Unlike some EVs, the Ford Focus Electric feels like a real car. It's solid, sophisticated and a delight to drive. The Focus EV is also quick, provides effortless acceleration, agile handling, and a supple and composed ride. Add to those ...
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Japan-based CHAdeMO has installed about 1133 quick-chargers for electric vehicles (EV) in 2012 across the globe, bringing the total number of chargers equipped to over 2000 units in the past two years. Introduced in 2009, the ...
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ZIV Metering Solutions, an automation arm of the CG, has secured an order to supply 90 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to the IBIL, the Spanish EV charging operator. The order includes Smart Grid-enabled charging stations that ...
California-based Balqon has launched the ZEVQON electric vehicle (EV) motor controllers for zero emission commercial truck and bus markets. The ZEVQON uses the insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) technology to convert battery DC ...
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For its fiscal first-quarter 2013 (to end-November 2012), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan has reported revenue of $6.2m, down 8% on $6.7m a year ago but up 12.7% on $5.5m last quarter (after a ...
Digital Lumens receives $10 million in investments, ByteLight signs Solais Lighting as licensed lighting partner, SemiLEDs reports first quarter results, Acuity purchases Adura Technologies, and Rubicon closes a $25 million secured ...
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Yes, I had to look up the name of this car three times. In fairness, the company says that the "tongue-in-cheek name" is referring to the car's glass roof, which "offers passengers a clear view of a starry sky or, via the video projector ...
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Chinese automaker BYD has delivered 500 electric, e6 police vehicles to the Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau. According to carmaker, the e6 electric vehicle (EV) will achieve a top speed of about 140kmph, while offering a range ...
LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan has announced power improvements to its EV-LED family of products (launched last June), allowing single-chip emitters to achieve luminous efficiency of more than ...
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SemiLEDs proudly announces its power improvements in its EV-LED family allowing single-chip emitters to achieve over 130lm/W. SemiLEDs announced its recent improvements in both epitaxial quality and chip process to its EV- family of LED ...
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National Electric Vehicles Sweden AB (NEVS), the owner of Saab Automobiles, has signed an agreement with the Chinese city of Qingdao to make and sell Electric Vehicles (EV). The company expects to manufacture electric cars for the Chinese ...
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Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles (MREVPL), the manufacturing arm of Indian auto maker Mahindra & Mahindra, is planning to launch the new Electric Vehicle (EV) e2o in India soon. The Mahindra e2o will be produced at Mahindra Reva's ...
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Saab Cars Australia has been placed into voluntary administration, forcing the closure of the company’s Port Melbourne operations and the loss of six local jobs. The appointment of Ferrier Hodgson partners Stewart McCallum and Peter ...
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The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing new minimum sound standards for hybrid and electric vehicles in an attempt to improve pedestrian safety. The proposed new ...
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The global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to reach 3.8 million by 2020, according to a new report from Pike Research. Pike Research senior research analyst Dave Hurst said that sales of EVs have not lived up to automakers' ...
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