukon Hybrid, Chevy Tahoe Hybrid, Chevy Silverado Hybrid, and Cadillac Escalade Hybrid vehicles.

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General Motors Design Hybrid Motor 210

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Phantom diagram of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid. Porsche AG will introduce the 911 GT3 R hybrid for production-based GT racing at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in March. The hybrid is equipped with a flywheel energy recovery system (KERS) developed by Williams Hybrid Power initially for use in Formula One racing.

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Porsche Hybrid Qatar Store 299

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AUGUST 2, 2010

Automakers “are stepping up marketing activity, urging customers who are still driving old vehicles to buy new ones before the subsidies expire,” says an official at Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Toyota Motor Corp. sales volume increase in July thanks in part to the hot-selling Prius hybrid. Honda Motor Co. enjoyed a 19.1%

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Japan Green Cars Sale Minivan 218

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

At the Tokyo Motor Show next week, Suzuki will show three concept cars: an all-new Alto Concept for the minivehicle segment; a new Swift Plug-in Hybrid concept; and the SX4-FCV fuel cell vehicle, shown earlier in 2008. The SX4-FCV uses an 80 kW GM fuel cell stack, fueled by hydrogen from a 70 MPa tank to power a 68 kW motor.

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Suzuki Plug-in Plug Motor 186

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

Nissan Motor Co., is launching the new Nissan Fuga Hybrid luxury sedan in Japan; the vehicle goes on sale 2 November at Nissan dealers nationwide in Japan. The new Fuga Hybrid adopts Nissan’s original Intelligent Dual Clutch Control one-motor two-clutch parallel hybrid system ( earlier post ). mpg US, 5.3

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Japan Nissan Hybrid Fuel Economy 225

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Honda will reveal the CR-Z Concept 2009, the most recent prototype of a compact sports car using Honda’s IMA technology, at October’s Tokyo Motor Show. Honda introduced the first version of the CR-Z concept at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2007. The show will also mark the debut of the Skydeck concept, a 6-seater hybrid MPV.

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2009 Concept Honda Electric Vehicles 225

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

Thew new JATCO RWD hybrid transmission. Japanese transmission manufacturer JATCO will exhibit a newly-developed transmission for hybrids at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show 2009. The new transmission for hybrids is based on the company’s 7-speed automatic transmission for FR vehicles (front engine, rear-wheel drive).

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Hybrid Motor Motors Motoring 150

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JUNE 1, 2010

Unlike radial flux motors with a cylindrical rotor turning within a cylindrical stator, axial flux motors use a disc-like rotor sandwiched between two (or facing one) disc-like stator(s)., a 2007 spin out from Imperial College London, has launched its new generation of Axial Flux motor and generator technology. Source: Dr. M.

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Motor Motors Motoring Electric Vehicles 186

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OCTOBER 17, 2010

Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) and Yamato Transport Co Ltd are field testing an electric delivery van prototype, which is based on MMC’s Minicab Van commercial light van, and is equipped with the motor and battery used in the i-MiEV. The company fleet comprises about 45,000 vehicles including 4,659 hybrid electric vehicles.

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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Motor Motors 218

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MARCH 25, 2009

Kia Motors has introduced its new environmental brand “Eco Dynamics” and an LPI Hybrid based on its Korean market Forte saloon. The Eco Dynamics brand was unveiled at Kia Motors’ domestic sales headquarters in Apkujeong-dong, Seoul, along with the company’s blueprint for developing low-emission, fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Kia Motor Motors Motoring 150

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

signed a long-term electric motor supply agreement. This 10-year agreement will provide Allison with Remy HVH410 electric motors to be used in the new Allison Transmission Commercial Hybrid Truck Program. The Remy HVH410 electric motors will be made in Remy’s Anderson, Indiana manufacturing facility. Earlier post.).

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Supplies International Indiana Indianapolis 170

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Subaru brought its gull-wing Hybrid Tourer Concept, first introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show last year ( earlier post ) to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit to highlight its announcement that it will develop a gas/electric hybrid system based on the boxer engine for launch in 2012. Tags: Brief.

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Detroit Concept Hybrid Gasoline-Electric 210

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

During the EVS 25 electric vehicle expo in Shanghai earlier this months, Honda engineers presented a glimpse into the development of an advanced high-performance electric motor that Honda had designed as part of a KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) intended for its 2009 Formula One race car. Click to enlarge. kW per kilogram. laminations.

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Honda Motor Motors Motoring 410

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OCTOBER 10, 2010

Among its new developments in fuel injection and engine control systems presented last week at the Aachen Colloquium, Delphi Automotive highlighted a new supervisory controller that coordinates the individual propulsion sources and energy storage devices in a hybrid electric vehicle.

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2012 Hybrid Energy Storage Production 218

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Drivesolar.org has compiled a list of the 42 different plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle models on display at the Frankfurt International Motor Show as well as their location on the exhibit floor as a convenience for visitors. Of the 42 vehicles, 11 (26%) are plug-in hybrids, the remainder are EVs. Tags: Brief.

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PHEV Karma Motor Motors 239

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The production prototype of the Lotus Elite, to be introduced at the upcoming Paris Motor show, features the optional use of hybrid technology with KERS. The hybrid option features a hybrid gearbox with integrated electric motors and KERS. Tags: Brief. The Elite is set for market release in 2014.

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