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Renault investeste 28 milioane de euro în centrul de testare electrice la Lardy.

Miercuri, 16 Noiembrie 2011 08:34

Renault urmăreşte de strategie proactivă de vehicul electric cu inaugurarea unui centru de testare electrică în Lardy, Franţa, pe 14 noiembrie.

Renault oferă acum o gamă largă de toate, vehicule electrice, care oferă cele mai înalte niveluri de performanţă, datorită, de siguranţă şi de calitate a Grupului 28 milioane Euro de investiţii şi de trei ani de dezvoltare motopropulsor electric.

Centrul este piatra de temelie a dezvoltarii brand-ului de noi tehnologii electrice şi case de cele mai multe facilităţi de testare pentru motoare electrice si baterii.

Operaţionale începând cu anul 2009, a fost extins treptat pentru a acoperi 3.300 de metri patrati si aproximativ 100 de bancuri de proba.

Over the past three years, the centre has run a comprehensive test programme for the development and validation of the performance, reliability and safety of the electric powerplants fitted to vehicles in the Z.E. [1] range. Lardy’s technicians and engineers have thus acquired extensive testing expertise in the field of electric motor technology. Dedicated test facilities to guarantee the performance and durability of electric powerplants. Renault has recently launched Kangoo Z.E. and Fluence Z.E., the first two of the four new-generation electric vehicles that will be released over the next year. Developing these highly innovative vehicles has called for an extensive list of tests designed to cover the performance, safety and durability of the new components: the electric motor, power electronics unit and battery. Renault has set up dedicated test facilities – housed at Lardy in an electric mobility test centre which has been gradually expanded since 2009.

The centre spans two buildings and around 100 test benches over a surface area of 3,300 sq. metres: - Eight test benches for electric motors: unlike test benches for internal combustion engines, which are powered by fuel, electric motor test benches run on electricity supplied by a 400V battery simulator. These test benches serve to develop motors and power electronics units and measure performance (torque, power, efficiency, driveability, type approval, safety).

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SEAT dezvaluie prima masina integral -electrica

Joi, 10 Noiembrie 2011 12:56

SEAT prezintă noul Altea XL ECOMOTIVE electrică şi plug-in hibrid Leon Ecomotive TwinDrive. SEAT prevede productia de masini hibride şi electrice începând cu 2015. Automobilul electric consolidează strategia SEAT de mediu.

SEAT has today announced it is working on its first electric car designed, developed and manufactured in Spain. And, as well as unveiling the prototype Altea XL Electric Ecomotive, a totally electrically-driven zero-emissions car, the Spanish manufacturer also presented the prototype Leon TwinDrive Ecomotive, a plug-in hybrid.

Over the next few months SEAT will make available units of both models to governmental institutions in Catalonia and Madrid for use in their vehicle fleets. This will provide SEAT with valuable information on use of the cars for assessment with a view to mass production of electric vehicles in the medium-term. The company envisages the launch of its first electric plug-in hybrid car in 2015, to be followed a year later by an all-electric car. SEAT’s strategy is to commit to a wide range of alternative technologies. To this end the Spanish manufacturer is unveiling two different but complementary models at the same time. SEAT’s President James Muir stated: “Customers demand a more sustainable form of mobility, but their needs are diverse. Therefore, we believe that a parallel strategy of developing two different technologies will put SEAT in the best position to meet their needs”.

The announcement of the launch of the first electric vehicles coincides with the start of the biggest new product offensive SEAT has known. The company will be launching four new models onto the marketplace over the forthcoming twelve months. The first will be SEAT’s new urban vehicle - the Mii. Electromobility, a team effort The future of electromobility in Spain depends not only on vehicles but also their components such as batteries, as well as a recharging infrastructure. For this reason SEAT – the number one industrial investor in R&D in Spain – is heading the CENIT VERDE project. This public-private-partnership between manufacturers, universities, research centres and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation is taking a holistic research approach to making the electric vehicle a reality in Spain.

The Altea XL Electric Ecomotive, SEAT’s first electric carThe Altea XL Electric Ecomotive blazes the trail for electromobility in Spain. It has a range of 135 kilometres and as with all its vehicles, SEAT guarantees driving pleasure with an engine producing 115 hp (85kW) and 270 Nm of torque. This amount of power translates into a limited top speed of 135 kph. With its roomy passenger compartment and generous boot, the electric Altea XL is equally suitable for family or transport company use. By intelligent location of the batteries under the rear seats and the boot, there is no intrusion on the passenger compartment. A sophisticated regeneration system with adjustable braking torque optimises energy use. And when the electric Altea XL is parked in the sun, the rooftop photovoltaic cells recirculates fresh air inside the passenger compartment reducing the energy needed afterwards by the climatic system.

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Volvo Trucks lansează un nou joc pentru smartphone şi tablete

Miercuri, 09 Noiembrie 2011 09:31

Sunteţi la volanul noului Volvo FH16 de 750 CP. Deodată, apare un obstacol chiar în mijlocul drumului. N-ai timp! Ce faci? În cazul noului joc ce-l are protagonist pe FH16 750, şi dezvoltat de Volvo Trucks pentru smartphone şi tablete, reacţiile rapide fac diferenţa.

"Lansarea acestui joc coincide cu aniversarea a 25 de ani a vârfului nostru de gamă, Volvo FH16. Ca parte a acestui eveniment, oferim un joc distractiv tuturor pasionaţilor de camioane", declară Niclas Hermansson, responsabil Marketing Digital la Volvo Trucks.

Obiectivul jocului este eliminarea rapidă a obstacolelor care apar în faţa camionului, prin diverse mişcări ale degetelor: tastare, trasare de linii drepte sau circulare. Dacă eşti rapid şi faci gesturile potrivite, vei câştiga suficiente puncte pentru a continua jocul la nivelul superior.

"Jocul este uşor de învăţat, dar greu de controlat. Dacă eşti bun, vei ajunge pe listele celor mai înalte scoruri, iar rezultatele tale vor fi lăudate pe Facebook şi Twitter. Există, de asemenea, un top al comunităţii noastre, Worldtrucker, unde sunt acordate săptămânal premii", afirmă Hermansson.

Jocul poate fi descărcat gratuit prin Apple App Store sau Android Market. Prezintă opt trasee, cu niveluri crescătoare de dificultate şi, de asemenea, oferă informaţii despre puternicul FH16 750, care tocmai a fost lansat pe piaţă.

Este a doua oară când Volvo Trucks utilizează un joc digital în politica sa de marketing. De asemenea, jocul disponibil pe http://www.strongesttruck.com/ a fost construit pentru a marca lansarea lui Volvo FH16 700 în 2009. A reprezentat un uriaş succes şi continua să atragă vizitatori. Strongesttruck a fost jucat de 15 milioane de ori până în prezent.

"Din câte cunosc, suntem singura companie producătoare de camioane din lume care lansează jocuri atât de avansate. Este un mod amuzant şi incitant de a face publicitate produselor noastre şi ne ajută să atragem un public mai numeros decât prin mijloace obişnuite", comentează Hermansson.

Descărcaţi jocul de pe site-ul de jocuri al Volvo Trucks - http://loadingramp.volvotrucks.com/ - sau direct prin iTunes.

Pe http://www.worldtrucker.com/, o comunitate a pasionaţilor de camioane, găsiţi un top unde jucătorii cu cele mai bune rezultate câştigă premii săptămânale. Oricine poate participa.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_YssUFHT-g

Jocul poate fi folosit pe Iphone 4/4S sau Ipad 2, telefoane Android 2.3 sau tablete cu rezoluţie 480x800 sau mai mare.

Asigurarea maşinii

Duminică, 30 Octombrie 2011 11:52
Este timpul ca ceva să fie făcut pentru a păstra valoarea de masina ta : De înaltă calitate jante ar trebui să fie întotdeauna tratate cu deosebită atenţie, şi de această vopsea vara trecuta a trebuit sa pus cu destul de mult. Chiar dacă suntem bucura acum de aceste ultime zile de aur de toamna, iarna este chiar la colţ.. Sonax introduces two sympathetic brand ambassadors Sonax is sending two original brand ambassadors to the starting line this winter: “Andy Freeze” and “Clara View”– two young, “fresh” and likable faces who will present the Sonax winter line-up to the public. The names cleverly play upon the successful winter windscreen cleaner Sonax Antifreeze & Clear view. Care insurance Set the automobile to ‘winter mode’ It's high time that something be done to preserve the value of your car. High-quality rims should always be handled with particular care, and this past summer paintwork had to put up with quite a lot. Even though we are now enjoying these last golden days of autumn, winter is just around the corner. Sonax expert Richard Hanauer explains what's important when it comes to caring for your care right now.If you take a close look at cars, you’ll see that the menaces of last summer were still hard at work. There's hardly a car that doesn't have traces of splattered insects, tree sap or bird droppings. That's why a thorough “spa treatment” for your car is absolutely essential before heading into the cold winter season. Clay for a thorough cleaning Before giving your car a thorough cleaning, you always start off by washing it by hand or running it through the carwash. This is especially important so that the subsequent polishing produces an optimum result. We recommend using Sonax Xtreme Spray & Clay, which is essentially a “cleaning clay”. The set consists of the cleaning clay and a special cleaning spray. The clay cleans paintwork surfaces, painted plastic components and windscreens quickly, easily and thoroughly. The product is used after washing the car to remove troublesome spots such as tar, surface rust, splattered insects and tree sap. After spraying on a coat of the spray, simply use the clay to rub off all the grimy spots on the surface, which adhere to the clay and can no longer harm the paintwork. The clay comes in a resealable PE box and can be used several times.
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Premieră: ROMBAT, expozant la Equip Auto - 11.10.'11

Miercuri, 26 Octombrie 2011 16:29

Producătorul român de acumulatori auto ROMBAT SA participă în acest an ca expozant, pentru prima dată, la prestigiosul târg de echipamente auto Equip Auto de la Paris, care se desfășoară în perioada 11 – 15 octombrie. Compania bistrițeană are ca partener de expoziție firma franceză MINERVA OIL.

În centrul atenției la zona ROMBAT va fi noua gamă TERRA (TERRA, TERRA PLUS, TERRA PRO) destinată vehiculelor grele de transport și bateriile MARINA. De asemenea, producătorul român va evidenția bateriile cu tehnologii AGM (absorb glas mat) și VRLA (valve-regulated lead acid batery).

Târgul internațional Equip Auto reprezintă un eveniment de referință pentru industria echipamentelor auto, acoperind toate tipurile de echipament pentru toate gamele de vehicule. La Equip Auto participă 1.800 de producători, distribuitori și parteneri din peste 50 de țări și sunt așteptați 96.000 de vizitatori.

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