AZEqualizer
10-23-2008, 01:19 PM
An artice on Green Car Advisor (http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/2008/10/hitachi-to-supply-powertrain-systems-maker-eaton-corp-with-ev-components.html)states:
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Hitachi Ltd. and Hitachi Vehicle Energy Ltd., which manufactures lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles and other uses, have announced that they have been awarded an order from U.S.-based Eaton Corp. to supply motors, inverters, lithium-ion batteries and other components for Eaton's hybrid power systems to be delivered through 2011.
Plans call for commercial vehicles using Eaton's hybrid system to be rolled out in markets in North America, Europe and Asia.
Owing to stricter environmental regulations and rising concern about fuel economy worldwide, Tokyo-based Hitachi said it expects the global market for commercial vehicle and passenger car hybrid electric vehicles to continue expanding from the 690,000 units recorded in 2007 to 1.5 million in two years.
Eaton hybrid commercial vehicles deployed in fleet operations are today achieving between 30 percent and 60 percent savings in fuel costs, depending on driving route and operating conditions, along with similar percentage decreases in nitrogen oxide and other harmful emissions, the company said.
Eaton is a global leader in the development and production of commercial vehicle powertrain systems, including transmissions, clutches and hybrid power systems.
In 2005, Eaton was one of the first companies in the world to deliver to commercial vehicle manufacturers a hybrid power system, which included Hitachi hybrid components. This system is already in use in North America and China in package delivery vans, city buses and pickup trucks.
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Hitachi Ltd. and Hitachi Vehicle Energy Ltd., which manufactures lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles and other uses, have announced that they have been awarded an order from U.S.-based Eaton Corp. to supply motors, inverters, lithium-ion batteries and other components for Eaton's hybrid power systems to be delivered through 2011.
Plans call for commercial vehicles using Eaton's hybrid system to be rolled out in markets in North America, Europe and Asia.
Owing to stricter environmental regulations and rising concern about fuel economy worldwide, Tokyo-based Hitachi said it expects the global market for commercial vehicle and passenger car hybrid electric vehicles to continue expanding from the 690,000 units recorded in 2007 to 1.5 million in two years.
Eaton hybrid commercial vehicles deployed in fleet operations are today achieving between 30 percent and 60 percent savings in fuel costs, depending on driving route and operating conditions, along with similar percentage decreases in nitrogen oxide and other harmful emissions, the company said.
Eaton is a global leader in the development and production of commercial vehicle powertrain systems, including transmissions, clutches and hybrid power systems.
In 2005, Eaton was one of the first companies in the world to deliver to commercial vehicle manufacturers a hybrid power system, which included Hitachi hybrid components. This system is already in use in North America and China in package delivery vans, city buses and pickup trucks.