Compounding the problem: the floods have also have affected component suppliers, including the disk-drive motor company Nidec and suspension arm manufacturer Hutchinson Technology, among others.
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Its no-contact drive system uses an advanced low-noise motor and geared belt to ensure control over speed while filtering out vibration.
And second, the Franco-German motor will continue to drive the process of European integration.
Ssangyong Motor already assembled four-wheel-drive vehicles, but Kim wanted luxury vehicles too.
Designed to be lightweight and cheap to produce, the robotic bicep upgrade uses a (mostly) aluminum frame, battery-powered DC motor, cable drive system, racket braking and thumbstick controller for movement, with a BeagleBone board supervising the electronics that pull it all together.
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In addition to the petrol engine and electric motor, the LF-CC hybrid drive system further comprises a generator, a high-performance battery, a power split device which, via planetary reduction gears, combines and re-allocates power from the engine, electric motor and generator according to operational requirements, and a compact power control unit to govern the high speed interaction of the system components.
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It consists of a GM-designed, coaxial drive unit and electric motor that together deliver 130 hp (110 kW) and 400 lb.
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The third generation smart fortwo electric drive features a 55 kW magneto-electric motor - the first product from the EM-motive joint venture founded together with Bosch - which ensures that it is as agile and lively as ever.
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Once at the motor sports complex, journalists took turns testing all-wheel-drive XJs and smaller XFs, which also get the system as an option for 2013, by flinging them through various obstacle courses, every one of which was covered in several inches of snow with thick ice underneath.
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Ford Motor Co. has outlined its focus on emerging markets and Asia-Pacific region to drive growth over the next ten years given the economic slowdown in developed markets.
In addition to the Forstars, a near-production version of the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive is on display at the Paris Motor Show, which continues through October 14.
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The motor's design has been patented, along with 30 other unique designs for the "A-Drive".
The company also is developing four-wheel-drive technology that powers two wheels with an internal combustion engine and two with an electric motor, eliminating the need for a drive train that takes up floor space, Ho said.
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