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3 minutes to charge 50% of Japan developed a highly efficient electric vehicle charging devices





According to the common social reports, JFE Engineering Corporation of Japan, recently developed a only 3 minutes to the electric vehicle charging half the charging device. A full State can travel 160 km Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car "," charge 3 minutes after driving 80 km/h. JFE Engineering Corporation plans to 2010 year this charging device to inject gas stations and convenience stores and other places. By then, the electric vehicle charging hard questions expected to be improved.

This new charging device features a built-in battery, and may release the instant special battery power. The previous device needs through wires and gradually will power injection vehicle battery, JFE engineering of new device you can charge storage in advance at night, you can quickly recharge will power full-vehicle battery. In addition, this new charging unit cost is very low. The previous device must use the switchboard, price of nearly 1 million yen (approximately RMB 77 million), the new charging device is low cost, equipment investment control at around 600 million yen.

(In network)

Electric RAV4 and Lexus RX into Toyota's first test electric car





CRI news according to informed sources , car Toyota company and its subsidiary company Tesla electric car recently external representation, assumes the Toyota electric RAV4 and Lexus RX SUV as the parties to cooperate in research and development of the first electric vehicle test models.

Tesla on July 10, external representation, Toyota will received this month, Tesla delivered these two groups of cars. But for specific detail, Tesla has not been disclosed. This bit is not willing to disclose the names of the informed that, in addition, Toyota also want electric vehicle test its Carola (Gallery Forum) , RAV4 and RX is most suitable for Tesla Electric Appliance models.

Statistics show that Tesla Roadster annual production of electric quantity 10.9 million units. Toyota President Toyota chapter men in last week's external representation, and Tesla reached partnership is the company to acquire advanced technologies in the various make cars with the first step. Headquartered in Japan Toyota City (Toyota City), Toyota Motor is the world's largest seller of hybrid cars. It is reported that in May of this year, Toyota announced to Headquarters are located in California's Paro auto City Al Pato (Palo Alto) of us $ 50 million investment in Tesla.

Tesla Motors CEO bouillon ・ marske (Elon Musk) today released a statement said: "we expect the test range and progress accelerated progress exceeded expectations. For additional details about the project, bouillon ・ marske refuse to carry out too much discussion. Toyota spokesman Keisuke Kirimoto said that cannot be confirmed vehicle information.

Insider, Tesla researched target car budget cost of 4 million dollars every single charge of mileage number is 150 miles. Tesla Technology Director Strabo (JB Straubel) said that the two sections of the prototype are Toyota earlier models of the product. Strabo in an e-mail statement said: "since we announced in May this year, the Toyota corporate collaboration and Tesla's engineer team shortly gained substantial progress. As for the presentation of the preliminary results of cooperation, we both felt very happy. "Strabo says that according to the Tesla previously and Toyota company agreements, the company will at the end of July in the year prior to the delivery of two Toyota vehicle.

At present, the world's Governments are putting pressure on Toyota and other car manufacturer increases investment in environmental protection, thus producing more energy efficient, lower vehicle emissions. Edmunds.com advanced editing Odell (John O'Dell) said: "Toyota and Tesla's cooperation more than just hype. This cooperation will bring about a win-win situation for everybody. In the electric car's electronic control, Tesla is the market leader, because they are the only focus on this market. ”

Toyota chapter men and told reporters that in the future of automotive research and development and production process, Toyota will take diversification strategy, the production of hydrogen-powered, battery power and other alternative fuel-powered car products. Toyota chapter man said: "through cooperation with Tesla, our diversification strategy will be better implemented. In the battery, vehicles, etc., we have a lot to share experiences. "(Yi Hai)

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Toyota in the United States will increase to 4-environmental quality in Office





Super cars news integrated foreign reports, as Toyota to improve product quality, the Toyota United States sales branch will increase in the United States four environmental quality in Office.

Toyota United States sales company that successfully last year in New York opened the Office of environmental quality, Toyota will be July opening of the San Francisco Office of environmental quality, and will offer other environmental quality in Office.

In addition, Toyota will in Canada Toronto (Toronto) and the Calgary office offering environmental quality, which makes Toyota North America environmental quality office total to seven.

The Office will be in different regions and different geographical and climatic conditions of Toyota quality performance.

(Super car network)

EU approves acquisition of Volvo lucky El Geely two obstacles





Yesterday (7 July), the EU competition regulators was approved Ford automobile company sold Volvo car deals. EU investigations concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede competition in the European car market. This conclusion meant that auspicious acquisitions Volvo transactions, complex antitrust investigation, one of the most important ― EU investigations has been adopted.

Kili's acquisition of Volvo, merger project of press spokesman Yuan Xiao Lin in the business news, interviews, a signed agreement from 3 month to three quarter delivery is complete, the most important aspects is to accept national antitrust investigation. Because Volvo sales area covers more than 40 countries and regions, in the place you want to make local antitrust investigation.

As the domestic auto industry on the overseas launch of the largest merger and acquisition, Geely, finalized last Volvo at a price of 18 million dollars, plus help maintain operational costs for Volvo 9 billion, total needs out of Geely 27 billion.

In the early days of acquisition, it is generally considered auspicious aspects will Government approval, financing and operation encountered three "Campo", the present acquisition of speed, the former two obstacles seem to do not form an obstacle.

Because antitrust investigation and approval authority in the Department of Commerce, coupled with the auspicious early in March has signed a contract with Ford aspects can be presumed that the approval, prior to signing the purchase has been completed. Now, after delivery, in the Volvo project landing domestic, Geely also will face a Government approval ― the NDRC approval falls to the ground.

Prior to this acquisition will encounter various difficulties, the Geely Group Chairman Li shufu once told a reporter said: "according to the China policy and the policy world, you must separate the acquisitions and the landing, the acquisition is acquired, the landing is landing. ”

Subject to approval, is auspicious for the acquisition of Volvo's 27 million, and by Daqing City, Jiading district, Shanghai, the two Governments as well as from a number of foreign financial institutions, are already in place.

In fact, all the "delivery" necessary conditions are in place. Previously there was news that auspicious period may purchase Volvo delivery to August, and the project on the application of domestic floor also is expected to be handed-in development and Reform Commission.

Toyota in the United States market trade-in ratio increases car





An integrated electric super car, United States automobile consumer website edmunds.com 8 July published data display, Toyota United States consumers trade-in vehicle purchase.

Edmunds.com data indicated that the United States consumers on Toyota are confident that even the Toyota global mass recall after United States consumers trade-in purchased Toyota vehicles is increasing.

2010, Toyota United States sales by 49% from the trade-in, but for the same period in 2009 that figure up to 42%.

So far this year, the United States automobile industry average trade-in purchase rate 42% , Ford vehicle that number up to 59% for the industry.

(Super car network)