The focus is on the joint development of electricaldrive technology, power electronics and charging technology as well as the integration of those systems into Volvo C30 Electric vehicles.
The electricity generated by a micro-wind turbine is transmitted and stored in a battery before being used to drive home electrical appliances such as lights, LCD monitors and TV sets.
The performance was all the more respectable because the 23-year-old Italian was forced to drive part of the night-time stage without lights after an electrical problem.
Helping Komatsu persuade the mine operator to switch was a new drive system that instead of the conventional mechanical axle and cogs uses rear-wheel-mounted electrical motors.