Dec 30 2009

free exercise of walking dream shines into the reality

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Recently, Lenovo officially U-3 new series of new thin and light notebooks. It is reported that these products are used in all ULV Intel dual-core processing platform, the configuration of a wider, more powerful performance, comprehensive 3G ready, consisting of well-known thin portable Lenovo IdeaPad U series of notebooks full product line. Among these, including the ultra-portable 11.6 inch thin and light notebooks fine IdeaPad U150, the new 13-inch upgrade dual-core processor ULV IdeaPad U350 and 14-inch ultra-long standby, 10 hours, to to achieve the all-powerful thin and light notebooks IdeaPad U450.
    Delicate thin - Lenovo
     ideapadU150
    Lenovo IdeaPad U150 has officially been for sale with immediate effect. A new Lenovo first 3 in the formal listing of products, 11.6-inch IdeaPad U150 features a 13.5 mm thick, 1.35kg ultra-light IBM ThinkPad R50 batteryIBM ThinkPad R51 batteryIBM ThinkPad R52 batteryaircraft can be described as ultra-portable notebooks Lenovo is another masterpiece. It is particularly noteworthy is that Lenovo IdeaPad U150 is a dual-core Intel ULV Celeron and Core 2 types of platform products for the choices of consumers.
    Lenovo IdeaPad U150 is equipped with two types of battery with use of three cores lithium-polymer battery, you can easily reach to 3.5 hours of battery life, while the use of high-performance 6-cell lithium-ion batteries can reach IdeaPad U150 7 hours ultra-long standby time.
    Grade thin - Lenovo
     ideapadU350
The new improved 13-inch IdeaPad U350 uses the latest Intel Core 2 Duo Ultra Low Voltage processor, significantly improve processor performance, so that the work more efficient.
    Ultra-Portable IdeaPad U350 features a 17 mm, 1.6 kg, 6 different color fashion looks. The latest dual-core version of the offer includes the three types of luxury leather version of the occurrence of different individual users more choices and unique A-side “lighting grid” design.
    There are two types of batteries for the consumer with the choice of a standard 4-cell battery can reach up to 5 hours standby time, while the large 8-cell battery option, which can be reached 10 hours super -long standby time.
    For outdoor applications, U350 also provides a sensitive and intelligent hard drive protection systems such as APS unique applications.
    Almighty thin - Lenovo
     ideapadU450
    14-inch IdeaPad U450 ultra as a “total art” portable notebook with Intel Core Duo ULV dual-core platform, 2GB High-Speed DDR3 memory and discrete graphics card with a stronger performance and better applications.
    It is reported that 3 new U-series reach a comprehensive 3G ready, the lifting of a 3G module interface, and now also enjoy the preferential price for an external high-speed 3G data card, IBM ThinkPad T40 batteryIBM ThinkPad T41 batteryIBM ThinkPad T42 battery direct access to high speed 3G Life, so this is no longer a dream Always online.
    These three new models at the same time have adopted the 16:9 LCD display with LED backlight, with unique high-definition Dolby sound technology and HDMI interface, combined so that the transition into a new era of audio - visual


Dec 29 2009

2011 Mercedes-Benz B-class F-Cell

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In May of this year, Mercedes-Benz B-class F - Cell will become the second fuel cell-powered vehicles delivered to consumers (Honda’s FCX Clarity is the first one). You may not know is that Mercedes-Benz is the world’s first production of fuel for a vehicle call. Known as the NECAR (New Electric Vehicle), which launched in 1994, is a single-seat car. Its fuel cell, battery packs, electric drives, control devices and associated pick up all of the interior space, so that car consumers, or impractical to anything more than research and marketing.

By 1999, Mercedes-Benz to reduce the size of their systems is not enough to enable it to adapt to the sandwich-layer structure of A-level. This version was never produced, but in 2004, 10 residents of Berlin, of fuel cell-powered, class drive. These vehicles are a direct precursor of the B-class in 2011 included here.

You sleep through science class?

In the B Class is based on A-level framework. The sandwich design (one floor below the cabin, among other things, the engine below the funnel on the front passenger crash), alternative power systems to become the ideal person to an empty void, because it provides a place to store some of the technology. The B-class, in fact have the same internal dimensions of natural gas and diesel brother. The only obvious difference is a removable internal shelves of goods, the lack of the continental shelf is locked in the higher (normal untrained eye) position, so as to battery space.

What makes this B-class F - cells in zero-emission vehicles is its polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. Yes, this is significant. A simple explanation is that high-pressure hydrogen fuel cell conversion (H2) and oxygen (O2, collected from the air) into electrical energy and water (H2O). This is some strange chemistry, but it comes down to reversing the electrolysis. If you remember back in junior science, when the current is the introduction of H20, the result is a hydrogen and oxygen. For the fuel cell produces energy and water, hydrogen is fed through a membrane, so that hydrogen protons, rather than the hydrogen electron, through the. These protons together with the oxygen in the membrane on the back of the completion of H20, and the remaining hydrogen (one polar alignment) Electronic generated current, thereby supporting the car’s electric motor. To understand it? If not, we must remember that this is the reverse electrolysis, you will survive and who hold a dialogue with liberal arts degrees.

In fact, B-class mobile F - from point A to point B is a 134-horsepower electric motor integrated into a high-speed, direct-drive transmission cell. In the start motor to get up the juice from a 1.4 kWh lithium-ion battery array. These batteries are in the Mercedes S400 hybrid using the same, although there are many more people here. Fuel cells to play about 7 miles, to provide the necessary power. Transition is detected, unless there staring at energy flow display (similar to a hybrid display). Both fuel cells and batteries at the same time will provide the juice, but only a brief moment, as passed on the highway. It is functionally similar to a supercharged turbo-charged engine. You can participate in the trips in the braking and throttle kickdown additional battery boost can feel the hum.

Leasing is now, perhaps after the purchase of

California will receive more than 70 planes F - cells, the majority of hotel booking for the United States, a number of an end to Washington. For the first time in May the road. The following is Mercedes-Benz, Honda’s approach to fuel cell Ownership: You can not have, at least for now. All the B class rental (all maintenance and repairs,  IBM ThinkPad R40 batteryIBM ThinkPad X60 battery 40Y6799including non-accident) and the cost of the beautiful and the selection of C-level. This translated into about $ 800 - $ 1000, which is a considerable number of U.S. dollars, compared with clear chain of command to pay 600 a month on a monthly basis. In addition, the Mercedes-Benz do not know how many people will get a B grade. The company hopes to have as many people as possible drive vehicles, it is hoped that a distribution of the majority of the U.S. fleet. Therefore, Los Angeles, Hertz rent may be a couple.

Hydrogen infrastructure is one of the biggest limiting factor to be hydrogen-powered car to the garage of the people. The car 3 10153 - non-proliferation Carbon Wei Tanke (total capacity of 8.2 pounds), would take about 11,600 non-proliferation of hydrogen flow at the top about 3 minutes off. In contrast, in the 5000 Proliferation Security Initiative to store more hydrogen FCX hydrogen pressure on stations to run, which means more fuel is available locations. Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a range of about 250 miles driving conditions combined to make the owners do not want to travel from a suitable gas station too far away; 11 such stations are planned for the end of 2010 the Los Angeles area. Mercedes-Benz claims that there will be 40 by 2015, type of station. Well, because it also plans to sell, sales, rather than leasing fuel-cell cars in the United States in 2015. We believe that when we see it.

Is still a real car

Hatchback practical sense of us, but our fellow Americans will not be involved in one death. Perhaps this B-class advanced technology can shake them. Before and after the high roof to allow a good space, but also in the back seat two adults, the lack of space; three can squeeze in. As mentioned earlier short, cargo space is limited, slightly more than the average B-class, but for a 4 holiday weekend room.

Driving F - Cell is relatively benign. No sound weird drive, there is no beep sound. Does not child’s play of clean energy across the slogan of the door slathered in our test vehicle to those in Europe. The car weighs about 3750 pounds (about Wubaiwushi ○ Bang B level and above than the standard internal combustion), and accelerate slowly, like a small compact the United States of Europe standards. The power-weight ratio slightly higher than the FCX and, therefore, 0-60 miles run in 99.999 and is expected to deteriorate in the quarter-mile runs at high 17 seconds. But the low-end torque (maximum torque available at 0 rpm), making quite a strong decline. From all electric power steering without any real feeling, but not expected. The plane, F - Cell use of regenerative braking, this is usually a feeling of complete self-protection and non-linear so that brake pedal. However, brake feel, though light, was surprisingly smooth and linear, especially when we compare the S400-type pedal. Cities and towns around the car is eerily silent, only a small percentage of the motor hum.

Abundant energy

Then, hydrogen come from? Well, it is the most abundant element in the universe. This is the air we breathe. Among these there is a group of the Hindenburg burned. Hydrogen and some 40Y6799  40Y679540Y6797 Americans will fill up their cars and the hydrogen will come from the agricultural sites. The use of renewable clean energy such as wind to power collectors. Hydrogen is also a number of biomass by-product of the production process. There is sufficient production of about 75 million units per year capacity, so Mercedes-Benz still has a long way to go, if they want to use all the by-product of hydrogen. The first step is to make technology affordable, but if the car manufacturers produce cars at both ends of the fuel cell was invented, then the technology is likely to continue.


Dec 28 2009

Detroit Auto Show in the next month

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January 11, 2010 to 24, the annual North American International Auto Show (North American International Auto Show, NAIAS) in Detroit will be held as scheduled, as a production vehicle year starter as an important international A-class Auto Show, Detroit Auto Show has always been the amount of the world production car, the concept car is not much, but this auto show again how the birth of Aspect and the new models do? Write it down we take a look at those heavy-weight models.

Cadillac: XTS Concept Car

Obviously, the Detroit auto show is naturally important to show American brand stage, gradually emerge from the economic crisis, troubled, after the three major U.S. brands will be fully appear in the auto show, but it’s one of the most high-profile nature is General Motors, and its new XTS generation flagship model of the concept car will debut.

As an alternative the new Cadillac DTS to become the flagship of the XTS is only the internal name may also be the final name change, which apart from other alternative to DTS, will also be an alternative STS (Gallery Forum) as the only high-end full-size Cadillac luxury Executive car.

Cadillac has already been published from the present partial results of an XTS map view, XTS will continue CTS (Gallery Forum) technology aesthetic design style, but the overall size is much greater, in order to take into account the product positioning, so the product is The shape will be more luxurious and steady.

Rear-wheel drive configuration is naturally XTS models  Dell Inspiron B120 batteryDell Inspiron B130 batteryDell Inspiron E1505 batteryDell Inspiron E1705 batterynecessary for such a grade, it will reportedly follow the STS developed a platform and chassis, but will be more luxurious, more comfortable.

MINI (Gallery Forum) Beachcomber Concept Car

In fact, MINI Beachcomber concept car has been officially announced, but it is the first official show at the Detroit auto show, it is clear MNI Beachcomber will be similar to the MINI Moke R60 Countryman year (1964 young Turkish military civilian version of the SUV has a compact appearance and adoption of good capacity) of the location, use of removable soft-top design, so that when open the roof of the MINI Beachcomber have a open-ended body, in line with mountain driving, as well as the beach driving needs.

MINI Beachcomber introduced a new four-wheel-drive system, in order to ensure the efficiency of cross-country, using the enhanced body structure and the introduction of a large number of lightweight technologies, this is something that has a good sexually, but also can lower center of gravity.

From the interior view, MINI Beachcomber interior MINI will use the traditional style, but the 10 speakers, compass, cross-country instrument panel and so highlights the hardcore off-road style, I believe the future MINI Beachcomber will also be mass production, when it will become more than Jeep Wrangler (Gallery Forum) more appealing to young people’s eye.

BMW concept car ActiveE

BMW Active concept car is a BMW, a preview of energy-saving models, in fact, to the BMW 1-series (Gallery Forum) model based on the introduction of the past. The car is also following the introduction of the MINI E, BMW’s second all-electric vehicle.

MINI E electric vehicle with the same concept car BMW ActiveE one-time charge mileage (Gallery Forum) up to 160 kilometers, in addition to the vehicle is also equipped with kinetic energy recovery system. The configuration of the liquid cooling car lithium-ion batteries to drive electric motor operation, the output power of up to 125 kilowatts, peak torque of up to 250 cows. M. The car 100 kilometers to accelerate time-consuming to 9 seconds, electronically limited to 145 km / hr.

However, ActiveE vehicle weight reached 1.8 tons, more than a normal car should be placed on a system with at least 350 kg, so this is where many people blame, but the BMW has been called the perfect solution to the overweight problem.

ActiveE used hatchback style design, so big and carrying capacity greatly enhanced, allegedly based on this model design, mass-produced car in the next year in September to be officially unveiled at the Paris Motor Show, the final product will also be running in 2011 market.

Prius (Gallery Forum) concept car

Although Toyota’s third-generation Prius has just been born, but at the Detroit auto show, Toyota can not wait to come up with a new generation of Prius concept car, which has demonstrated the world’s most successful hybrid type of the future development direction.

Prius concept car for more news, and not disclosed, but said that would follow the current third-generation Prius’s 1.8-liter VVT-I engine, but the battery pack will be more efficient, while the entire roof with solar panels , when there is sufficient sunlight (Gallery Forum) will be automatically the case of the supply of air-conditioning and other components work.

And its start-stop technology will be further improved, the corresponding speed will be faster, fast ignition device can be completed within 0.4 seconds to restart the engine, but it will not start is almost no fuel cost.

Appearance point of view, cartoon-style body design will continue to continue, a lower drag coefficient to further reduce air resistance, enabling to further improve fuel economy.

Alleged Prius concept car will be applied to a large number of new, ultra-lightweight materials, to further reduce vehicle weight, and even beginning to use Plexiglas instead of glass, in order to achieve more environmentally friendly, more energy-saving purposes.

2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

Although the European market, Hyundai is still not much achievements, but in the U.S. market but has a good performance, the current generation of Sonata (Gallery Forum) hybrid model will be officially unveiled at the Detroit auto show, followed by the be formally marketed.

2011 Sonata hybrid model draws on a number of modern lovns (Gallery Forum) design elements, with the cash of the Sonata has been very different. Pretty irregular headlamps, the atmosphere one of the front air grilles are Aspect.

In the body styling and comfort, the new Sonata hybrid was amended, C pillar shape offers more headroom inside. In power, the Sonata hybrid model will be powered by a 2.4-liter Theta Ⅱ 4-cylinder engine, the corresponding six-speed automatic transmission system, coupled with 270V aluminum battery, the battery can provide an additional vehicle up to 30 kilowatts of power. The Strong-mixing will bring a high powered vehicle fuel economy, allegedly the same displacement Sonata than ordinary fuel efficiency more than 40%, so that U.S. users can also get a lot of concern.

Volvo C30 Electric Edition

Volvo will also come up with the North American auto production of C30 on the electric version, which is C30 concept car modeled on electric version of the model developed. .

Volvo C30 will use the pure battery-electric version of drive, to provide the highest power of 111 hp, with a relatively high torque, C30 electric version can be completed within 10.5 seconds in the 0-100km / h acceleration, the maximum speed to 130km / h.

Volvo C30 electric version of the Aspect claim is that with the regular gasoline engine car is no big difference in acceleration, cornering, braking and handling in you hardly feel the difference, the only difference is ultra-quiet electric cars sex.

Volvo C30 electric version will be equipped with 280 kilograms of lithium battery-powered, the battery total capacity of up to 24kWh, normal household use, but the power supply system can be fully charged within 8 hours, but if you use fast charging device can be achieved within 3 hours to complete the The rapid charging.

Models on a single charge endurance capacity of 150 kilometers, basically meet the needs of the normal commute. Ultimately, however, C30 electric version of the real time to 6Y270 75UYF C1295 market may be to the end of next year, after all, a pure electric vehicles in the world to accept a high degree of both can not be considered.

2011 Chevrolet Aveo

Had this year should be formally listed on the next generation of Aveo Chevrolet Aveo is now extended to the Detroit auto show, this model was mainly due to general met with the economic impact of the crisis delayed the release of the final.

Out at the Detroit auto show will be the Aveo Aveo hatchback version of the Gamma II based on a common platform, so compared to models in handling cash, comfort and so on will be to upgrade.

The spy photos from the early to know, will continue Chevrolet Chevrolet Aveo family characteristics of low-end models, double taillight design, sharp front designs are true, but in size and not higher than the Aveo any changes in cash models, the Chevrolet let its position in the small car field.

However, some of the information, the new Aveo will be positioned lower than it is now, but if this model, then the introduction of the domestic, will continue to reduce the prices to attract consumers.

2011 Ford Focus

InFocus will finally debut a new generation, though only the U.S. version of the model, but it also indicates that this highly successful globalization of the sports car will once again escalated.

Clearly, in form and body center-volume edition of Fox definitely different with the existing models, which will be on stage IosisMax Geneva Motor Show concept car developed, but the U.S. version of the low-key style will, where appropriate, which is the U.S. version of the Fox consistent design style.

A lower second-generation Focus chassis design will eventually change, the chassis will be upgraded to increase through sex, but in no way the stability of the decrease.

IosisMax concept car with the same sleek design is one of the new Fox an Aspect. However, even today, a new generation of Fox news did not reveal more, but if it really occurs, then the Geneva Motor Show in March a new generation of European edition of Fox will naturally debut as scheduled, then the domestic consumer should not be need to spend too much time to be able to see the new Fox had made.

The new 2011 Audi A8

At the Los Angeles auto show has just been shown at the Detroit Motor Show Audi A8 is also a highlight of the naturally. Next-generation Audi A8 has been named the 2011 models A8, is also the A8 following the 2003 cash after a thorough upgrading of the Audi A8 still has a length of the wheelbase version, is currently on display for the short-wheelbase version (2992mm), next year’s Geneva Motor Show , long wheelbase version will meet with us.

As the fourth generation of Audi’s flagship model, A8 shape has been updated, although the appearance is still carried on the Audi has always been smooth shape, but the front has undergone enormous changes, grille shape is more atmosphere, and unique Eagle Eye headlights are the kind of peace with the cash form has changed a lot, especially noteworthy in its headlights with headlamp shape and stars embedded in the multi-LED lights, which is all owned Audi LED Day Inter-line model in the headlights, LED lights line the longest, most models use LED light sources.

At the same time modeling as well as the fog surrounding the intake grille styling has been updated, making the replacement A8 even more movement and radical. Modeling on the side, and updating a few more lines A8 thick lines, also aims to create a sense of power. However, after a series of update, Audi, A8 replacement of the


Dec 27 2009

“Low-carbon” era

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In the global automotive industry, “low carbon” the dawn of the era, sensitive listed companies “pocketbook” have begun to target the explosive growth of the car is lithium battery market. Shanghai Automotive hand the United States A1, 23 investment in lithium batteries, lithium iron phosphate Huafang Textile Development motive power batteries, Futian first car and Peking University to establish new energy battery co … … a time, listed companies will have to make money as a new lithium battery way.

Car “low-carbon” era

New energy cars is irresistible

Reduce emissions and oil resources in response to the dual pressures of an increasingly scarce in most countries the development of new energy vehicles will be deemed to revive its auto industry and energy savings of the most important way, as the world’s largest car market in China undoubtedly is becoming a to promote the development of standard-bearer of new energy vehicles.

In March of this year in China “issued by the automobile industry restructuring and revitalization of planning” in the development of new energy vehicles have also developed a broad target - the next three years, Dell Inspiron B120 batteryDell Inspiron B130 batteryDell Inspiron E1505 batteryDell Inspiron E1705 battery China will form a 500,000 electric plug-in hybrid and normal hybrid power of new energy Qijuchanneng. By 2012, the new production vehicles, there will be 10% energy-saving and new energy vehicles, new energy vehicles are expected to reach 500 billion yuan output value.

Car makers rush

Attractive “cake” is to spark a new energy investment boom. Shanghai Automotive planning of the 2010 consolidated fuel-efficient 20% of the Roewe 750 in the mixed hybrid cars will be mass market; in 2011, Shanghai GM will launch with the U.S. General synchronized VOLT electric car; 2012, fuel-efficient 50 % or more of the Roewe 550 plug-in cars will be available in volume strong mixing; the same year, SAIC’s own brand of pure electric cars have to push the market, truly zero emissions.

Chang’an Automobile is a pioneer, December 6 Changan Benben  MINI success of pure electric vehicles off the assembly line, which is China’s first pure electric vehicles. Coupled with Zhi-xiang a weak degree of gasoline-electric hybrid cars, Zhi-xiang gasoline-electric hybrid cars with moderate, Zhi-xiang Plug-in hybrid electric road vehicles Yuet Cheung, Changan Automobile automotive products line of new energy gradually improved.

In addition, Brilliance Auto, Geely Automobile, Dongfeng Deng Jun launched their new energy vehicles. Currently, however, are mostly for government agencies and institutional clients to use, does not sell to individual consumers. As the domestic leader in new energy vehicles BYD, though already introduced three electric vehicles, which listed the end of F3 DM originally scheduled in October this year, sales to individual consumers, but because conditions are not ripe, has yet to push the personal terminal market.

Analysts pointed out that, in addition to electric cars themselves factors, the current constraints on their main external factors to promote the convenience charge and acquisition costs remain high, but these two constraints are expected to break the ice.

Lithium-Ion battery market has become the focus of

With the new energy vehicles increased explosively received unanimous endorsement of automobile manufacturers of lithium batteries is becoming the R & D focus. Shenyin’s report pointed out that the motive power battery market space for China’s future will show a 10 times growth: in 2012 the new energy vehicles 1 million, if the nickel-hydrogen batteries accounted for 70%, Price 25,000 yuan / Taiwan, lithium batteries Dell Latitude D410 batteryDell Latitude D500 batteryDell Latitude D505 batteryaccounted for 30% of the , Unit 50 thousand yuan / Taiwan, in 2012 the capacity nickel-hydrogen battery market will reach 17.5 billion, the lithium battery market capacity will reach 150 billion yuan, the global market scale will reach several hundred billion dollars.

There is no doubt that the global automotive lithium battery market will show explosive growth, is one of many listed companies competing to grab a major incentive. There are forecasts that by 2014, cars with lithium batteries the size of the market rose to 24.8 billion U.S. dollars will be violent than the 2008 increase 214-fold. Faced with this feast, sensitive capital of listed companies to seize the opportunities becomes understandable.

Influx of listed companies

The battery started to do in order to turn the car BYD Li-ion battery market in the power of natural show off their capabilities. In August of this year, BYD electric vehicle battery production base in Huizhou in Guangdong completed its shoulder BYD electric vehicle core technologies - lithium battery production tasks, it can be carried out large-scale production of lithium batteries.

Coincidentally, in order to obtain technology leadership, a stable supply of battery power system, in the passenger area of new energy to accomplish something Futian car, also 10 at the end with the domestic well-known lithium battery manufacturer Peking University first technology industry set up the Beijing Automobile Investment Co., Ltd. invested new energy Battery Technology Co., Ltd., Futian Automobile invested 10 million yuan, accounting for 10% of registered capital.

It should be noted that the December 17, Shanghai Automotive lithium iron phosphate batteries and mastery of the core technologies of the U.S. A123 Systems Inc. jointly announced that the two sides will set up in accordance with the proportion of shareholding 51:49 Shanghai Czech Republic, New Power Battery Systems Co., Ltd., jointly the development, production and sales of vehicle battery power system with a view to occupy the leading position in the market. The move also marks a “thunder and no rain” in large domestic enterprises to enter the new energy automotive vehicles has taken solid steps.

However, just around the corner no means the only vehicle businesses, Li-ion battery manufacturers and automobile companies are also actively carry out cooperation. A listed company CITIC Guoan with Toyota on the lithium carbonate and lithium salts series of downstream products, particularly the application of new energy co-operation signed a “letter of intent.” Fosugufen to increase in the lithium-ion battery separator market position and level, decided to have a steady ec hand in BYD on market demand and broad market prospects for the development of Foshan Jin Hui Hi-tech companies raise capital, to expand the project lithium-ion battery separator, thereby enhancing the company’s overall competitiveness. In addition, Jiangsu Cathay Pacific, China Bao’an and a number of listed companies are also gold lithium batteries.


Dec 25 2009

$460,000 loan

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Chan Ho Park has sued his former Dodger battery mate Chad Kreuter, accusing him of failing to fully pay off a $460,000 loan.

Park filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming breach of promissory note and negligent misrepresentation.

The suit claims Park loaned Kreuter US$460,000 in October 2005 to be repaid VGP-BPS9A/B,  vgp-bps13 ,  vgp-bps13/s ,  vgp-bps13a/b  vgp-bps13b/b,a year later with interest. Park alleges Kreuter paid back $290,000 in April 2007 and the unpaid balance has grown, with interest, to $281,869.73 as of Dec. 1.

Park is a free agent after playing for the Philadelphia Phillies last year. Kreuter retired in 2003.

The two men played together on the Dodgers in 2000-01.

Attempts to reach Kreuter at USC, where he works, were unsuccessful.


Dec 24 2009

Innovation and creation: BYD explore the source of sustainable competitive edge

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Recently, in 2009 (seventh) of the competitiveness of Chinese enterprises in Beijing, the annual event was held. BYD with its technical innovation, environmental protection, marketing, decision-making outstanding performance, access to the Year 2009 Award of Excellence “Best strategic decision” Award.

“One of the core competitiveness of enterprises, the most important lies in innovation. Innovation is the source of the development of BYD, each company has different at different stages Dell Latitude D800 batteryDell Latitude D810 batteryDell Latitude D820 batteryDell Latitude D830 batteryof innovation model, including strategic, manufacturing methods, technology research and development, business model.” Bia Diesel Sales Co., Ltd. Wang Jun, vice president, said at the meeting.

Lowering the threshold - low-cost innovation template

BYD began producing mobile phone batteries at the beginning, a mature production line easily tens of millions or even 100 million asking price, which is in the initial stage of the BYD is undoubtedly an astronomical figure. How to do?

As a result, BYD has created a unique set of semi-automated production process, that is fully automated device with a number of integrated devices, to ensure product quality in the conduct of the transformation by hand and use clamps to achieve a guarantee of product quality . BYD was to such a unique semi-automatic production process carried out with a formula for the image of a summary - Man + fixture = Robot!

In this production process, the BYD has not only been to enhance product quality and delivery times, product model is more flexible and allow customers to become more convenient. The end result is the same industry, BYD only 1 / 2 or 1 / 4 of the investment threshold will be in the IT, mobile phones and other areas of their footing.

In business start-up phase, the first step is to make products that do come out, so that enterprises survive, so lowering the threshold for investment is also an innovation, Wang Jun told reporters.

Success - Product and Technology Innovation

BYD to rely on mobile phone battery business returns, put into car production and research and development. Either the battery or the phone, BYD are facing the world’s top competitors. Thus, with all the local auto firms, do not copy other car company BYD successful model, but to use their own cars in the field of battery-powered field and set on a dual-platform innovation. Currently BYD Auto’s product line has become more abundant, market-proven products, to achieve better sales performance.

A set of queries to the data show that the introduction of hundreds of pieces (sets) the world’s leading automobile manufacturing and testing equipment, based on independent research and development to enable the car BYD stamping device 360, commissioning independent research and development of automotive Dell Latitude X1 batteryDell XPS M1210 batteryDell XPS M140 batterywelding equipment 825 Xiang, installing self-developed auto painting equipment 656, integrated self-developed auto assembly equipment 412. It is reported that from 2002 to 2008, BYD annual number of patents applied more than in 1000, where in 2008, BYD a total of 1530 patent applications in the domestic enterprise applications ranked in fourth.

The end of 2008 listed F3DM, is that BYD has always pursued the products and technologies pioneered the crystallization model, which reflects from a single product innovation to the concept of multi-technology integration, which is the first Chinese car firms lead the world.

Different style of play - business model innovation

Business model innovation is a post-advantage. BYD has been able to in a few years the rapid development, that is, drawing on previous ways and means many different companies. In 2003 China’s car market is experiencing unprecedented “blowout” market, which makes BYD with other auto companies have to find differentiation in order to evade from the battery industry into the automotive industry brought a number of risks. This differentiation is necessary to select a new style of play, but the only win points, BYD is innovation, and only select a different mode of play to adapt to this market.

This is the unique “kangaroo model” to focus internal resources, the success of the existing business areas, the rapid strategic shift is the core of this model, while the auto business is BYD breed of a new “kangaroo.” BYD Auto today to gain a firm foothold in the Chinese automotive industry, but also their choice of different playing techniques and innovation achievements.

Data show that from January to November this year, BYD sold more than 388,247, an increase of 120%, single-brand sales of BYD F3 ranked first, while 40 million vehicles in the annual sales target was also completed ahead of schedule in early December.

A high degree of integration - combining strategy and technology innovation

BYD in IT, batteries, automotive, very respected, and the use of vertical integration model, this model popular with the automotive industry specialization significant difference.

Wang Chuanfu once said: “We build cars profile and others do not, we have made any spare parts. Others are specialized division of labor, we are large and comprehensive. That is one of BYD strategic innovation.”

At present, BYD Auto at least 70% of the parts from the production division within the company. This “reverse” self-supporting, not only can guarantee the development of vehicle and spare parts as a whole at the same time, but also in ensuring the same level of quality required under the premise of outsourcing components than highlight competitive on price, its low cost, state-owned , joint ventures and other enterprises are own-brand cars can not be done.

The industry believes that BYD full autonomy, so that model development, mold manufacturing, technology transfer, brand use, wages, and so there is a great cost advantage. The BYD Auto’s success is its adherence to independent research and development, independent brand and independent development model of development success.


Dec 23 2009

Air Liquide Group’s investment in China’s solar cell

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French ‘Net Tribune “21, said that the visit of French Prime Minister Francois Fillon in China on the occasion, a French manufacturer of industrial gases group Air Liquide, has announced the start of production of solar cells in China has invested about 10 million euros. This Group’s investment in the photovoltaic industry with the Chinese manufacturers have signed their first 13 crystalline silicon solar cells a new contract. The Panel noted that China has VGP-BPS9, , VGP-BPS9/B,  VGP-BPS9/S , VGP-BPS9A,  VGP-BPS9A/Baccounted for 35% of the total world energy consumption, is the first manufacturer of solar cell world.
It is reported that photovoltaic energy is a type of renewable energy sources, not only from solar photovoltaic panels directly into electricity, is also available from the semiconductor (silicon, cadmium telluride, gallium arsenide, etc.) directly in optoelectronics.
Air Liquide Group, said that in order to ensure GAS vecteurs and special gases, most recently, group, and Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Hebei to sign a battery for laptop  number of new long-term contract, and is currently under construction, eight production of C-SI . The total annual production capacity of solar energy projects will reach 1,300 megawatts (MWP) above.


Dec 22 2009

Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle will be introduced into China

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When China’s Hangzhou busy out a number of high-pollution vehicles, and yellow paste the subject line of high-pollution vehicles introduced limited measures, across the Atlantic, California, into the electrification of the times is for a new car rather busy –

WASHINGTON Last week, General Motors officially announced the world’s first mass-produced version of extended-range electric vehicles - the Chevrolet voltlaptop ac adapterhas completed preparations for the final production will be officially available in China in 2011, China will become the domestic market after the United States, the world’s first one into this advanced and innovative models overseas markets.

It is reported that General Motors, Chevrolet Volt in advancing the commercialization of the process of cumulative-related investment has reached 700 million U.S. dollars, the vehicle will be started in spring 2010, small batch production, and the end of the year begin normal production. General Motors said that as the most battery for laptop  innovative technology acceptance regional market, California will become the first choice listed on the market Chevrolet Volt. Meanwhile, at Detroit Hamtramck assembly plant will invest 336 million U.S. dollars for the 2010 Chevrolet Volt after the listing of the capacity expansion plan.

Chevrolet Volt will change the existing car “DNA”

This will be a mark into the electrification of the global automotive industry pioneer in the era models. General Motors, said vehicle drive system powered by the revolutionary Chevrolet Volt technology will completely change the existing automotive products, DNA, to reduce the automotive industry’s dependence on oil.

According to information provided by General Motors, Chevrolet Volt electric state in full-time, full-speed-drive vehicle on the highway and city driving 64 km on the road, you can totally rely only on a car 16 kwh lithium-ion batteries reserves power to drive. When the battery power runs out, it can be a vehicle’s gasoline or E85 ethanol fuel efficient 1.4-liter small-displacement vehicles, electric generators to drive the system to continue to provide electric power to have a traveling range of 480 kilometers.

It is reported that General Motors will have eight production facilities in volume production for the Chevrolet Volt to provide support, including a charge of Grand Blanc mold factory is responsible for automotive lithium-ion battery plant in Brownstown Township is responsible for camshaft and connecting rod The Bay CITY factories, is responsible for stamping parts as well as the Chevrolet Volt’s 1.4-liter engine used in the Flint factories by the Hamtramck assembly plant to complete the final work product.

Currently, GM is stepping up to the Chevrolet Volt, California, technical, performance, environment, and rigorous testing, and with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, SouthernVGP-BPS9,,  VGP-BPS9/B,  VGP-BPS9/S , VGP-BPS9A,  VGP-BPS9A/B California Edison and Sacramento Municipal Utilities Authority (nto Municipal Utility District) started working closely together to ensure that the Chevrolet Volt consumers will be able to receive adequate infrastructural support.

Driving is not more than 60 kilometers a day

The full realization of “zero discharge”

In accordance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) specifically for the plug-in electric car developed fuel economy measurement standards, Chevrolet Volt road in the city 100 kilometers under the fuel consumption of only 1.2 liters.

According to estimates, the per kilowatt / hour and 10 cents (about 0.68 yuan) in the price level, the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle cost per kilometer of driving a conventional gasoline model only 1 / 6. Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle in a pure power-driven state the cost per kilometer of 2 cents (about 0.136 yuan), while the use of 3.6 U.S. dollars / gallon of gasoline when the cost of 12 cents per kilometer (about 0.82 yuan million) and, in everyday driving mileage of 60 kilometers, the Chevrolet Volt electric car can be the full realization of “zero emissions, zero fuel consumption.

General Motors said the Chevrolet Volt success of the project-based R & D Voltec technology is currently the world’s leading power-driven architecture, will be applied to its more models in the future, such as the Cadillac Conver, Opel Ampera, so as to reduce dependence on traditional fuels.


Dec 21 2009

45% emission reduction targets and creation of low-carbon chain

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By 2020, China’s unit of GDP, carbon emissions compared to 2005 dropped 40% -45%, as the binding targets into their national economic and social development and long-term Dell Inspiron 9300 batteryDell Inspiron 9400 batteryDell Inspiron B120 batteryDell Inspiron B130 batteryplanning and to develop appropriate national statistics, monitoring and evaluation methods. According to Morgan Stanley predicted that China’s energy-saving potential market size reached 800 billion yuan.
 
Over the years, many areas of China has been simply focus on the growth of GDP, now after the announcement of the emission reduction targets, this situation needs to be effectively controlled in the short term, this is also the need for new energy industry develop faster and maturity.

Now countries are developing new energy sector revitalization plan. Plan will be fully upgrading and development of new energy industries, including innovation capacity, industrial applications. China has formed a relatively complete wind power, solar energy industry chain, the formation of the industrial groups,

For example, photovoltaic cells from the most front-end silicon materials to the production of polysilicon raw materials to the ingot, slicing, producing batteries, to the production component, to the establishment of power plants, a complete industrial group, through the government’s macroeconomic policies to promote and market mechanisms Under the guidance, we have begun to form the basis of the strength of the.

However, with this corresponding to the traditional model of development the industry will face both challenges. In addition to traditional iron and steel, cement, electricity, aluminum and other emissions from large outdoor, aviation industry is also likely to be challenged. In view of the global aviation industry, approximately 650 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions from the reality, the EU has made provision in 2012 years ago, all incoming and outgoing EU market ec808 more than 2,000 airlines worldwide must take responsibility for emissions reductions. This means that, including Air China, China Eastern, China Southern Airlines, including 11 owned domestic airline routes in Europe will pay a huge cost.

Therefore, we need to build new low-carbon chain to solve this problem, the present value of the industrial chain of China’s distribution is tilted to the resource-based enterprises, and low-carbon economic development will change this distribution.

The first is to shorten the energy, automotive, steel, transportation, chemicals, building materials such as carbon-intensive industries to arise out of the industrial chain of these industries upstream and downstream industries, “low-carbon-based”; followed by the adjustment of carbon-intensive industrial structure, and gradually reduce the carbon industry, especially the “heavy industry” in the proportion of the entire national economy, promote the industry and products to both ends of an extension of the profit curve: an extension to the front, from the eco-design start with the formation of independent intellectual property rights; to the back-end extension, the formation of brand and sales network to enhance the core competitiveness and ultimately the national economy’s industrial structure step by step towards a low carbon economy standards.

At the same time, it is necessary to promote the development of the global carbon trading market. Historical experience has shown that without the introduction of market mechanisms, only by enterprises and individuals can not be voluntary or mandatory actions to achieve emission reduction targets. The carbon trading market starting from the level of capital, through the division of environmental capacity, on greenhouse gas emissions are defined, extending out of the carbon assets, the capital of this new type, while the presence of the carbon market, compared with carbon pricing and distribution of assets to create the conditions.

Carbon trading of financial capital and the real economy, China Unicom up through the power of financial capital to guide the development of the real economy, so it is essentially a low-carbon economy is driven by the development of mechanism and operating mechanism, is the virtual economy and real economy, the organic combination of the future world economic development.

In short, energy-saving environmental digital battery  protection, new energy industry is bound to be the main future direction of national industrial development and a new profit growth point. We must pass all aspects of the ongoing efforts to make greater strides towards the low-carbon economy.


Dec 20 2009

“Electric heart “Base

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Shanghai Automotive (600104) on 18 December, a public announcement, said the company working with A1 [Review Forum Photo] line 23 Commission of Hong Kong Limited 51% 49% stake in a joint venture more than a car battery Systems Inc., the new Czech company provisionally called “Shanghai New Power Battery Systems Co., Ltd.”, the capital of 9.5 million U.S. dollars, with a total investment volume of around 20 million U.S. dollars.

This is the SAIC to enhance the new energy vehicle development strategy to implement the hybrid and pure electric vehicle battery system, an important measure of the pace of industrialization.Dell Latitude D500 batteryDell Latitude D505 batteryDell Latitude D510 batteryDell Latitude D520 batteryShanghai Automotive announcement of the newly formed Czech Republic in Shanghai are in Jiading District Shanghai New Energy Industrial Base, the future is on the development,production will focus on vehicle battery power system, the joint venture will design, own and their own brands.

However, BYD had told a journalist to reveal, SAIC, BYD has signed a memorandum on cooperation, both sides are willing to explore the possibilities of the car to cooperation in the field. Shanghai Czech Republic, the establishment of a new vehicle has to be a partnership with SAIC, BYD, the two sides also in electric vehicles and electrical system, become competitors in the field.

“BYD is only the battery, but in the field of automotive batteries, the most important thing is the battery system. In fact, the battery in a battery system, only a small part of the SAIC to the initiative in the field of electrical is to use vehicles in order to minimize costs, it is necessary to cope with the battery system technology. “revealed a person close to SAIC.

Enter the battle of the “Cheng Yaojin”

The A123 business away BYD is a Hong Kong company A123 Systems, Inc. in the United States established a wholly Hong Kong Branch. The latter in 2001 was the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, battery-powered systems technology leader in the industry and enjoy a good reputation, currently the GM and BMW car with the battery power suppliers.

According to informed sources, A123 Systems, Inc. in the field of car battery is good, it was widely known BYD Lithium iron phosphate batteries, while the new general plan mass production of the Chevrolet Volt Electric vehicles in the using lithium iron phosphate batteries will be also produced by the A123.

“SAIC worked with a number of battery manufacturers, ideas, expertise and procurement, and tested, but eventually chose the A123 as a joint venture partner, SAIC, as is that important, only the battery system technology, far more, the relationship to establish between cell procurement. ” 1 said the source close to SAIC.

It is reported that the United States the number of A123 Systems, an annual production of 100 tonnes, 1 million and more than one battery cell cathode material powders, and for the U.S. Department of Energy’s advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive plan applied, ready to loan 1, 8 billion U.S. dollars in the United States to build a world-class lithium - ion battery production facilities.

In a report to the U.S. government, A123 Systems also claims that hybrid vehicles using A123 Systems lithium batteries produced, the majority of the owners of the gasoline demand by 70% can reduce carbon emissions by 50 % will be reduced.

“In the area of battery systems, the A123’s largest intellectual property firm and SAIC is in the range of technologies for battery systems, the two sides into a joint venture to jointly develop, manufacture and sales of vehicle battery system that can protect the SAIC-rated vehicle battery system incorporated in the areas of leadership. “SAIC insider.

This happens even with the weakness of BYD. A few years ago had Phostech A123 Systems Lithium Corporation of Canada and the United States launched Valence battery technology for vehicles to cross the patent battle, the three companies in materials, processes and structure of the various aspects of the first to the Patent Register. BYD While in the United States for more than 20 patents, but most are still in the vehicle appearance, which has as good as the future expansion of BYD obstacles concentrated.
Pave the way for the industrialization of electric vehicles

SAIC joint venture with the A123, SAIC will help as early as possible the industrialization of new energy vehicles. Formerly Shanghai Automotive, President Chen Hong said in public that electric cars are driving the development of irreversible, Shanghai Automotive Shanghai Municipal Government at the national and the strong support from the relevant departments under the new energy automotive industry has committed itself to achieving the objective .

According to SAIC, the targets for 2010, a comprehensive fuel-efficient 20% of the Roewe 750 in mixed hybrid cars will be mass market, in 2012, more economical than 50% of the digital camera battereisRoewe 550 Strong-mixing plug be in cars in sufficient quantities, which have the same year, SAIC’s own brand of pure electric cars to market.

“Technology and cost are the industrialization of new fuel economy of vehicles to the largest bottleneck, SAIC powerful battery to achieve cooperation with foreign co-operation with the vehicle battery systems technology to control, not only in a position to resolve this bottleneck, but also in the battery system of the new energy vehicles, industrial development of key components to make a breakthrough. “SAIC insiders say.

The industry believes that reduce battery system, and other key components of costs for new energy vehicles in order to determine directly the competitiveness of enterprises.
Chen Hong has also been said that the new energy vehicles is an important competitive advantage based on components such as batteries, battery management systems, engines and propulsion control, including features such as hybrid electric propulsion system with a clutch (similar to a conventional fuel auto transmission), etc., but this is still the difficulty of dealing with the entire industry.

In fact, the SAIC has already taken action. In addition venture to the plans in the area of the battery system, the SAIC has also independently developed a plug-in hybrid-coupled electromechanical drive systems. According to informed sources, the technique can work effectively for Toyota, GM and other domestic and hybrid products, technical barriers to trade are now at the prototype stage trial is expected in 2012 in the new energy policy of the SAIC loaded cars.

“The upstream positive breakthrough technology, SAIC will be the future of the integrated development of new energy technologies, the vehicle is built on strong support, but also help the company to seize the profits in the industry chain to a favorable position.” SAIC in the spring.

But the core components of the new digital battery energy technologies in the vehicle-related technology research and development is highly dependent on state support, particularly in the early stages.


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