Transmission Technology is a Future Factor
Apr 23, 2013
Automotive experts from the USA, Asia, and Europe will convene, from May 13 to 16, at the 7th International CTI Symposium and Exhibition, "Innovative Automotive Transmissions, Hybrid & Electric Drives North America 2013," in Rochester, MI . At the convention, automotive and transmission manufacturers as well as supplie ... Continue reading
2013 Lexus ES Hybrid Sedan (300h) Review By Steve Purdy
Apr 22, 2013
2013 LEXUS ES 300h Review By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau Having offered my first impressions of the redesigned line of Lexus ES sedans last summer after a regional launch here in Detroit I promised to flesh out my review once I had a chance to spend some serious time and miles with this lovely sedan. ... Continue reading
Apr 19, 2013
Protean Electric, the global leader of advanced in-wheel electric drive, today announces the Chinese debut of its production in-wheel motor and will showcase its in-wheel electric drive system on a BRABUS Hybrid vehicle at the Auto Shanghai 2013, Apr. 20-29 in Hall N5 booth C131. The BRABUS Hybrid, based on the Mercede ... Continue reading
Apr 17, 2013
Ford delivers best hybrid sales quarter, ever Ford delivered its best hybrid sales quarter in the first quarter of 2013, with sales totaling 21,080 vehicles. Ford's hybrid sales were up 324 percent nationally over 2012, achieving a 16 percent share of the electrified vehicle market -- up from 4 percent last year. . ... Continue reading
World's Most Advanced Diesel Power To Be Unveiled at Global Construction Expo in Munich
Apr 17, 2013
New Technology Clean Diesel Engines Power a Global Sustainable Economy MUNICH, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the world's largest construction equipment exposition - bauma 2013 - gets underway this week, the most advanced innovations and achievements of clean diesel power for construction and mining equip ... Continue reading
ClipperCreek Announces a Complete Line of Workplace Charging Solutions for Plug-In Vehicles
Apr 16, 2013
As Electric Vehicles become the hottest transportation trend of the new millennium ClipperCreek announced today the release of its workplace charging solutions. ... Continue reading
BorgWarner Receives Daimler Supplier Award 2012
Apr 15, 2013
BorgWarner Turbo Systems received a Daimler Supplier Award 2012 during the Daimler Key Supplier Meeting held recently at the Mercedes-Benz Center in Stuttgart, Germany. As one of Daimler's 16 best suppliers, BorgWarner was honored in the Mercedes-Benz Cars and Vans-Powertrain category for outstanding performance in qua ... Continue reading
China Yuchai's Gas and Electric Hybrid Engines Used in New Buses in Hebei Province
Apr 12, 2013
China Yuchai International Limited ("China Yuchai" or the "Company"), announced today that its main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("GYMCL"), has sold 298 units of its YC6J gas and electric hybrid engines to the Baoding Bus Company in Hebei Province. The Baoding Bus Company is the first ... Continue reading
Apr 10, 2013
Ford's hybrid sales in the first quarter of the year totaled 21,080 vehicles, marking the first time Ford has sold more than 20,000 hybrids in a quarter; first-quarter hybrid sales increased by 324 percent First-quarter growth even higher in key markets; Fusion Hybrid sales up 518 percent in New York, 478 percent in Lo ... Continue reading
Reaction Design Enhances FORT CFD Package with Engine Knock Prediction Capabilities
Apr 9, 2013
Reaction Design, the leading developer of combustion simulation software, has added knock prediction capabilities to FORT, the most advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD) package for realistic 3D modeling of fuel effects in internal combustion (IC) engines. FORT can be used to accurately simulate both autoignition ... Continue reading
Apr 9, 2013
Zhongding Power and EcoMotors today announced the closing of a commercial agreement to produce the opoc engine, a breakthrough technology that has the potential to be the world's cleanest, most efficient, lightweight, and lowest cost internal combustion engine. One of the largest automotive component conglomerates in C ... Continue reading
DAF Launches New Euro 6 LF and CF Series
Apr 9, 2013
DAF Trucks unveiled today the new, versatile Euro 6 LF and CF truck models and the new, innovative Euro 6 PACCAR MX-11 engine at the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham, the United Kingdom. The Euro 6 LF and CF have been developed for maximum transport efficiency, market-leading low operating costs and optimum vehicl ... Continue reading
Apr 9, 2013
Dana Holding Corporation will present the company's broad range of GWB industrial driveshaft solutions at the Institute for Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) 2013 Convention and Exhibition, the world's largest meeting of scrap recyclers. GWB driveshafts are used in shredding equipment with motors ranging from 1,000 to ... Continue reading
ABB launches cost-effective 20kW DC fast charger for the Americas
Apr 8, 2013
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today launched the Terra SmartConnect (SC), a breakthrough product that will significantly improve the business case for installing electric-vehicle (EV) fast chargers throughout North America. The Terra SC will be available for delivery in the Americas in the sec ... Continue reading
Quantum Technologies Announces Postponement of 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Apr 8, 2013
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (the "Company") , a global leader in natural gas storage systems, integration and vehicle system technologies, today announced that it has postponed its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2013 Annual Meeting") originally scheduled for April 11, 2013 in order to p ... Continue reading
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