The 2013 World Solar Challenge has been won by a team from The Netherlands, with its solar-powered racer crossing the line more than 100km ahead of its nearest rival. The Dutch Nuon Solar Team took victory ahead of the Japanese Tokai ...
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Researchers at Japan’s Ishinomaki Senshu University have developed a new photodiode that can detect in just milliseconds high-energy deep-ultraviolet (UVC) light, which is powerful enough to break the bonds of DNA and harm living ...
Tags: Gallium Oxide, Silicon Carbide, UVC Light
The long-rumoured Kia Soul EV will go into production from next year. The Kia Soul EV has been spied testing several times since the conventionally powered car debuted in March, however Kia has declined to publicly confirm the ...
A team of students from the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands has broken the electric vehicle acceleration world record in a self-built single-seat open-wheeler. Dubbed the DUT12, the DUT Racing team’s racing car ...
French carmaker Renault is working on a wide range of hybrid technologies, including the development of a plug-in hybrid drivetrain for its passenger vehicles, which are expected to be introduced by 2020. Initiale Paris production version ...
Kohl’s Department Stores announces the grand opening of three new locations, creating approximately 375 jobs nationwide and bringing the company’s store count to 1,158 stores across 49 states. Stores opening include Hyannis, ...
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German automotive testing organization DEKRA Automotive has acquired a 60% stake in Vehicle Testing New Zealand (VTNZ) from Motor Trade Association (MTA). This acquisition enables DEKRA to expand its core automotive business unit outside ...
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U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz speaks about clean energy revolution in the U.S. in an article recently posted on Department of Energy website. For decades, America has chased after the promise of clean, domestic energy. But even ...
Tags: Clean Energy Trends, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
General Motors is developing an electric vehicle to challenge the Tesla Model S, with a 300km-plus range and a more affordable price. US media reports GM's EV will have a single-charge range of over 320km and be priced "around" US$30,000 ...
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UK-based Drayson Racing Technologies (DRT), the low-carbon motorsport and electric vehicle R&D business, has signed a wireless electric vehicle charging (WEVC) licence agreement with Qualcomm Incorporated in order to include Qualcomm Halo ...
OEMs have been successful in developing technology for e-mobility worldwide, with vehicles now ready for series production. The price of an electric car is thus falling sharply, as the e-mobility index for Q3 2013 from Roland Berger ...
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Nissan has hit back at plans by Volkswagen to become the electric vehicle market leader by 2018, while reaffirming its own aim to increase range to 200km on Leaf and introduce four new electric vehicles to market within two years. ...
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Construction is almost finished on the groundbreaking Nissan ZEOD RC (Zero Emission On Demand Racing Car) chassis that is pegged to ‘electrify Le Mans’ next year. Working around the clock in the to ensure the ZEOD RC is ready ...
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MMC Rus, a Russia-based official distributor of Mitsubishi Motors, has supplied 70 units of the all-electric vehicle, i-MiEV, to the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation. With this move, i-MiEV will be the first ...
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The Audi Sport quattro concept is the second preview of a forthcoming modern-day successor to the German brand’s famous all-wheel-drive coupe of the 1980s. Plug-in drivetrain rather than Quattro technology makes the headlines this ...
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