BMW and Toyota to deepen their collaboration
Following the Memorandum of Understanding last June, the Toyota Motor Corporation and the BMW Group have announced the signing of a binding agreement that refers to the joint development of both new technologies as well as a new sports car.
Read MoreAluminium use in cars to almost double in the coming decade
As we've reported on several occasions, fuel consumption reduction is on the minds of all carmakers, and the approach to this constantly shifting horizon differs, from focusing on electric vehicles, developing hybrids, working on new battery technology, smaller engines for smaller cars, but possibly one of the easiest ways of increasing a vehicle's fuel efficiency is just making it lighter.
Read MoreNew Lithium-ion battery technology from A123Systems
In our continued strive to lessen our carbon footprint, which in the auto world comes down to more fuel efficient cars and vehicles that do not use fossil fuels at all, battery technology is probably the most important factor for the future.
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