At the beginning of 2014, there were more than 400,000 electric cars—battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, and range-extended electric vehicles—on the road worldwide, according to an analysis by Zentrums für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) in Germany. This represents a doubling from 2013, according to ZSW.
Daily Archives: April 2, 2014
UK engineering firm GKN buys Williams F1 team’s hybrid unit
A division of UK engineering group GKN Plc has purchased Williams Grand Prix Engineering’s hybrid unit for 8 million pounds (9.7 million euros). Williams will receive a 3.5 percent share in the company’s sales for the next five years, and 1.5 percent for the following five years, GKN said in a statement.
The unit, Williams Hybrid Power, has helped developed flywheel technology for Audi’s and Porsche’s endurance racecars. Porsche also has shown concept production cars with the technology, a Williams spokesman told Automotive News Europe.
Ricardo TorqStor flywheel energy storage technology receives SAE 2014 World Congress Tech Award
Ricardo’s TorqStor high speed flywheel energy storage technology has been selected to receive the SAE Tech Award, as one of the top five technologies to be on display at the SAE World Congress 8-10 at the COBO Center, Detroit.
Spanish car sales rise for seventh consecutive month
New-car sales rose 10 percent in Spain in March from a year earlier, registering the seventh straight monthly increase as government subsidies boost demand, industry association Anfac said today.
Daimler considers production of Mercedes cars in Russia
Daimler is examining whether to build Mercedes-Benz cars in Russia as it seeks to expand its global production base and overtake German rivals BMW and Audi to become the world’s top-selling premium automaker.
