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Honda will recycle rare-earth metals from batteries

(Phys.org) -- Honda Motor Co. this week made news with its announcement of a recycling breakthrough. The car maker, which manufactures hybrid vehicles, will start recycling rare-earth metals from the nickel-metal ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Volkswagen demonstrates “Temporary Auto Pilot” (w/ Video)

Volkswagen, the German car manufacturer who has stated its goal of becoming the largest car maker in the world, has demoed a new addition to the growing list of driver assisted automobile test features from a variety of car ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 29, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (15) | comments 31 | with audio podcast weblog

German electric car sets new distance record

An electric car drove from Munich in southern Germany to Berlin without recharging its battery on Tuesday, setting what organisers hailed as a new world distance record for an everyday vehicle.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (28) | comments 21

Mercedes demos DICE -- Interactive dashboard and Heads-Up display

(PhysOrg.com) -- High end car maker Mercedes-Benz last week demoed new technology it’s working on for future car dashboards and windshield displays, and the result is certainly eye opening. Called the ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

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Next-generation autos go for global connectivity

Touch navigational screens, Internet, communications systems: Automakers are ramping up an array of connectivity gizmos to lure consumers into buying next-generation vehicles.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Toyota unveils high-tech concept car ahead of show

Toyota's president unveiled a futuristic concept car resembling a giant smartphone to demonstrate how Japan's top automaker is trying to take the lead in technology at the upcoming Tokyo auto show.

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Toyota developing alternative electric motor

Toyota Motor Corp., maker of the popular Prius hybrid car, is developing a new type of electric motor to cut its dependence on rare earth metals and lower costs, a company spokesman said Monday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Mitsubishi announces two new versions of its i-MiEV electric vehicle

(PhysOrg.com) -- In what appears to be an increasingly crowded market, Japanese car maker Mitsubishi Motors has added two new versions of its i-MiEV model all-electric vehicle. Both are pint-sized sub-compacts, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Beijing auto show to unveil cleaner cars

Carmakers at the Beijing auto show are due to unveil scores of clean energy vehicles as they try to convince Chinese customers to swap gas-guzzling SUVs for cleaner but slower and pricier options.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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2009 global research outlays down, but not China

(AP) -- The economic crisis cut corporate research and development spending 1.9 percent worldwide in 2009 but China defied the trend, increasing its research investments by a whopping 40 percent.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Electric car Think to be assembled in US in 2011: report

Think, an electric car maker based in Norway, will assemble its vehicles in the United States next year and hopes to roll out more than 20,000 units a year, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday, quoting ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Automakers go 'green' in Beijing

Dozens of carmakers are showing off "green" vehicles at the Beijing Auto Show as they position themselves for a hoped-for alternative-energy boom in the world's biggest auto market.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Nissan to make electric cars in Britain from 2013

Nissan Motor on Thursday said it would start building its zero-emission Leaf electric car at a plant in Britain from 2013, saving more than 2,000 jobs in one of England's most deprived regions.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Japan electric car makers, utility plan battery-charge stations

Three Japanese electric car makers teamed up with the country's largest power company Wednesday to study ways to building a grid of battery charging stations for zero-emission vehicles.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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China's drive for 'green' cars hits roadblocks

Foreign and domestic car makers are struggling to sell environmentally friendly vehicles in China, the world's largest auto market, even as Beijing pumps billions into clean energy.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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