Automakers Daimler, Ford and Renault-Nissan have inked an agreement to help accelerate further development of the fuel cell electric vehicle (FC EV) technology globally. The agreement is aimed at equally investing towards developing a ...
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According to Japanese media reports, Nissan Motor Company announced in January 28 that they will hold a strategic cooperative relationship with Germany’s Daimler Motor Company and U.S. Ford Motor Company, in order to accelerate the ...
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Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors has recalled about 14,700 electric vehicles (EV) in Japan and Europe over a defective brake issue. The recall affects about 3,400 i-MiEVs and 2,400 MINICAB-MiEV vehicles in Japan, and over 8,900 i-MiEV ...
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Fuji Electric is planning to launch its new Quick Charging Stations for electric vehicles (EV) in North America in February 2013, which are claimed to suit variety of applications and site locations. The UL certified 25kW DC charger ...
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Toyota Motor will receive about CAD34m ($34.2m) from the Canadian and Ontario governments to retool its Cambridge plant to manufacture hybrid cars in Canada. Both the federal and provincial governments will contribute about CAD16.9m ...
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Europe needs a stable legal framework if biofuels research and development is to prosper, Neste Oil's Executive Vice President, Oil Products, Matti Lehmus, said at a conference Monday. A proposal in October by the European Commission ...
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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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Lithium ion (Li-ion) battery market is expected to grow from $1.6bn in 2012 to about $22bn by 2020, according to a report from Pike Research. According to the report, big amounts have been put in to decrease the cost of electric vehicles ...
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Japan-based CHAdeMO has installed about 1133 quick-chargers for electric vehicles (EV) in 2012 across the globe, bringing the total number of chargers equipped to over 2000 units in the past two years. Introduced in 2009, the ...
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SK Continental E-motion formed by SK Innovation and Continental has started manufacturing and distribution of lithium-ion based battery systems across the globe for cars and light commercial vehicles. SK Innovation and Continental, which ...
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Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) sales are expected to reach about 1.8 million units by 2020 in major cities of the US, a report by the Pike Research. The Electric Vehicle Geographic Forecasts report revealed that the PEV sales will ...
California-based Balqon has launched the ZEVQON electric vehicle (EV) motor controllers for zero emission commercial truck and bus markets. The ZEVQON uses the insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) technology to convert battery DC ...
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The world's largest consumer tech show last week was mostly about new ultra-high-definition TVs, with four times the pixel resolution of current 1080p HDTV, notebooks, phones, wireless headphones and speakers and thousands of accessory ...
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European Electric and Hybrid Vehicle market is expected to grow from 0.7% of the market in 2012 to 4% in 2020, according a new report from Pike Research. The market in the region will account a small portion of the entire market and by ...
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There isn't a shortage of rare earth metals in the ground, but one country, China, has managed to dominate about 95% of the market. It not only mines the metals, but it has built a supply chain to produce them. The U.S. once led global ...
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