Nissan has unveiled a Nissan Gripz concept car with hybrid-electric technologies, blending the features of a compact crossover with performance of a sports car. The car is equipped with an EV technology based Series hybrid system "Pure ...
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2010-2014 China Import and Export Overview (Unit: Billion USD) Year I&E Turnover Export Sales Import Turnover Difference Total YoY ...
Bosch is planning to introduce a new battery technology based on solid state cells for electric cars with the help of its recently acquired company Seeo. The company said that it has knowledge and exclusive patents for solid-state ...
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Automotive supplier Continental announced that it has started the development of solutions for future 48 V hybrid architectures, which will hit production in 2016. The company said that the integration of a second voltage level of 48 V ...
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Schaeffler has introduced a new P2 high-voltage hybrid module that is arranged between the internal combustion engine and transmission, and is capable of transmitting internal-combustion torques of up to 800 Nm to the transmission. This ...
Researchers in Japan have been developing ways to increase minority carrier lifetimes in lightly doped silicon carbide (SiC) with a view to insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) [Tetsuya Miyazawa et al, J. Appl. Phys., vol118, p085702, ...
The US Air Force has awarded Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA, which makes silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafers and devices as well as LEDs, a $4.1m follow-on contract, enabling qualification of a high-performance power ...
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IPak Machinery, a manufacturer of automatic tray formers powered by Pro Mach, has expanded its product range with the introduction of new TF-100 tray former. Designed for 4-corner trays where no rollover or 1-piece lidding is required, ...
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China Zenix Auto International has joined forces with Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer Anhui Jianghuai Automobile (JAC) to enter into the electric-powered commercial vehicle market in the country. Zenix Auto is presently the ...
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Nissan has introduced its next generation Leaf with improved battery capacity of 30 kWh, facilitating the car to have an EPA-estimated range of 107 miles on a single charge. The new mile range is 27% more than what the 2015 model ...
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BMW i Ventures, the venture capital entity of BMW will be investing in on-demand parking and car services company ZIRX. ZIRX's service involves an app, which can be used by drivers to indicate their current location and an agent will ...
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Tesla CEO Ellon Musk has hinted that the company’s low cost Model 3 sedan will be available for pre order starting March next year. The revelation was made in a series of Tweets, one of which said: "Model 3, our smaller and lower ...
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General Electric (GE) has completed the sale of its US fleet services business to Element Financial for $5bn. The company said that the sale of GE's Mexican, Australian and New Zealand fleet businesses to Element is also expected to close ...
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Sony is reportedly planning to venture into the automotive market after Google and Apple. The company is open to collaborate with traditional automakers and said that the advent of electric cars has lowered entry barriers for new ...
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China-based internet entrepreneurs and financial investors, including the likes of Tencent and Hillhouse Capital, are supporting NextEV to create a competitor to US electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors. In that direction, the promoters ...
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