The Latest...Tokyo electric dreams and realities from Honda23-Nov-2009 18:08 GMT
Honda’s battery-electrified modes of transport on display at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show included four-, two-, and one-wheel concept vehicles, ranging from relatively small to very small.
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Nissan shows a 'lean' machine
23-Nov-2009 15:57 GMT
While Nissan’s star exhibit at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show was the Leaf electric sedan (see the AEI October magazine), a big crowd-gatherer was the Land Glider concept electric car that leans into corners.
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Industry experts at SEMA rate the fuel-economy options
20-Nov-2009 23:03 GMT
The Center for Automotive Research forecasts that even at $6/gal in 2011, diesels would represent just 5% and gasoline hybrids just 10% of the market, and by 2015 hybrids perhaps only would double the 2011 level.
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Kia uses 'operating model' of assembly line to train maintenance technicians
19-Nov-2009 20:15 GMT
Teaching new technicians to find the issue and make a quick repair isn't easy. At its new plant in West Point, GA, Kia uses an operating model assembly line and teams of two technicians, one on-site and one at a computer center, to learn a broad diagnostic approach.
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SAE forms committee to write battery standards
18-Nov-2009 15:36 GMT
To help standardize development of advanced batteries, SAE is forming a Vehicle Battery Standards Committee.
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