TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp cut its 2009 vehicle sales forecast by nearly 7 percent as high fuel prices hammer demand for large cars and pickup trucks, and said it will speed up the rollout of hybrid and electric cars as their popularity grows.
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South Korean companies have agreed to form an alliance in an effort to develop a battery pack that can be mounted on future plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), government and industry sources said Monday. The Corolla-size F3DM will go on sale later this year, priced from around $14,500, according to the Chinese Web site sina.com. With this car, BYD expects to undercut the price of the Toyota Prius by thousands of dollars. The F3DM, or Dual Mode, is a plug-in hybrid with a proprietary lithium-ion battery pack that can run on either gasoline or pure electric power. [...] The world’s largest rechargeable battery maker, Sanyo Electric Co Ltd (6764.T) announced last week that it is in talks with carmakers in Japan, Europe and the U.S. to supply batteries for electric and plug-in vehicles. Autocar reports that Mazda’s engineers are developing a range-extended electric vehicle much like the car GM is working 24/7 to put in showrooms by the end of 2010. Ener1 Inc will be able to cut the cost of batteries for hybrid electric vehicles by 50 percent once its lithium-ion technology amasses scale, Chief Executive Charles Gassenheimer said on Friday.
[...] JOLIET, Ill. — General Motors Corp. has decided on a battery maker for the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric vehicle, but it’s not saying who it is, yet, Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said Thursday on the sidelines of a media event touting the automaker’s 2009 vehicle line. Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp., working to keep a lead in advanced autos over General Motors Corp., is developing an electric-powered small car and will speed up testing of plug-in Prius hybrids with new battery technology. Two Japanese institutes succeeded in synthesizing olivine structure (a kind of crystal structure) LiFePO4 (lithium ion phosphate) coated with a carbon film, which has great potential as a positive electrode material, into superfine particles of nanometer-order.
Felix Kramer of CalCars reports that Magnussen’s Toyota of Palo Alto (California), one of the US’ top Prius dealers, has decided to begin taking $500 deposits for plug-in 2010 Priuses.
FORD Motor Company is staying resolutely sceptical about hybrid vehicles despite having two in the US market and being about to launch another pair next year. [...]
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Hyundai Motor Co. (KSE:005380) said Monday it plans to begin selling a battery-powered hybrid vehicle that can be recharged at standard outlets by 2013, hoping to catch up to its Japanese rivals in the race for plug-in hybrids. I was excited to hear that Chevy plans to debut an electric car in 2010. But then a discussion with a friend got me thinking: If the electricity used to charge up an electric car is created by burning fossil fuels, is it better to stick with a gas-powered car with good fuel economy? [...] KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A man that runs an automotive center in Kalamazoo says he’s fighting high gas prices by converting cars on the street to electric vehicles. Bosch and Samsung have formed a joint venture to produce and market lithium-ion batteries for cars by 2011. It looks as stylish as a Lotus, can outpace a Porsche 911 and is coveted by Hollywood A-listers such as Brad Pitt and George Clooney. But unlike the average super car, the Tesla Roadster is electric. Here’s one for the dedicated back-yard mechanic. Arizona based Robert Q. Riley Enterprises has now released construction plans based on the completed prototype of its do-it-yourself, two-passenger, XR3 plug-in hybrid, a vehicle that’s capable of up to 225 miles per gallon, has a top speed of 80 mph and acceleration comparable to a conventional small car. The USD$200 instructional package for the modular, three-wheeled sportscar includes printed drawings, electronic 3D virtual models, computer files that enable vendors to make parts plus a DVD that outlines the building of the car. [...] As the fight for the White House turned into an all-out energy policy battle this summer, both Senators John McCain and Barack Obama have thrown their weight (inflated tires aside) behind plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). While Detroit and Japan race to deliver mainstream electric cars to market for fleet sales as soon as early 2010, Obama has called for 1 million PHEVs on American roads by the year 2015, on the heels of McCain’s initiative to jump-start research for the vehicles’ batteries. Source: Popluar Machanics [...] General Motors is planning to rebadge its Chevrolet Volt electric car as an Opel and bring it to Europe as part of the US carmaker’s plans to expand the model range of its highly anticipated new vehicle. GM is sufficiently encouraged by the development of the Volt that it has begun work on several other similar vehicles. Source: FT.com [...] The free, two-day expo will be held for the third consecutive year in Santa Monica, CA–where 10,000 attendees typically flock–on Sept. 26 & 27 , and for the first time this year in Austin, TX on Oct. 17 & 18. |
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DENVER, Colorado, August 27, 2008 (ENS) – Speaker after speaker at the Democratic National Convention is calling on Americans to elect Barack Obama president because they expect him to build a green economy powered by U.S. renewable energy instead of by foreign oil.
Existing purely as sketches, renderings, and specs at this point, the Hinterland 1 electric car looks like one part tank, one part VW bus with a pinch of bullet train added for flavor. OK, maybe two parts tank, but we really like the Hinterland 1′s hyper-futuristic aesthetic. Two models built on the same platform would be produced: the “Mini,” a two-seater model, and the “Van,” seating six. We think it’s safe to assume that the images provided are of the “Van” model.
Earlier this month, Tesla confirmed that it has started work on a second model, the follow up to the long-awaited electric-powered Roadster. The car, a family-sized four-door sedan previously known as “Whitstar” in rumors now has a name: Model S.
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