Dutch private taxi company Taxi Electric has partnered with Japanese automaker Nissan Motor to enhance its green-energy zero-emission fleet by adding the new 100% electric Nissan e-NV200 taxi. Introduced in 2011, Taxi Electric currently ...
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Ubiquitous but frustrating, lithium-ion batteries fade because the materials lose their structure in response to charging and discharging. This structural change is closely related to the formation of electron-rich regions within the ...
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The Obama administration funding for a smart grid is winding down. Energy leaders are now assessing how the project has progressed. Opponents to the smart grid and smart meters remain vocal in their opposition to the project, citing ...
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Furukawa Electric Co Ltd of Tokyo, Japan has developed a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) that operates at 25Gbps and has realized transmission of up to 500m over prototype multimode fibers developed by optical fiber product ...
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Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) has entered into a cooperative agreement with Dalian’s municipal government in China to supply 1200 zero-emission, electric buses to the city. Under the deal, the city government will ...
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Jonway Auto, a China-based subsidiary of American automaker ZAP has introduced a small electric vehicle sedan, SPARKEE, for city commuters in China. Developed collaboratively by ZAP and Jonway, the new SPARKEE is available in two ...
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Audi of America introduces the all-new 2015 A3 Sedan with both the 1.8 TFSI® and 2.0 TFSI powertrains. The premium compact sedan offers the latest in progressive technology at a competitive price, without compromising on luxury, ...
In space electronics, reliability and payload budget are driving factors in system design. Mission-critical applications require dependable components with a proven electrical and mechanical track record in harsh environments. However, as ...
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Greenville-based electronics components maker AVX Corp. filed a shelf registration statement for nearly $141 million on its S-8 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Friday. The statement will allow AVX to issue up to 11 ...
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TAIYO YUDEN (U.S.A.) INC.'s new Cylindrical Lithium Ion Capacitor (LICLithium Ion Capacitor.) offers extremely large energy densityA figure of merit usually expressed in Joules per cubic inch for capacitorsA figure of merit usually ...
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Automotive technology supplier Robert Bosch is developing technologies to make cars an acitve part of the internet, in order to improve the comfort, safety, and efficiency. In this project, the company is pursuing three strategic ...
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A lot of research has been done on graphene recently—carbon flakes, consisting of only one layer of atoms. As it turns out, there are other materials too which exhibit remarkable properties if they are arranged in a single layer. One ...
An international team of researchers has used the world's most powerful X-ray laser to take snapshots of free molecules. The research team headed by Prof. Jochen Küpper of the Hamburg Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) ...
Eco-friendly vehicles distributor Green Automotive (GAC) has entered into a binding agreement to purchase British automotive parts remanufacturing business Transhock. Based in West Midlands, UK, Transhock is a re-manufacturer and ...
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China's new energy vehicles run all the way in 2013. The statistics form the China association of automobile manufacturers showed that China's new energy automobile production 17533 vehicles in 2013, up by 39.7% over the previous year, pure ...
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