Still too expensive and limited in range? EVs a minor niche through the next decade Ford will roll out 5 plug-in electric cars over the next five years in Europe, but the automaker doesn’t believe there will be a big consumer shift to electrics any time soon. “Frankly the technology needs to get better, with a longer range [...] [...]
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Next stop, displace the rare earths Rare earths still needed for many years Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) and Hokkaido University have developed a new electric motor that uses ferrite magnets, rather than magnets using neodymium and dysprosium — rare earths imported from China. While weaker, through a unique magnet placement, Japanese researchers have [...] [...] Powered by the body. Composites the key to batteries and weight? Today, many are investigating the use of carbon fiber to lower vehicle weight, but the potential of carbon composites goes beyond just weight reductions. In fact, it could be the key to cost-effective hybrid and plug-in battery power. Led by Volvo, a European team has already reduced [...] [...] In a speech at the Commonwealth Club, Gov. Schwarzenegger said the campaign to block California’s landmark emissions law was based in “self-serving greed.” [...] [...] Peugeot 3008 HYbrid 4 The stage is set for a fierce battle at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, which opens to the public on Oct. 2. In the age of global warming, major global automakers are fighting over which company has the right technology to deliver all the power and style required by modern drivers, while emitting [...] [...] Not fully dead yet. BAS hybrid powertrain lives GM has been applying its BAS, or Belt Alternator Starter, mild hybrid powertrain to diesel vehicles in Europe according to research presented at the US Department of Energy’s 2010 Direction in Engine-Efficiency and Emissions Research Conference in Detroit (DEER). Maurizio Cisternino, GM Powertrain Europe Advanced Engineering Hybrid Innovation Manager, told [...] [...] Toyota moving beyond Chinese dyprosium Toyota diversifies battery supply chains While the Chinese continue to claim that a rare earth metal ban has not been imposed against Japan, Toyota is taking no chances. Toyota has set up a new rare earth metal task force, as well as a new supply partnership with Australian Lynas Corp. Even before news of [...] [...] Move over Toyota Prius? The new king of hybrid cars Toyota sells around 12,000 Prius hybrids per month in the US, making the US the sale’s leader in the hybrid cars segment, but that hybrid crown might not last long. According to AutoWeek, Toyota believes sales of the Lexus CT 200h hybrid could be as high as 20,000 [...] [...] |
 
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