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GM to supply Navistar with Hydrotec fuel cells for electric vehicles while Volvo and Scania highlight their own electrification initiatives

February 4, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

General Motors will supply its Hydrotec fuel cell power cubes to truck-making giant Navistar for use in its production model fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) – the International RHTM Series.

Navistar’s FCEV will get energy from two GM Hydrotec fuel cell power cubes.

Each Hydrotec power cube contains 300-plus hydrogen fuel cells along with thermal and power management systems. [Read more…] about GM to supply Navistar with Hydrotec fuel cells for electric vehicles while Volvo and Scania highlight their own electrification initiatives

Filed Under: Design, Features Tagged With: cell, charge, compact, construction, cubes, eiffage, electric, electrification, electrified, energy, fuel, future, general, gm, hydrotec, motors, motorway, power, roads, scania, solutions, supply, systems, transport, truck, trucks, vehicles, volvo

BMW claims it has ‘half a million’ electric vehicles on the road

December 19, 2019 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

BMW claims it has “half a million” electric vehicles on the road, and is looking to double that number to reach 1 million by the end of 2021.

To mark the reaching of this milestone, Sebastian Mackensen, BMW Group senior vice president market Germany, handed over the keys to a very special BMW 330e to its future owner at BMW Welt today.

Oliver Zipse, chairman of BMW, says: “Half a million vehicles is the best proof: Our broad range of electrified vehicles is meeting exact customer needs. [Read more…] about BMW claims it has ‘half a million’ electric vehicles on the road

Filed Under: Features, Industry Tagged With: bmw, drive, electric, electrified, pure, vehicles

Toyota partners with China’s BYD to develop electric cars

November 15, 2019 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Japanese automotive giant Toyota is partnering with China’s BYD to develop electric cars.

At the same time as Toyota debuts its electric Lexus in China, BYD and Toyota signed an agreement to establish a joint company to research and development for battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

The new R&D company, which will work on designing and developing BEVs (including platform) and its related parts, is anticipated to be established in China in 2020, with BYD and Toyota to evenly share 50 percent of the total capital needed. [Read more…] about Toyota partners with China’s BYD to develop electric cars

Filed Under: Design, News Tagged With: bevs, byd, china, company, development, electric, electrified, r&d, toyota, vehicles

BMW bids to shape the future of battery cell technology

November 15, 2019 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

The BMW Group is building on its leading position in the world of electric mobility and has pooled its many years of experience with battery cells and extensive knowledge in the field in a new Competence Centre.

The purpose of the facility in Munich is to advance battery cell technology and carefully dissect the production processes.

Oliver Zipse, chairman of the board of management of BMW, says: “The new Battery Cell Competence Centre puts us in an enviable position. [Read more…] about BMW bids to shape the future of battery cell technology

Filed Under: Features, Manufacturing Tagged With: battery, bmw, cell, cells, centre, company, competence, electrified, future, group, materials, production, recycling, technology

Toyota to showcase electric and autonomous vehicles at Olympics

September 5, 2019 by Mai Tao

Toyota is planning to showcase its full range of electric and autonomous vehicles at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo next year.

The automotive giant says 90 per cent of the 3,700 vehicles it will supply to the Olympics will be electrified, and its newly built autonomous shuttles will also be made available.

Toyota is a worldwide partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and is planning to provide “unique versions” of certain vehicles as well as vehicles developed specifically to support the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. [Read more…] about Toyota to showcase electric and autonomous vehicles at Olympics

Filed Under: Features, Transportation Tagged With: electrified, fleet, games, mobility, olympic, tokyo, toyota, vehicles

Toyota and Subaru to jointly develop battery electric vehicles

June 12, 2019 by Anna

Toyota Motor Corporation and Subaru Corporation are to jointly develop a platform dedicated to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) for midsize and large passenger vehicles and to jointly develop a C-segment-class BEV SUV model for sale under each company’s own brand.

The two companies will combine their respective strengths, such as Subaru all-wheel-drive technologies and Toyota vehicle electrification technologies,  to create attractive BEVs.

Ever since concluding an agreement on business collaboration in 2005, Toyota and Subaru have been deepening their cooperation in various fields, including development, production, and sales.

[Read more…] about Toyota and Subaru to jointly develop battery electric vehicles

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: agreement, battery, battery electric vehicle, bev, bevs, business, challenges, components, develop, development, electric, electrified, hybrid, including, jointly, multiple, platform, powertrains, sales, subaru, supply, technologies, toyota, types, vehicle, vehicles

Toyota premieres own-brand battery electric vehicles

April 23, 2019 by Anna

Toyota unveiled its C-HR and IZOA battery electric vehicles (BEVs) on the opening day of Auto Shanghai 2019.

The C-HR and IZOA will be the first BEVs to launch in China under the Toyota brand. Sales of the new models are expected to start from 2020.

Toyota also displayed other electrified vehicles, such as hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) variants for the RAV4 and the Alphard/Vellfire in China, as well as the Corolla and Levin plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) series, launched in March 2019.

[Read more…] about Toyota premieres own-brand battery electric vehicles

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: battery, bevs, c-hr, cell, china, electric, electric vehicles, electrified, fuel, globally, hybrid, izoa, launch, models, sales, toyota, toyota c-hr izoa, vehicle, vehicles

Motors giant Nidec enters into $260 million joint venture with automaker PSA

July 20, 2018 by Mai Tao

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Nidec, one of the world’s largest suppliers of motors and other industrial components, has entered into a joint venture with global automaker PSA Group.

The “Nidec-PSA emotors” joint venture has been created by Groupe PSA and Nidec to initiate the design of “future electric motors”.

Shigenobu Nagamori, CEO of Nidec, and Carlos Tavares, CEO of Groupe PSA, endorsed the establishment of Nidec-PSA emotors, saying the new business will be “dedicated to the design, development, manufacture and sale of electric traction motors”.  [Read more…] about Motors giant Nidec enters into $260 million joint venture with automaker PSA

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