German car maker BMW, along with Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, has introduced BMW i DC Fast Charger at Plug-In 2014 conference held in San Jose, California this week. The i DC Fast Charger can charge up to 80% of BMW i3 all electric ...
Tags: BMW, Charging Stations
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced financial results for the three months to June 30, 2014. Operating profit rose to 122.6 billion yen for the first quarter of the 2014 fiscal year, representing a 5% margin on net revenues that ...
Tags: Nissan, zero-emissions
The optoelectronic component market has been dominated by a number of applications in recent years. For LEDs, backlighting and the emergence of solid state lighting are the main applications. In the optocoupler and photo relay markets focus ...
Tags: automotive component, Lights, Lighting, Optoelectronic Component
Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) has expanded its green vehicle portfolio with the debut of a new sport utility vehicle (SUV), the Tang, at the 2013 Auto Show in Beijing. The new SUV is part of the company's 5-4-2 ...
Tags: BYD, SUV, Auto Parts
US based automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM) will combine its electric vehicle battery assembly manufacturing unit with battery systems for the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV at its battery assembly plant in Brownstown, Michigan in the US. ...
Tags: GM, electric vehicle battery, Auto Parts
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor in collaboration with the Portland General Electric (PGE) will start testing its prototype electric commercial vehicle - the Nissan e-NV200 in Portland. The companies will conduct a six-week trial to ...
Tags: Nissan Motor, PGE, Auto Parts
Green vehicle technology manufacturer Proterra has secured additional funding of over $30m to speed up further deployment of its zero-emission electric vehicle (EV) transit technology. Paricipation in this round of funding was ...
Tags: Proterra, zero-emission EV, Auto Parts
General Motors (GM) has unveiled plans to produce battery systems for the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV at its assembly facility in Brownstown, Michigan, US. The move is a part of the company's efforts to bring all its electric vehicle ...
Based on a scenario where electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEV) begin adopting gallium nitride (GaN) in 2018-2019, the ramp-up of the GaN power device market will be quite impressive starting in 2016, at an estimated ...
Tags: Yole GaN HEMT Power electronics, Electrical, Electronics
Electric vehicle (EV) charging station provider Juice Bar EV has introduced a new fully customizable premium EV Charging station, the Mini Bar. Mini Bar is available in options of a pedestal or wall mount charging station designs while ...
Tags: Electric Vehicle, Juice Bar
South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors has started production of the new all-electric version of the Kia Soul vehicles, which will go for sale in overseas markets during the second half of 2014. Kia Soul EV will represent the ...
Tags: Kia Motors, Soul EV
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor has announced its plans to launch the new all-electric commercial vehicle e-NV200 for sale from October 2014 across Japan. The new vehicle is based on the Nissan's multi-purpose commercial van NV200 and has ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Accessories, Car
With a rise in the numbers of electric vehicles (EVs) in use, the proliferation of local charge stations is becoming important in enhancing range confidence to maximize the benefits of all-electric driving. Now, with support from Nissan ...
Tags: Electric Vehicles, Transportation
South Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai has launched hydrogen powered Tucson Fuel Cell crossover utility vehicle (CUV) in the US. As part of the move, the company handed over the keys of Hyundai's first mass-produced Tucson Fuel Cell ...
Tags: Auto Parts, vehicle
US-based engineering simulation software developer ANSYS in association with the General Motors (GM), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and ESim is working to design better, safer and longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries for ...
Tags: Electric Vehicles, Auto Parts