BMW is planning to unveil BMW i Home Charging Services at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, which will enable customers to charge their vehicles using solar power. i Home Charging Services is a part of the BMW's 360° ELECTRIC ...
Boston Power, a provider of next generation electric vehicle battery design and production, has secured USD $290 million in local government financial support for the expansion of its two facilities in China. The company's Liyang facility ...
Following its Manufacturing Advanced Functional Materials (MAFuMa) call issued in February, the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded £20m to 10 new research projects that aim to advance the ...
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Convenience & Fuel Retailing association, National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) said that several states in the US are offering tax credits for the creation of charging stations for electric vehicles (EV). The association ...
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Honda is planning to unveil Honda FCV hydrogen-powered concept car at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Hydrogen fuel cell cars usually employ electric motor, which is similar to the one used in battery electric ...
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Clever, the leading electric mobility operator in Denmark and ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced that CLEVER will expand its charging network in Denmark and neighboring countries with 100 ABB ...
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Leshi Internet Information & Technology founder Jia Yueting is planning to apply for a license to manufacture and sell electric vehicles (EV) in China. Leshi Internet makes web-enabled televisions and has already made an electric car, ...
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In November, the sales volumes of heavy trucks (incomplete truck and semi-tractor and trailer included) were 54,000 units, up by 5.00% compared with last month, down by 19% year on year. On contrary, new energy commercial vehicles were ...
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Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA, which manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafers and devices, says that EDN (Electronic Design News) has named its C2M0025120D 1200V, 25mΩ SiC MOSFET as one of the ‘Hot 100 ...
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GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a fabless producer of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications, has signed an agreement for Japanese company Daito Electron Co Ltd ...
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EV Group (EVG) of St Florian, Austria (a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor applications) has established the NILPhotonics Competence Center, which is designed to assist customers ...
Honda has started selling its Grace hybrid compact sedan in Japan which is designed to provide enhanced fuel economy. The car is powered by Honda's SPORT HYBRID i-DCD (intelligent Dual Clutch Driv) motor which combines a 1.5L Atkinson ...
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold its 200,000th electric vehicle and has a leading 58% market share for zero-emission cars. Together, Renault and Nissan EVs have driven approximately 4 billion zero-emission kilometers - enough to ...
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ZAP (ZAAP), an Electric Vehicle (EV) automotive company incorporated in California Bay Area, and Jonway Auto are exhibiting the URBEE at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Los Angeles Auto Show is from November 21st to November 30th this ...
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The Sierra Club is joining Ford Motor Company and SunPower’s Drive Green for Life program to help more Americans move toward emissions-free driving. Drive Green for Life offers Ford customers who own electrified plug-in vehicles, ...
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