Wednesday 16 June 2010

Lear ready for electric vehicles

Southfield -- Lear Corp. is embracing electric vehicles, and expects that making parts for this growing market will be lucrative -- quickly.
The Southfield-based supplier expects sales of components and systems for hybrids and electric vehicles to grow to approximately 7 percent of its electric systems business by 2012 -- from zero percent in 2009, said Raymond Scott, president of Lear's Global Electrical and Electronic Systems.
The sales target is $250 million in this new area. Lear's total global sales last year were about $2.3 billion.
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Lear anticipated the growth of electric vehicles, so it invested in a new power lab at its Global Center for Excellence in Southfield in September 2008. But Scott said Tuesday he's shocked by the speed at which the technology is being embraced.
"I've never seen anything like this," he said.


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So far, garage is hub of EV charging action

A small but serviceable infrastructure for charging the batteries in electric vehicles is springing up in the United States, but it's largely in people's own garages.
Outside the home, more charging stations are being built, but locations are still widely scattered. In the long run, experts say, the basic charging technology being used to launch tiny volumes of EVs today probably will predominate in the near future.
"Most of the technology issues are minimal," says Phil Gott, director of automotive consulting for IHS Global Insight in Lexington, Mass.



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UK businesses reluctant to switch to electric fleet vehicles

Electric car manufacturers continue the push to commercialise electric vehicles but a poll reveals UK businesses are more inclined to buy hybrids

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Former business secretary Lord Mandelson checks out the new Nissan Leaf
Despite growing commitments from car manufacturers and the UK government to create an electric car infrastructure, businesses in the UK remain wary of investing in electric fleet cars, according to a new report by Corporate Vehicle Observatory.
The independent research, sponsored by Arval, a company car fleet operator, claims that compared to fleets in 13 other countries, UK company fleets are likely to show the slowest uptake of electric vehicles over the next three years.

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Tesla to Showcase Electric Vehicles at World Innovation Summit in Barcelona

Tesla Motors said it is debuting at the World Innovation Summit, and the electric vehicle company will be offering test drives for the media and prospective customers throughout the conference, which runs through June 17.
According to a release, the summit focuses on revolutionary ideas and great business opportunities, with up to 10,000 venture capitalists, executives and entrepreneurs expected to converge in Barcelona. Cristiano Carlutti, Tesla's Vice President for European Sales and Operations, will keynote an opening VIP gala June 15 and participate in a June 17 panel discussion on alternative fuel and energy efficiency.
Tesla is offering test drives with qualified prospective customers - including those who reserved the Tesla Model S and those eager to "go electric" as soon as possible.

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