All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 86
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ArticleToyota, Tesla to build joint Rav4 EV in Canada
Toyota showed an electric version of the RAV4 in February (Photo: Toyota)Toyota and Tesla Motors will built a jointly developed electric version of the RAV 4 small SUV at the Japanese carmaker's plant in Woodstock, Ontario."The Tesla-Toyota joint development team has agreed that building the vehicle at the Woodstock plant ...
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ArticleGartner: Germans not keen on EVs - yet
Toyota is one of many automakers planning an EV next year (Source: Toyota)Germans aren't ready to buy battery-powered electric vehicles yet, according to a recent Gartner study.The market researchers said a study conducted in Europe's biggest car market in the first half of 2011 showed that a majority of consumers ...
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ArticleMicrosoft cites surge in Cloud solutions
Microsoft announced new software features at its 2011 partner conference in Los Angeles (Photo: Microsoft)Microsoft said partner offerings of its Cloud-based computing solutions have more than doubled in the past year.The US software group said 41,000 partners are offering its Cloud solutions, employing 300,000 specialists.At its global partner conference in ...
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Article6 Winners in US connected vehicle competition
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced six winners in a national competition for the best ideas for using wireless technology in car-to-car communication."The winners of this competition have given us ideas that will help build the transportation system of the 21st century,” said US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.Entries ...
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ArticleBosch opens new photovoltaics competence center
Bosch will coordinate global solar energy activities from Arnstadt (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch has opened a new 530 million euro photovoltaics center in Arnstadt, eastern Germany.The automotive supplier will coordinate its global photovoltaics activities from the 382,000 square meter facility. Bosch's solar energy division headquarters brings together research and development departments, ...
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ArticleConsultant: EVs to grow faster than expected in Germany
Toyota is one of many automakers planning an EV next year (Source: Toyota)A German management consultancy predicts that electric vehicle sales will grow faster in Germany than previously expected.In a study conducted with the SIIE research institute and the EBS business school, consultants Horvath & Partners concluded that Germany may ...
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Windows provide new interactive dimension in Toyota concept
Toyota’s windows of the future let passengers see the outside world differently (Photo: Toyota)Toyota Motor Europe (TME) joined forces with the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (CIID) last month to show how car windows could better connect people inside a vehicle to the world around them.The concept was another example ...
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ArticleUS govt to close down 800 data centers by 2015
373 US data centers will be closed by the end of 2012 (Photo: US government)The US Administration, citing the need to save money and increase efficiency, said it will shut down 800 of its data centers by 2015.The move, it says, will save taxpayers more than 3 billion dlrs.The government ...
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ArticleTomTom swings to loss, provides data to Flemish govt
TomTom is looking for new revenue streams as earnings took a tumble in the 2nd quarter (Photo: TomTom)TomTom, which posted a second-quarter loss last week, said it will provide historical traffic data to the government of Flanders as the northern Belgian region tries to improve congestion on its roads.The Dutch ...
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Bosch, Daimler agree electric-motor JV
Bosch already builds electric motors at its plant in Hildesheim, GermanyPremium car maker Daimler and automotive supplier Robert Bosch have agreed to establish a joint venture to develop and produce electric motors for electric vehicles.The two companies said in a press release that the cooperation, which is subject to regulatory ...
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ArticleBosch issues supplier awards
Bosch CEO Franz Fehrenbach presented supplier awards to 60 companies this year (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch resumed its "Bosch Supplier Awards," which recognize suppliers that have performed particularly well in terms of quality, pricing, reliability, technology and continuous improvement.The German automotive supplier presents the awards every other year, but skipped 2009 ...
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ArticleAudi's new logistics center: Saving 500 tons of CO2 a year
Audi needed better logistics managements to deal with an increase in model variations (Photo: Audi)Audi said its new 34 million euro logistics center in Neckarsulm, Germany, can save up to 500 tons of CO2 a year.The premium carmaker, a member of the Volkswagen Group, said the new building is designed ...
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ArticleAt Mercedes, windtunnels offer weather at the touch of a button
Two new Mercedes windtunnels allow earlier testing of prototypes in extreme climatic conditions (Photo: Mercedes)Mercedes-Benz has inaugurated two new climatic wind tunnels that will enable the German premium carmaker to test new vehicles' performance in extreme weather conditions early in the development process.The wind tunnels, located at Mercedes' Sindelfingen, Germany, ...
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ArticleBosch to acquire BPM software maker inubit
Bosch will expand its offering of internet-based services through the acquisition of inubit (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch plans to buy inubit, a Berlin-based maker of business process management (BPM) software.The German automotive supplier said the acquisition will boost its offering of internet-based services.inubit AG offers process solutions for companies across a ...
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ArticleMAN chief: Electric trucks not an option today
An aerodynamically styled MAN truck concept could save 25% in fuel costs, the truckmaker claims (Photo: auto-reporter)Trucks powered by electric motors are not feasible at the moment, said Georg Pachta-Reyhofen, CEO of truck maker MAN.Pachta-Reyhofen said batteries alone would cost about 300,000 euros and would add 6,000 kilos of weight ...
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ArticleAVL incorporates NTC's software team
The control of this gearbox was developed by NTC’s software engineers, who are now part of AVL Powertrain UK (Photo: AVL).Engineering group AVL has completed its acquisition of NTC Powertrain and has integrated that company's software team into its UK powertrain operations."NTC’s software team are a great fit with our ...
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ArticleUS's LaHood: Enforcement cuts distracted driving
US Transportation Secretary LaHood plans to step up his campaign to curb distracted drivingUS Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Monday increased law enforcement coupled with public education campaigns can dramatically reduce distracted driving.The government official, citing the results of two pilot projects in Syracuse, New York, and Hartford, Connecticut, said ...
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ArticleHamburg university coordinates regional EV infrastructure
Countries bordering the North Sea are looking to coordinate electric-vehicle infrastructure plansHamburg's University of Applied Sciences (HAW) is coordinating a European Union project aimed at developing an electric-vehicle infrastructure that extends beyond major metropolitan areas.The project, called the North Sea Region Electric Mobility Network, will look at climate change, mobility ...
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ArticleDassault says Renault, JLR opt for Version 6 platform
Dassault’s Version 6 opens car development to consumers (Photo: Dassault Systemes)Dassault Systemes said carmakers Renault and Jaguar Land Rover have decided in favor ofthe French PLM software group's Version 6 platform.Dassault said the carmakers evaluated other systems but decided to adopt its platform to address increasing vehicle complexity, the need ...
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ArticleBMW extends network services pact with HP
BMW has extended by five years a multi-million-dollar network services agreement with HP, the U.S. based IT group said Thursday.Under the new agreement, the German premium carmaker will receive a range of higher value support services for the HP technology that provides a major part of BMW's networking infrastructure. Among ...
