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Posted In: futuristic, sintesi, conept, pininfarina, osram, for, led, car by Alex

Pininfarina’s futuristic Sintesi concept car caused a sensation at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, not least because of its spectacular headlight design featuring high-brightness LEDs from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. Instead of two separate headlights there is a continuous narrow strip containing 16 OSRAM Ostar Power LEDs. Pininfarina has also chosen OSRAM LEDs for all the other lighting tasks in this vehicle – and not for the first time. These include daytime running lights, turn lights and taillight clusters and also the distinctive interior lighting with linearlight flex LED modules.

The Sintesi is an impressive example of how LEDs offer a degree of flexibility in vehicle design that has never before been seen. OSRAM high-power Ostar Headlamp LED technology platform opens up many options for automotive lighting design in addition to traditional headlights and LED strips. By the end of 2008 the company will have launched a number of different chip configurations in addition to the current 5-chip platform.

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Posted In: gm, ion, hybrid, electric, vehicles, lithium, 100000, to, for, supply, systems, hitachi, battery by Alex

Hitachi has received an order for lithium-ion battery systems from General Motors Corporation (GM). Hitachi’s lithium-ion battery systems will be installed annually in more than 100,000 hybrid-electric vehicles (HEV), which is scheduled to launch in North America market in 2010. The order reflects GM’s recognition of the solid quality of Hitachi lithium-ion batteries, Hitachi’s proven record in a broad spectrum of lithium-ion battery technologies, including performance, cost, safety, durability and endurance, and its track record of having supplied the market with more than 200,000 cells since 2000. The lithium-ion batteries will be supplied by Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd.

Owing to stricter environmental regulations and rising concern about fuel economy worldwide, Hitachi expects the global market for HEVs to continue expanding from the 410,000 unit level recorded in 2006 to 1.5 million units in 2010. Against this backdrop, Hitachi estimates that demand for HEV lithium-ion batteries will overtake that for the current mainstream nickel metal hydride batteries in 2015.

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