Following the approval of a loan from the U.S. Department of Energy, Nissan has announced that they will be drastically expanding the operations of their Smyrna, Tennessee. The $1.6 billion loan will be used to bring the factory into the 21st century by making it capable of constructing battery electric vehicles and individual battery packs [...]
When people talk about all of the new technologies that accompany the development of hybrid and electric vehicles, the discussion usually focuses on batteries and electric motors. One very important aspect of this development, however, is often ignored: tires. Tire manufacturers are working hard to create a new generation of rolling stock that will provide [...]
Earlier this year, Toyota, along with many automakers across the world, reduced its factory output in order to sell of already produced vehicles before manufacturing any more. Well, those factories are back in business, for Toyota at least, due to the incredibly high demand for the company’s recently released 2010 Prius.
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