IXYS Corp of Milpitas, CA, USA and Leiden, The Netherlands, which provides power semiconductors and mixed-signal ICs for power conversion and motor control applications, has announced availability of its IXFN50N120SK and IXFN70N120SK 1200V ...
When the first SiC diode was launched in 2001, the industry questioned the future of the SiC power business: Will it grow? Is this a real business? But 15 years later, in 2016, people don't ask these questions anymore, since the SiC power ...
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Hertz Global Holdings has announced that its Hertz Green Collection - known as Green Traveler Collection in the US - has been launched in Mexico with a fleet of 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles. Hertz Mexico is the first car rental ...
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Ford Motor is undertaking a trial at its assembly plant in Cologne, Germany where collaborative robots, also known as co-bots, are being used to help workers fit shock absorbers to Fiesta cars. The robots will ensure perfect fit and ...
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Mazda Motor has introduced SKYACTIV-VEHICLE DYNAMICS, a series of new-generation vehicle motion control technologies in its model ranges. The first in the series, G-Vectoring Control, will be introduced across Mazda's entire model range, ...
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Hyundai has unveiled the all new 2017 Elantra Sport at a meeting of the Washington Automotive Press Association in Alexandria, Virginia. The most powerful Elantra model ever, the Sport benefits from a variety of important powertrain, ...
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Nissan Motor has introduced driver-assist features that allow its new Serena minivan to manage highway driving on its own. More than 1.5 million Serenas have been sold since it first went on sale in 1991. The new Serena comes equipped ...
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Standard Motor Products (SMP) has released 213 new part numbers for its Standard and Intermotor lines which span 49 product categories and covers through the 2016 model year with more than 100 million additional VIO. SMP continued to make ...
Honda Motor has co-developed the world's first hybrid vehicle motor magnet that uses no heavy rare earth elements. The automaker said the technology, developed with Daido Steel Co, will be used in the next Freed minivan due to go on sale ...
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At a ceremony at the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) National Centre for Power Electronics Annual Conference 2016 in Nottingham, UK, a post-graduate team from Imperial College London received the £2000 ...
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Volkswagen and LG Electronics have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop a connected, cloud-based car service platform. The two companies will start working together on Volkswagen's Cross-Over-Platform, which ...
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Hanergy Holding Group launched four full solar power vehicles at a grand ceremony arranged outside its headquarters in Beijing. Over 4,000 guests from all sectors of society attended the event. A sports car named "Hanergy Solar R" made ...
Ceres Power has now finalised all agreements to begin its new relationship with Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd and M-Solv, as part of the funding arrangement from Innovate UK and The Office for Low Emission Vehicles ("OLEV") as ...
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Honda Motor has issued the “Honda SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2016” which summarises the company's approach to sustainability as well as initiatives Honda has undertaken based on key challenges identified in non-financial areas. ...
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Honda Accord 2017 sedan and coupe arrive in showrooms with new Sport Special Edition and is ready to hit the three-year streak as the most popular car in US with individual rental car buyers. Retaining many of the popular enhancements ...
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