Car audio supplier Rockford Corp. is going to International CES with new products under the Rockford Fosgate and Lightning brands, and it's putting the Blaupunkt brand back into the North American marine-audio market after an absence of at ...
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Mitsubishi is focusing on electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and a range of SUVs as it seeks to reinvigorate its global line-up. Speaking with Australian media at today’s Tokyo motor show, Mitsubishi managing director of product ...
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Bosch and PSA Peugeot Citron, along with other partners, are cooperating on the OpEneR (Optimal Energy Consumption and Recovery) research programme, designed to improve the range of future hybrid and electric vehicles and optimise driver ...
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The market for thermal management materials for light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and power electronics will more than double from $1.8bn in 2013 to $4.8bn in 2020, according to new report 'Cooling Heats Up: Sizing the Opportunity for Conductive ...
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Thermal management materials for LEDs and power electronics will be a US$4.8 billion market in 2020, more than doubling from US$1.8 billion in 2013. As manufacturers look for more cost-effective ways to improve heat dissipation, thermally ...
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Automotive supplier Continental has signed a contract with the Swiss high-tech industrial Group Oerlikon for the joint development and marketing of integrated motor and transmission systems for hybrid and electric vehicles. With the ...
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Nissan has revealed that it is planning to unveil an all-new sports car to sit alongside the 370Z and GT-R at the Tokyo motor show in November. At today's New York auto show media day, Nissan vice president Andy Palmer spoke at length ...
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Arkansas Power Electronics International Inc (APEI) of Fayetteville, AR, USA, a developer of technology for power electronics systems, electronic motor drives and power electronics packaging, and GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, ...
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The stringent requirements for energy efficiency and reduced CO2 emissions make the selection of the electrical components increasingly important in the design of cars. From electric power-steering and stop-start technologies ...
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the US has advised to increase the sound generated by the hybrid and electric vehicles under the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act (PSEA) of 2010. According to the proposal the ...
Finland-based battery manufacturer European Batteries Oy plans to set up a battery production plant in Tianjin in China with an investment of $318m. The company expects the first phase of the project to complete by October 2013 and ...
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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About 58 million of stop/start vehicles, also known as micro-hybrids, are expected to be produced in 2022, which is 89% of the total hybrid and electric vehicle production market, according to a new report from IMS Research. The research ...
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American Honda Motor and Zipcar have entered into an agreement under which the automaker will become a preferred vehicle manufacturer for Zipcar. As per the deal, the automaker will add a couple of hybrid and electric-vehicles to Zipcar's ...
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Magna E-Car Systems has opened a new plant in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, US, that will make components for hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs). The new 66,000sq ft plant has 95 employees who will make electric motors, inverters and ...
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