Bosch
and Samsung link in Li-ion battery venture
German and Korean groups form a 50:50 joint venture
to develop and sell lithium-ion batteries for automotive
use worldwide
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Delphi
to lead US government-funded inverter project
Aim is to develop a propulsion inverter system that
is 50 per cent smaller and cheaper than present
ones for next generation hybrid and fuel cell vehicles
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Toyota's
new fuel cell vehicle runs further and colder
The company says its new FCHV-adv vehicle has a
range of up to 830km and starts better in cold temperatures
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Nissan
and partners put cash into lithium-ion
NEC and Nissan spend €75 million to bring lithium-ion
batteries into full-scale production at a Japanese
plant
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Fuel
cells company links with AVL on hybrid plan
Proton Power Systems ties up with the Austrian
technology group on plans for hybrids for vehicles
such as forklift trucks
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Daimler
and Ford buy Ballard's automotive business
The Canadian fuel cell developer has divested itself
of its automotive interests and two big players
have stepped in
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Nissan plans all-electric
vehicle for next decade
Electric motors and battery developments are the
key technologies, it says, as it unveils its Mixim
concept vehicle
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Honda
to
put fuel cell and hybrid cars into production
The carmaker announced at the
2007 Tokyo Motor Show that it would be bringing
its FCX hydrogen fuel cell car and its CR-X hybrid
sportscar into production
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Ford
tries out first hydrogen racecar at Bonneville
The Fusion Hydrogen 999 achieved
334 km/h across the salt flats
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UK
group claims breakthrough in hydrogen storage
They claim to have developed a version of lithium
that allows up to 300 miles of capacity for a car
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Ford's
new Explorer takes fuel cells on a stage
It's being launched at the LA Motor Show and Ford
says it has a range of 350 miles
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US
agency researches predictable battery failure
The Sandia research labs in the US are looking
at ways to help lithium-ion batteries to
fail gracefully
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Fuel
cell buses reach 1 million km in real-world trials
Since 2003, 30 Mercedes-Benz Citaro city buses
with fuel cell drive have been in operation in
Europe within the framework of the CUTE fuel cell
bus project with support from the EU; three more
are in service every day in Australia.
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Automotive
fuel cell sets new standards in performance
Nuvera Fuel Cells says that Andromeda II, its
next-generation automotive fuel cell stack, has
achieved several major milestones during recent
qualification tests conducted at the company's
facility in Milan, Italy.
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An
analysis of the GM-Toyota fuel cell race
Car manufacturers' views on
fuel cell commercialisation seem to show growing
discrepancies as they continue improving fuel
cell systems.
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