German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz will launch a new B-Class Electric Drive vehicle in the US by the end of 2013. The vehicle is powered by an electric motor that generates an output of 130kW/177hp and 320Nm of torque with ...
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Texas Instruments claims its latest lithium-ion battery charger IC can reduce charge time by 50% in smartphones and tablets compared to today's designs. The bq2419x family of 4.5A output, 20V input-rated switch-mode chargers have a I2C ...
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China’s Guangzhou Automotive Group (GAC) has released the technical details of its innovative GAC E-jet plug-in concept. The GAC E-jet is an extended range electric car, applying a similar propulsion principle to the ...
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A plug-in version of the 2013 Mercedes Benz S-Class that is set to use less fuel than a Toyota Prius has been confirmed indirectly by the German car maker. The anticipated petrol-electric version was inadvertently revealed during a media ...
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Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles (MREVPL), the manufacturing arm of Indian auto maker Mahindra & Mahindra, has launched the new electric vehicle (EV) e2o. The EV is powered by Lithium Ion batteries that have a range of 100km per charge, ...
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US based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer EPIC EV has unveiled the new TORQ Roadster, which is claimed to be the world’s fastest 3 wheeled EV. The new EV is equipped with a Lithium powered electric motor that generates an output ...
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Organizers are anticipating another packed house this year at Taipei Cycle, which kicked off Wednesday. The 26th?edition should draw nearly 1,100 companies to the Nangang Exhibition Hall for the four-day trade show, March 20-23. ...
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Americans take electrical power for granted whenever they flip on a light switch. But the growing use of solar and wind power in the United States makes the on-demand delivery of electricity more challenging. A key problem is that the ...
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Korean steel giant Posco is visiting Chile and Argentina in a bid to find salt lake to produce lithium at low cost. President and CTO of Posco, Ohjoon Kwon said that the company is flying to Argentina and Chile to talk about the energy ...
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The E-Up! is Volkswagen's first fully electric production vehicle and has a range of up to 150km on a single charge, thanks to its low weight of 1185kg. The Volkswagen E-Up! can be recharged to 80 per cent capacity within 30 minutes, with ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen has unveiled the production version of the new e-up! electric vehicle (EV), prior to its global debut at the upcoming Frankfurt motor show in September 2013. The new four-seat electric car is powered by an ...
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California-based Balqon has signed a deal with China-based Sichuan Automobile Industry (SAIG) to manufacture inner city electric buses in China. As part of the deal, SAIG has purchased Balqon's electric drive system to be fitted into a ...
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Steering system supplier Nexteer plans to IPO get into the stock market in Hong Kong, and it may raises capital fund of US$500mn. Two people familiar with the situation released, Nexteer has submitted application for the sale of shares ...
Pricing for the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series has been announced, but the $639,000 supercar is already a near sell-out. Eight out of the 10 cars allocated to Australia have been snapped up ahead of their official arrival on our shores ...
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The Renault Zoe is a full electric-vehicle with no internal combustion engine. This means that at no time are there any fossil fuels going into a tank, because it doesn’t have one, and emissions aren’t expelled from an exhaust ...
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