Chinese electric vehicles maker BYD has displayed all-electric e6 taxis to be put into service in the Bogotá, Colombia, a move which marks the launch of the largest all-electric taxi fleet in South America. These fleet vehicles are ...
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Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA and Belgium's imec are collaborating on a project aimed at lowering the cost of producing gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si)-based power ...
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Japanese automotive company Nissan Motor plans to debut its Nissan LEAF electric vehicle (EV) in South Africa at the Johannesburg International Motor Show in October 2013. The company is currently making trials of the vehicle in the ...
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The Toll Group has unveiled Australia's first modern 100 per cent electric truck. The 10-tonne Smith Electric vehicle will be used for parcel pick-ups and deliveries around Brisbane. Toll IPEC will use the all-electric vehicle during an ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan has unveiled a new technology for the light commercial vehicles that uses smartphones to offer safety as well as performance data to drivers and fleet managers in real time. The new IT system is claimed to be able ...
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Fast-charging technologies are driving the growth of the electric vehicle recharging market, with the cumulative number of stations established worldwide expanding by a factor of more than 100 times from 2012 to 2020, according to a new ...
US based technology systems provider AeroVironment has secured a contract from the automobile manufacturers Fiat to be its full-service home charging partner. Under the deal, the systems provider will supply as well as install its ...
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US based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Smith Electric Vehicles has signed an agreement with the China based Taikang Technology to establish a joint venture (JV) in Taiwan. The new JV will be responsible for the assembly and ...
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Leviton has received tED Magazine's "Best of the Best Award," winning Best Product Launch by a Major Manufacturer for its 2012 launch of the Zipline Lighting Retrofit Solution. The prestigious award was presented to Leviton at the National ...
US based automaker Chrysler Group has recalled about 270 units of its Fiat 500e vehicle over an improperly installed shaft in the engine. The recall affects about 270 units of the 2013 model year Fiat 500e battery-electric vehicles that ...
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The market for semiconductors used in industrial electronics applications relished a better-than-expected first quarter as macroeconomic headwinds turned out to be less severe than initially feared, according to the latest Industrial ...
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General Motors has cut US$5000 ($5600) from the Chevrolet Volt in the US to combat aggressive pricing from its electric rivals. Available later this month, the 2014 Chevrolet Volt will start at US$34,995 ($38,900), including an US$810 ...
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US based auto mobile manufacturer Ford Motor is planning to recall certain units of model year 2012-2013 Focus Electric as well as Focus ST vehicles over the defective head lights. The recall affects 2012-2013 Focus Electric vehicles ...
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US based vehicle manufacturer General Motors has cut the price of its new Chevrolet Volt car by $5,000, becoming the latest automaker to reduce prices of electric vehicles. The company said the new price will start at $34,995, including a ...
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The boss of BMW says the company is investigating new powertrain solutions for its next-generation zero-emission vehicles, including fuel cell-powered electric motors. BMW Group CEO Norbert Reithofer says integrating fuel-cell technology ...
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