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Automotive Electronics
ST Reports Fourth-Quarter 1999 and Year-End Results
STMicroelectronics Inc. (Dallas, TX) recently reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 1999. Net revenues increased 30.5 percent to $1,478.2 million in the 1999 fourth quarter, up from $1,132.7 million in the year-ago period. This represents a sequential net-revenue increase of 16 percent in comparison to the 1999 third quarter. […]
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Automotive Electronics
Ford Motor Announces New Th!nk Group Brand
Ford Motor Co. (Detroit, MI) recently announced an independent new brand, Th!nk Group, under which it plans to sell a variety of environmentally friendly products, including electric cars and bikes. The Th!nk Group will have two organizations, Th!nk Technologies and Th!nk Mobility. Th!nk Mobility is a limited liability corporation that will offer a line of […]
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Automotive Electronics
Unique Mobility Announces Order for Fuel Cell Compressor Drive Motors
Unique Mobility Inc. (Golden, CO) recently announced that it has received an order from a tier-one automotive supplier for an additional 50 fuel cell compressor drive motors developed by the company last year. According to Unique, nearly all fuel cell developers use an air-transfer system to facilitate the chemical reaction inside the fuel cell that […]
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Automotive Electronics
Zapworld.Com Announces Aggreement with Kang Yang Industrial Company
Zapworld.Com (ZAP, Sebastopol, CA) recently announced it has signed an agreement with electric scooter maker Kang Yang Industrial Company Ltd. (Taiwan) for the exclusive rights to distribute its electric scooters in North America. ZAP plans to offer the new scooter under its ElectriCycle brand. "We have been test-marketing electric scooters in the US for a […]
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Automotive Electronics
Intertech Announces 2000 Fuel Cell Vehicle Conference
Intertech Corp. (Portland, ME) announced the Commercializing Fuel Cell Vehicles 2000 conference to be held April 12-14, 2000, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, Germany. The conference will focus on fuel cells, vehicle and component manufacturing, fuel storage and processing, technology development, environmental policy, and new business investment.
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Automotive Electronics
Electrosource Completes Hybrid Bus Demo
Electrosource Inc. (San Marcos, TX) recently announced it has successfully completed a year-long revenue-service demonstration of hybrid-electric buses equipped with Electrosource batteries.Five Orion VI hybrid-electric buses, powered with Lockheed Martin's (Bethesda, MD) HybriDrive propulsion system, have logged over 80,000 miles of daily service during calendar year 1999. According to Electrosource, the daily service schedule required […]
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Automotive Electronics
John Gutfreund Joins Evercel's Board of Directors
Evercel Inc. (Danbury, CT) recently announced that John H. Gutfreund, former chairman and CEO of Solomon Brothers Inc. and former vice chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, has joined Evercel's board of directors. "We're pleased that John is offering his unparalleled global market experience to the Evercel board," said Robert L. Kanode, president and […]
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Automotive Electronics
LTC and PLL Sign Merger Agreement to Become Ilion Technology Corp.
Lithium Technology Corp. (LTC, Plymouth Meeting, PA) and Pacific Lithium Ltd. (PLL, New Zealand) recently announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement following approval by LTC's board of directors. The merger is subject to the approval of the LTC shareholders, which will require the filing of a proxy statement with the SEC, and […]
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Automotive Electronics
New York City Transit Orders 125 Hybrid-Electric Buses
New York City Transit announced it has ordered 125 buses equipped with a hybrid electric drive system that is designed to dramatically reduce emissions and fuel consumption while improving performance and reducing maintenance costs.The buses will be equipped with the HybriDrive propulsion system, produced by Lockheed Martin Control Systems (Johnson City, NY). The system is […]
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Automotive Electronics
Electric Fuel Participates in German EV Program
Electric Fuel Corp. (New York) recently announced its Electric Vehicle Division has agreed to participate in a cooperative all-electric hybrid vehicle development and demonstration program in Germany. According to the company, the program will be implemented by a consortium comprising major German industrial firms, such as DaimlerChrysler AG and Varta Batterie AG. The German Post, […]
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Automotive Electronics
Volvo, Lockheed & Radian Build TACOM Tractor for US Army
Volvo Trucks North America Inc. (Greensboro, NC), Lockheed Martin Control Systems (Johnson City, NY) and Radian Inc. (Alexandria, VA) recently announced they are building a Class 8 tractor powered by a hybrid electric propulsion system for a US Army program. The project calls for delivery of the demonstrator truck to the Army's Tank-Automotive and Armaments […]
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Automotive Electronics
SatCon Creates Fuel Cell Division
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) recently announced that it has established a new operating division, the Advanced Fuel Cell Power Products Division, formerly HyComp (Marlborough, MA).SatCon builds power converter modules for use in residential fuel cell power generation systems. The company claims the modules can also be sized for commercial applications including small businesses, factories, […]
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Automotive Electronics
Ballard's Mark 900 Powers Th!nk FC5
Ballard Power Systems (Vancouver) recently announced that Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI) presented a new prototype vehicle powered by Ballard's next generation fuel cell, the Mark 900, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.The Th!nk FC5 is a family size sedan powered by a fuel cell system which was manufactured by Ballard, DaimlerChrysler […]
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Automotive Electronics
Evercel Raises $6.6 Million
Evercel Inc. (Danbury, CT) recently announced that it has raised $6.6 million in capital through the private placement of equity securities and a commitment from these investors for an additional $3.3 million, at the option of the company.According to Evercel, investors in the private placement will receive 264,000 of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares at […]
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Automotive Electronics
Unique Mobility's Motor/Generator Featured in GM Precept
Unique Mobility Inc. (Golden, CO) recently announced that its hybrid electric motor/generator is featured in the General Motors Precept Technology Demonstration Vehicle introduced at the 2000 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.According to the company, the GM Precept is a fully functional hybrid electric five-passenger family sedan designed to achieve 80mpg. The company claims […]
