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Nissan has announced a strategic partnership with tech giant NEC for a lithium ion battery factory in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The facility will operate under a new company dubbed Automotive Energy Supply and will be capable of putting out 16,000 batteries by next year, and 65,000 at full rate by 2011. With this $115 million announcement, Nissan's claims of putting EVs on the road by 2010 don't seem so far fetched. If Carlos the vanquisher says it will be, it will be. [ Wired ]
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The GM-athon continues unabated today and even though this isn't Maximum El Camino Day related, it is pretty damned interesting. The supplier of the Li-ion batteries for the much anticipated Chevy Volt, Continental Automotive Systems, has just let if go that the batteries will be in production by the end of this year meaning a mid 2010 release of the Volt is not out of the question. The real interesting news here is that some of the power cells' components will be shared with the pending Mercedes S400 BlueHYBRID. Interesting we say because we know that BMW, GM, and Chrysler were bosom buddies for hybrids until Cerberus broke up the party, and now yet another Deutschland partner may have emerged. Seriously, how many companies does it take to make a gasoline and electric powered car?[ AutoElectronics via GMInsideNews ]
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The GM-athon continues unabated today and even though this isn't Maximum El Camino Day related, it is pretty damned interesting. The prototype supplier of the Li-ion batteries for the much anticipated Chevy Volt, Continental Automotive Systems, has just stated production by the end of this year for similar batteries in the Mercedes S400 BlueHYBRID. Interesting we say because we know that BMW, GM, and Chrysler were bosom buddies for hybrids until Cerberus broke up the party, and now yet another Deutschland partner may have emerged. Seriously, how many companies does it take to make a gasoline and electric powered car?[ AutoElectronics via GMInsideNews ]
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Rick Wagoner, GM Chairman and Just For Men model, was on hand in Geneva to announce the second generation of GM's mild hybrid two-mode system currently found in trucks such as the 2009 GMC Sierra Hybrid and, soon, in FWD vehicles like the Saturn Vue . The biggest change is the addition of a lithium-ion battery supplied by Hitachi, which is more powerful than the current 300-volt nickel-metal hydride energy storage system. Press release below the jump. galleryPost('saturnvue2modeext', 3, 'Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid'); Next-Generation GM Hybrid System Announced in Geneva High-volume system will debut in North America in 2010, and then expand globally Hitachi to supply new lithium-ion battery Cost-effective technology to improve fuel economy by up to 20 percent GENEVA - As another key element in its overall global strategy to improve fuel economy and reduce oil consumption and CO2 emissions, General Motors Chairman Rick Wagoner announced today that GM will introduce a...
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Based on the electric powertrain of the Mixim concept, Paolo Martin's Hurricane sits much lower on a stretched wheelbase. The exaggerated proportions of the car are intended to make the Mixim's advanced technology more desirable and acceptable to the general public as well as drastically reducing the coefficient of drag. galleryPost('nissanhurricaneliion', 6, 'Nissan Hurricane Concept'); While the exterior is largely dominated by the wedge shape and large 19" front, 20" rear wheels, the cabin contrasts it with a practical, futuristic layout. Passengers sit behind the centrally mounted driver in a staggered arrangement with the middle passenger facing backwards. This shape is defined by the safety cell, which is designed to serve as both an incredibly strong reinforcement and provide unparalleled views for the driver. [Via CarBodyDesign ]
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