Peugeot, Orca, Johnson Controls, Lishen.
Peugeot racing concept: Peugeot unveiled their L500 R Hybrid race car concept in honour of the 100-year anniversary of the carmaker’s first victory at the Indianapolis 500. The racer features two electric motors, a 270 hp petrol engine, and is just one metre high.
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Electric racer from Indian uni: The Bombay Racing Team from the Indian Institute of Technology will launch their all-electric race car named Orca at the international Formula Student race in the UK. It took the students eight years to build Orca, which is the group’s fifth EV. The race car is said to go from 0 to 100 kph in 3.8 seconds.
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Johnson Controls study: Automotive parts producer Johnson Controls announced two research projects aimed at increasing fuel efficiency of start-stop systems and the next generation of battery-electric vehicles. The multi-year projects will be based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and are funded by Johnson Controls.
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Electrode slurry collaboration: Chinese Li-ion manufacturer Lishen has ordered four electrode slurry production lines from Swiss firm Bühler. The nearly 10.5m dollar contract comes after several years of collaboration. Lishen plans to open three battery factories in China that would average about 700,000 car batteries annually.
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