BMW is planning to unveil a BMW 3 Series plug-in hybrid prototype along with the next generation hybrid vehicle concepts incorporating technologies used in BMW i models in Miramas, France. The plug-in hybrid models are expected to feature ...
Tags: plug-in hybrid, eDrive technology, Auto
Raytheon UK’s semiconductor business unit in Glenrothes, Scotland, UK has been selected by a “leading automotive manufacturer” to develop a silicon carbide (SiC)-based metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor ...
An uninterruptible power system (UPS) is a power electronic apparatus that has energy storage equipment, consists mainly of inverter, rectifier and battery pack, and provides safe, stable and uninterrupted electric energy to load equipment. ...
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On November 25, the 7th China Annual International Energy Conservation Competition awarding ceremony was hold in Beijing. LNG trucks also had entry, and Dongfeng Chenglong 375hp 6×2 LNG tractor won the champion of LNG tractor group ...
Tags: Energy Conservation, Tractor, Transportation
STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland has unveiled new automotive-qualified silicon carbide (SiC) diodes for on-board battery chargers (OBCs) in electric vehicles such as plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) that demand high power-handing capability ...
Tags: on-Board Battery Chargers, 650V SiC Diodes, Electrical
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold its 200,000th electric vehicle and has a leading 58% market share for zero-emission cars. Together, Renault and Nissan EVs have driven approximately 4 billion zero-emission kilometers - enough to ...
Tags: zero-emission, electric vehicle, Auto
ZAP (ZAAP), an Electric Vehicle (EV) automotive company incorporated in California Bay Area, and Jonway Auto are exhibiting the URBEE at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Los Angeles Auto Show is from November 21st to November 30th this ...
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A group of researchers from Canadian Light Source (CLS) and Western University are using cheaper materials with higher energy and better recharging rates to develop batteries for electric vehicles. The new technology is aimed at improving ...
Hyundai will launch its Tuscon hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) in Canada in 2015 but only in Vancouver. The car will be made available on a three-year lease for $3,600 deposit and $599 a month. Fuel supply and vehicle ...
Tags: Hydrogen Fuelled Car, Auto
Mercedes-Benz has launched the updated version of B-Class Sports Tourer. "For the best of what's coming up" - so says the advertising slogan for the new B-Class. The market launch of the new model will shortly no longer be one of the ...
Tags: B-Class Sports Tourer, Auto
Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has specially tailored a 2.5-tonne forklift to meet the specific site needs at a New South Wales Lime plant. Sibelco Australia commissioned a new diesel-powered Toyota 72-8FD25 forklift in October ...
Recently, Mr. Zhongyu Shi was driving a brand new Volvo Trucks FM460, one of the vehicles in the Anhui Liu An Logistics fleet, down the Outer Ring of Qipu Road in Shanghai at nearly 100 km/hour, with a total weight of 55 tons of the truck ...
Tags: Safe Transportation, Trucks Dynamic Steering System, Transportation
The Sierra Club is joining Ford Motor Company and SunPower’s Drive Green for Life program to help more Americans move toward emissions-free driving. Drive Green for Life offers Ford customers who own electrified plug-in vehicles, ...
Tags: emissions-free driving, Drive Green, Auto
Dr. Mark Quarto explains hybrid battery reconditioning technologies to dealers attending at a training session hosted by The Hybrid Shop in Las Vegas. The Hybrid Shop LLC (THS) is growing quickly to keep pace with the hybrid electric ...
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Lux Magazine designated Visible Light Communication technology from Acuity Brands, Inc. as one of the most exciting lighting technologies of 2014. The magazine has distinguished the company with a Lux Award in the Controls Innovation of the ...
Tags: Lux Innovation, Visible Light Communication technology, Lights