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0Report: Alpheon eAssist comes to Korea, 22% cleaner than before 1320501660
Daewoo has launched an eAssist version of the company's Alpheon model (LaCrosse here in the States) in Korea. The hybrid manages to deliver 25 percent better fuel economy than the standard gasoline model while reducing emissions by 22 percent. That's thanks to a small electric motor and ...
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Report: Japan goes toe-to-toe with South Korea in quest for lithium-ion domination 1315005180
Japan and Korea are boosting monies spent on research and development in an attempt to grab hold of the number one spot in the rapidly heating up lithium-ion battery segment. Japanese news outlet the Nikkei reports that Japan will increase its li-ion-related spending because South Korea is ...
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VIDEO: Zap Alias causes Korean singing/dancing ka-raziness 1279303140
ZAP Alias song & dance– Click above to watch video after the jumpMove over hawt Volt dancers. Jump back Tesla dippin' rappers. It's become obvious that the Zap Alias – whose other-worldly looks might be put down to it being pulled from the seventh planet from the sun – has ... -
Magna International invests $400-600 million in battery production 1275065280
Ford Focus Electric battery packs – Click above for high-res image galleryMagna International has decided that it will invest between $400 million and $600 million in lithium ion battery production over the next three years. The Canadian auto parts supplier will build two production ... -
South Koreans choosing SUVs over hybrids 1269287820
In recent months, it seems that South Korean buyers have been increasingly less enamored with hybrid vehicles... at least when it comes to buying them. In February, nationwide sales of hybrids dipped to only 591 units, a mere 0.5 percent market share. A combination of bad publicity related to ...
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KAIST's On Line Electric Vehicle draws energy from the road, now in use in S. Korea 1268173440
In September, the Korea Advanced Institute of Technology (KAIST) demonstrated the technical concept for the On Line Electric Vehicle (OLEV) using individual cars (which were really kind of cute – see them here). Today, the KAIST launched an actual prototype electric train that draws energy ...
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Pennsylvania ready for 400 new jobs from CT&T's electric car plans 1254160920
e-Zone Electric Vehicle - Click above to enlargeKorean automaker CT&T, makers of the unusually-shaped e-zone neighborhood electric vehicle, intends to open two production, assembly and distribution facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, according to an announcement from Gov. Edward Rendell ... -
REPORT: S. Korea targeting Japanese li-ion products 1245685740
Mitsubishi i MiEV - Click above for high-res image galleryThe long-simmering confrontation between South Korea and Japan has affected all sorts of relationships between the two countries. While mostly peaceful over the last few decades, there remains some bad blood between the two countries. A ... -
Kia testing hybrids in Korea, US release may be delayed 1196558400
Your browser does not support JavaScript. This media can be viewed at <a href="http://www.podtech.net/home/4657/la-auto-show-kia-unveils-the-knd4">http://www.podtech.net/home/4657/la-auto-show-kia-unveils-the-knd4</a>In the video above from the 2007 LA ...
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With new battery, Hyundai hybrid inches one step closer to reality 1153409220
The Global & Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd., or Global Battery, announced this week the development of its own battery for use in hybrid vehicles. States a company spokesperson, "As soon as we wrap up discussions on the battery supply deal with Hyundai Motor, which is developing its own hybrid model, ...

