US based car maker Renovo Motors unveiled the production prototype of Renovo Coupe, a two-seater all electric vehicle at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concourse d’Elegance. The car uses patent-pending battery technology, and the multiple ...
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Honda’s luxury car division Acura has delayed the launch of its 2014 RLX Sport Hybrid due to some technical issues with the car. The car was originally introduced in 2013 and was set to go on sale this spring. Issues with the ...
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AY2 capacitors, from Vishay, are AEC-Q200 qualified and now available from Farnell element14. The X1, Y2 are suitable for AC line filtering, on-board chargers and battery management of e-cars and PHEVs as well as industrial applications. ...
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TDK Corporation has developed a new series of 3-terminal feedthrough filters that are designed to meet the automotive industry’s demands for EMC components in emerging safetyClass X capacitors are used in “across-the-line” ...
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A team of chemists from New York University and the University of Cambridge has developed a method for examining the inner workings of battery-like devices called supercapacitorsUnconventional internal design yields a larger capacitanceThat ...
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The Smart Battery Tester from OTC includes an app to enable technicians to test batteries with a mobile device. OTC, a Bosch Automotive Service Solutions brand, has introduced a pocket-sized battery tester that offers near-instant ...
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KYB's Technical Center expansion includes 12,000 square feet of additional floor space. KYB Americas Corp. announced the completed expansion of the KYB Technical Center that operates next to KYB’s 575,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing ...
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ZAP (ZAAP), an Electric Vehicle (EV) automotive company incorporated in California and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, and its subsidiary Jonway Auto are realigning its resources to support volume production of their EV product ...
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GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a fabless developer of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications, is showcasing its latest devices in booth 13 at the 16th European ...
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Kato Hammer mod is a Korean made pipe style APV. It is a 100% all mechanical APV that is constructed using 316-grade stainless steel and brass. Mod Details This is a beautiful piece that you know you simply have to get the moment you ...
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Wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductor materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) are best positioned to address emerging power electronics performance needs in electric vehicles (EVs), with SiC displacing silicon as early ...
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TTI is offering four series of high-voltage chip capacitors from Nichicon, which are designed specifically to provide reliable performance in applications such as automotive HID/LED ballasts, power supply equipment and battery monitoring ...
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Law360, New York July 22, 2014, 7:26 PM ET — Panasonic Corp. and a slew of other companies were hit with yet another class action in California federal court on Tuesday accusing them of conspiring to fix prices on a key component of ...
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A new series of AEC-Q200-qualified, AC-line-rated ceramic disc safetyClass X capacitors are used in “across-the-line” applications where their failure would not lead to electric shock. Class X safety caps are used between the ...
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new series of AEC-Q200-qualified, AC-line-rated ceramic disc safetyClass X capacitors are used in “across-the-line” applications where their failure would not lead to ...
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