Automotive - Archives

• AAA Chicago will recycle old car batteries in honor of Earth Day
  AAA Chicago will observe Earth Day, April 22, by asking motorists in Illinois and northern Indiana to scour garages, backyards and storage sheds for used lead-acid vehicle batteries, and bring them to local Approved Auto Repair shops for recycling as part of a AAA Battery Service initiative called The Great Battery Roundup.
  Author: Curtis Moran - Date: July 20, 2004



• California Micro Devices Announces Family of CSP Voltage Regulators for Mobile Applications
  California Micro Devices, today announced the CM3018 family of 150mA CMOS regulators in a compact CSP form factor at CTIA Wireless 2004, the world’s largest wireless event.
  Author: David Kelpin - Date: July 20, 2004



• Texaco to acquire General Motors' share of GM Ovonic Battery joint venture
  Texaco and General Motors today announced Texaco's intent to acquire GM's share of a joint venture that has developed an advanced battery technology for the automotive market.
  Author: Adalie Schnider - Date: January 16, 2004



• Delphi announces all-new vehicle electronics product line up for 2004
  Delphi Product & Service Solutions, part of Delphi Corp. announced today its new product line up for 2004, which includes eight all new product lines. In addition, Delphi recently expanded its existing product offerings by 40 percent, adding more than 1,000 new SKUs and two all-new product lines.
  Author: Sandra Ade - Date: January 14, 2004



• Fun roadster Streetka by Ford relies on Varta
  Since the beginning of 2003, the new Streetka by Ford is shooting along on German streets. The sleek roadster in a modern design exclusively uses Varta batteries for starting. Extraordinarily out of the ordinary, chic and sleek, the Streetka stands for a young and new way of life. It was developed and manufactured by the Italian design factory Pininfarina. Varta batteries supply it with electricity to start.
  Author: Adalie Schnider - Date: January 14, 2004



• Lifeline batteries exceed safe battery tests
  HISTORY
  Author: Sara Collin - Date: January 14, 2004



• Skaters delighted with clean air and smooth ice
  Solectria Corporation announced today that it is providing electric vehicle (EV) components to Resurfice Corporation of Elmira, Ontario, manufacturer of the Olympia line of ice resurfacers, for use in the OLYMPIA CELLECT, the world's first Nickel Cadmium (NiCad) powered ice resurfacer that debuts today at the annual Ice Skating Institute Conference and Trade Show in Las Vegas. A variety of Solectria components including motors, motor controllers, and battery chargers will be used to power the OLYMPIA CELLECT's traction drive, all the onboard ice maintenance devices including the board brush, edger, horizontal and vertical augers, as well as a hydraulic pump motor to lift the snow bin and for power steering.
  Author: Sandra Ade - Date: January 14, 2004



• Solectria Electric Cars take 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place at national race
  Solectria Corporation announced today that a Solectria Force electric sedan powered by GP Nickel Metal Hydride batteries captured first place overall in the 11th annual Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's American Tour de Sol electric vehicle (EV) championship. The winning car, sponsored by GP Batteries International Ltd., EVermont (the Vermont Electric Vehicle Program), the Northeast Alternative Vehicle Consortium (NAVC), and Solectria, demonstrated a driving range of 142 miles on one charge and also won recognition for its efficiency, reliability, acceleration, handling, and consumer acceptability.
  Author: Adalie Schnider - Date: January 14, 2004



• EUROBAT dissatisfied with European Commission decision to propose ban on cadmium batteries in electric vehicles by the end of 2005
  The Association of European Storage Battery Manufacturers (EUROBAT) is deeply dissatisfied by the European Commission decision yesterday to propose a ban on cadmium in batteries for electric vehicles by the end of 2005. EUROBAT appeals to the European Commission to revise this proposal, as all batteries for electric vehicles are easily traceable.
  Author: Adalie Schnider - Date: January 13, 2004



• Pilot productions begins for new electric vehicle batteries
  Pilot production begins this year of new batteries with approximately 70 times the energy of an average laptop computer battery, designed to move electric vehicles up to twice as far as today's electric vehicles. But the powerful new batteries that last three times longer and work better in cold weather than today's advanced lead-acid batteries are several times more expensive, according to the United States Advanced Battery Consortium.
  Author: Adalie Schnider - Date: January 13, 2004



• Sanitation opens household special waste recycling drop-off sites in all five boroughs
  Effective July 16, 2001, the New York City Department of Sanitation is expanding its Household Special Waste Recycling Drop-off Program throughout the five boroughs. New York City residents can bring 10 quarts of motor oil, fluorescent light tubes (straight tubes up to four feet long only), household batteries, five gallons of latex paint, rechargeable batteries, automotive batteries, two motor oil filters, five quarts of transmission fluid, or two thermostats to any of the five locations citywide. The sites are open from 10:00am to 5:00pm, seven days a week.
  Author: Adalie Schnider - Date: January 13, 2004



• AutoXray and Midtronics launch battery tester for scan tools at AAPEX
  AutoXray and Midtronics today, at the Automotive Aftermarket Product Expo trade show, announced the launch of the new AutoXray EZ-Charge Check line of battery conductance testers designed specifically for use with the new EZ-Scan line of diagnostic scan tools. AutoXray, the leading provider of cost-effective automotive diagnostic scanners, and Midtronics, the leader in battery management technology, combined their patented technologies and creative abilities to produce the first products in a new line of accessories to expand the functionality and capability of the EZ-Scan line.
  Author: Sandra Ade - Date: January 9, 2004



• Yuasa Battery commences lead acid battery production
  Yuasa Battery (Shunde) Co. Ltd has commenced mass production of lead-acid batteries for automobile applications. The new facility will consolidate the company's lead-acid battery line.
  Author: Sandra Ade - Date: January 9, 2004