Shenzhen-based automaker BYD is planning to triple its production of batteries, in an effort to compete against Tesla. Reuters cited BYD Auto spokesman Matthew Jurjevich as saying that the Chinese automaker is planning to add 6 GW hours ...
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German automaker BMW has previewed the company’s first plug-in hybrid production version of BMW X5 xDrive40e. The car is powered by a four-cylinder petrol engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology and an electric motor, capable of ...
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Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has developed a gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistor (GaN HEMT) offering high output power and efficiency for use in base transceiver stations (BTS) operating in the 3.5GHz band for ...
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Accell Group N.V. reported its North American bikes sales grew 4 percent in 2014 as sales to multi-sports retailers grew, while sales to independent bicycle dealers, or IBDs, lagged expectations and declined. Sales of electric bikes only ...
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Chinese automaker BYD Co, backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, aims to triple its production of batteries as it takes on Tesla Motors in the race to supply electric vehicles and boost energy storage. Shenzhen-based BYD plans ...
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It’s financing a University of Michigan spin-off called Sakti3, whose ‘next generation’ battery technology can reportedly hold twice the energy of existing rechargeable batteries, as reported by The Guardian. This ...
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Chongqing, as the only municipality in inland of China and a metropolitan area along the Yangtze River, serves an important role in building China's first inland free trade zone (FTZ), a top municipal official said. "According to the ...
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Audi has announced its plans to launch an all-electric family-friendly zero-emission SUV in 2018. After launching its first all electric R8 e-tron car at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, Audi Engineering chief Dr Ulrich Hackenberg revealed the ...
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Electronic packaging involves the use of engineering and other technologies to incorporate in-built security and protective features in the packaging of products. The use of electronics in packaging is gaining importance as it reduces ...
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SupercapacitorsUnconventional internal design yields a larger capacitanceThat property of a system of conductors and dielectrics which permits the storage of electricity when potential difference exists between the conductors. Its value is ...
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28nm is still the last node of Moore’s Law, says Zvi Or-Bach of MonolithiC 3D Inc., who beats the drum for monolithic 3D. “Samsung and smartphones in general look to be in trouble and that’s bad news for the electronics ...
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Jaguar Land Rover is reportedly planning to manufacture its first all-electric car in Austria starting next year. The Tata Motors owned company has leasing space in an existing factory for the production of 10,000 cars a year, reported ...
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The UK government has announced to add 100 plug-in electric cars and vans to its fleet. The latest addition is a part of the government's initiative to promote green transportation for which the government previously invested ...
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China's auto industry saw total sales drop by 0.22 percent to 1.59 million units in February, the first year-on-year drop in two years, data from an industry association showed Tuesday. Sales of passenger cars increased 6.42 percent ...
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The future looks bright for electric cars in China amid rapidly fluctuating gasoline prices and huge investments by the government to promote use of clean energy, industry sources said on Monday. However, inadequate battery technologies ...
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