Japanese automotive company Nissan Motor is set to debut its new zero emission electric vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show in Japan. Called Nissan BladeGlider, the new vehilce has been developed by Nissan product strategy and product ...
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German closures manufacturer Bericap has launched a new face lift hinge closure HC EV 29/21 for syrup bottles. The new closure comes with a bigger beak like lip, which supports better opening of the upper closure part as well as allows ...
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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and the Renault-Nissan Alliance have announced plans to explore several new projects involving shared products, technologies and manufacturing capacity. The expansion of the existing NMKV joint venture ...
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German automaker Daimler is planning to expand its partnership with American electric car maker Tesla Motors. Daimler holds a 4.3% stake in Tesla, which currently supplies electric motors and batteries to Daimler for its vehicles. Daimler ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota Motor is set to start verification tests in preparation of the deployment of chargers for plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) in Aichi Prefecture, Japan from 15 November 2013 to 15 March ...
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will unveil three world premiere concept cars at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013*1 from November 20. Incorporating a new design that symbolizes the functionality and reassuring safety inherent to SUVs, ...
Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler is keen to expand its partnership with electric vehicle specialist Tesla Motors to electrify more models in its range. Asked about the German automotive giant’s component purchasing deal with ...
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Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA says that Shinry Technologies Co Ltd of Shenzhen, China, which focuses on energy-efficient applications in transportation and lighting, has employed its 1200V C2M family of silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs in its ...
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Car Charging Group, a nationwide provider of convenient electric vehicle (EV) charging services, has filed a utility patent application for an EV charging station with a toggle unit technology. Previously, CarCharging had filed a ...
Researchers in Taiwan have used a palladium oxide (PdO) gate interlayer to improve nitride semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) performance [Ray-Ming Lin et al, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol52, p111002, 2013]. In particular, ...
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The first video of the Audi Sport quattro concept has been officially released by the German car maker as a thank you to its Facebook fans. Celebrating Audi AG’s Facebook page eclipsing 100,000 likes, the video shows the 515kW/880Nm ...
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Volvo has completed a research project into inductive charging for electric vehicles, with a senior executive expressing the wireless technology has “great potential”. Partnering a consortium of companies, including Volvo, ...
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Chevrolet sold a record 1.25 million vehicles around the world in the third quarter of 2013, up 0.6 percent over the same period in 2012, and the brand achieved its 12th straight quarter of year-over-year increased sales. Overall, General ...
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General Motors will build a Chevrolet Impala sedan for retail and fleet customers that operates on either gasoline or compressed natural gas (CNG), GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson announced today. It is the only manufacturer-produced ...
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The BMW i3 range-extender hybrid will cost almost 10 per cent more than the pure-electric variant when it launches in 2014. BMW USA confirmed the petrol-assisted i3 city car would be priced from US$45,200 ($47,800) – a premium of ...