Musk Builds Out EV Infrastructure

Following up on yesterday’s piece on the Fit EV lease and the charging time requirements, it is worth pointing out that last week Elon Musk, CEO, product architect and co-founder of Tesla, announced that the company is greatly expanding its range of 120-kW Supercharger stations.

Spongy Silicon Electrodes Promise Big Boost for Lithium-Ion Batteries

The key to making lithium-ion batteries cheaper and far more powerful could be a new anode material made of conductive hydrogel and silicon nanoparticles.

Honda Joins New U.S. Fuel Cell Group

Posted: June 4, 2013 at 12:19 amHonda Motor Co. has joined H2USA, a partnership set up in mid-May between the U.S.

Fiat Investor Exor Raises €2 Billion from Asset Sale

Exor SpA, the holding company that owns 30.1% of Fiat SpA, has sold its 15% stake in Swiss inspection firm SGS to Belgium's Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA for 2.5 billion Swiss francs (€2 billion).

Honda Joins New U.S. Fuel Cell Group

Honda Motor Co. has joined H2USA, a partnership set up in mid-May between the U.S.

Delphi Develops the Future

One might think that when it comes to R&D, automotive supplier companies are probably dwarfed in their efforts and investments as compared with their OEM customers.

Toyota Venture in China to Make Batteries for Hybrids

Posted: May 31, 2013 at 11:25 amToyota Motor Corp. and China’s Hunan Corun New Energy Co. plan to open a factory in Changshu and begin making nickel-metal hydride batteries for hybrid vehicle in about two years, The Nikkei reports.The Chinese plant will be operated by Corun PEVE (China) Automotive Battery Co., a joint venture to be capitalized at $52 million, according to the Tokyo-based newspaper.The new company will be 41% owned by Primearth EV Energy Co. (Toyota’s partnership with Panasonic Corp.) and 40% by Hunan Corun.

On Mfg - June 2013

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Toyota Venture to Make Hybrid-Vehicle Batteries in China

Toyota Motor Corp. and China's Hunan Corun New Energy Co. plan to open a factory in Changshu and begin making nickel-metal hydride batteries for hybrid vehicle in about two years, The Nikkei reports.

Accelerate - June 2013

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