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Electric Black Cabs Could Save 4,000 Tonnes Of Co2
London could be saved four thousand tonnes of CO2 pollution every week* if all of the Capital’s black cabs were 100% electric, according to the low carbon motor show, EcoVelocity (Sept 8-11).
Advanced simulator speeds implementation of direct-drive electric motors in new automotive applications
An innovative electromagnetic simulation tool is speeding the commercialization of a breakthrough direct-drive technology for electric vehicles by Magnomatics. The Opera simulator has been used by Magnomatics - a company that was set up to develop new forms of magnetic power transmission - to design a novel direct drive system that integrates a permanent magnet motor with non-contact magnetic gearing.
LDRA and Visure Partner to Offer Embedded Application Lifecycle Management Solution
LDRA, the leading provider of automated software verification tools, and Visure Solutions, market leader in Requirements Definition and Management, have partnered to bring together the first end-to-end application lifecycle management (ALM) system for the embedded space. With the size of complex software applications doubling annually, cost is rapidly increasing, jeopardizing project budgets and creating delivery overruns. By designing an integra...
Volvo Car Corporation tests flywheel technology
A light, cheap and very eco-efficient solution that makes a four-cylinder engine feel like a six at the same time as fuel consumption drops with up to 20 percent. This autumn, Volvo Car Corporation will be one of the world's first car makers to test the potential of flywheel technology on public roads. The company has received a grant of 6.57 million Swedish kronor from the Swedish Energy Agency for developing next-generation technology for kinet...
Unique Development Work On The Volvo C30 Electric Documented On Film
The Volvo C30 Electric is already out on the roads throughout Europe. The car was developed in an unusually short space of time, but what happened behind the scenes? This can now be seen in ten films that describe the project from start to finish.
Strong Safety Message From Volvo Group
Zero accidents with Volvo products was the theme for a much-appreciated Safety seminar held in Abu Dhabi by Volvo Trucks in conjunction with the Volvo Ocean Race stop-over last week. Invited by Volvo and its UAE exclusive importer FAMCO, participants from government, key customers and media shared the Volvo expertise on the subject of traffic safety, presented by Volvo Trucks Traffic and Product Safety Director, Carl Johan Almqvist.
Volvo Car Corporation and Siemens Launch Electric Mobility Partnership
Volvo Car Corporation and Siemens intend to jointly advance the technical development of electric cars through extensive strategic cooperation.
Milestones In Safety Development - Moving From Passive To Active Safety
Early traffic safety development was focusing on protecting those involved in a collision. The focus now and in the future will be on preventing accidents from happening.
Digital Satellite Broadcast Chips Enable In-Vehicle SIRIUS Backseat TV
STMicroelectronics has announced it is providing the digital broadcasting chipset for SIRIUS Backseat TV, a ground-breaking TV service that delivers live TV from the best family TV programmers directly to vehicles. SIRIUS Backseat TV will be launched later this year in select 2008 model Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles. SIRIUS Backseat TV, which offers consumers three channels of family TV programming, can be received via an in-vehicle satellit...
So Green Even The Leather Is Low-Carbon – Fisker Range-Extended Luxury Electric Vehicles
Two companies with a passion for sustainable luxury have come together to present the very pinnacle of premium low-carbon auto interiors – Scotland’s Bridge of Weir Leather Company and California’s Fisker Automotive.