The total global gross value market for hybrid and pure electric vehicles will reach US$334 Billion within the decade, from a current value of US$69 Billion, forecast analysts IDTechEx. This will primarily consist of large or very heavy ...
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The Guangzhou International Auto Show is in full swing. and one of the highlights is the number of electric and hybrid cars on show. Our reporter Ning Hong is there for us, and has been speaking to car makers and customers, to find out how ...
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Showa Denko (SDK) is launching silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxial wafers with a diameter of 6 inches (150mm) - the largest size currently available, it is claimed - for use in power devices. The firm is also selling a new grade of 4-inch ...
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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 ...
GE Lighting recently published in a blog entry Gary Allen, Principal Engineer and Physicist at GE Lighting’s views on future LED lighting trends. Though the upfront costs are currently high, the future of LED light bulbs is bright. ...
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China adjusted its subsidy program for new-energy vehicles on Tuesday, with the scope and depth of the policy narrowing. The move is in line with earlier remarks made by a senior official indicating that the country would shift the ...
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Bridgestone is a global leader in the tyre industry. Members of the Bridgestone Group supply a vast range of tyres in the Americas, in Europe, in Japan, in every region on the planet. Customer expectations of tyre performance vary greatly ...
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The Ministry of Land and Resources announced on Thursday the maximum amount of rare earths for the exploration has been set at 93,800 metric tons for 2013. The cap for the exploration of ion-absorbed-type rare earth ores is set at 17,900 ...
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German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has expanded its hybrid vehicle portfolio with the addition of three new S-Class hybrid cars that are scheduled to launch in 2014. The new hybrid vehicles included the S 400 hybrid, s 300 BlueTEC hybrid ...
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"China's rare earth ore exports have been rebounding monthly since February,"said Ma Rongzhang, secretary-general of the China Rare Earth Industry Association. But Ma and the association did not provide export figures for the first half. ...
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It is reported that Samsung Group recently disbanded its new businesses team, and all team members are reinstated on July 1. Officers of Samsung said that the new businesses team has played a pivotal role in promoting the development of ...
Highway repair money is running lean in many states, due to decreased revenue from gas tax--a result of cars becoming more fuel efficient and Americans driving less. To plug the crater in highway funding, several states have proposed new ...
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The range of electrically-boosted BMW i cars is likely to expand beyond the confirmed two models to include an i3 Coupe and mid-sized variants according to a report. An unnamed BMW source told Autocar that a three-door coupe version of ...
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The Toyota Camry Hybrid has overtaken the Toyota Prius in local sales, as Toyota’s in-house battle of the hybrids ticks over 50,000 units. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has sold its 50,000th hybrid car in Australia – split ...
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Linear Technology has revealed its solution to the thorny problem of active cell balancing in electric and hybrid vehicle batteries. Implemented in the newly-released LTC3300, the topology uses one fly-back transformer per cell and allows ...