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 ...
Electric carmaker Tesla Motors has entered into an agreement with Panasonic in which Panasonic will expand its supply of automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells to Tesla. As a part of this agreement, Panasonic will supply nearly 2 ...
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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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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has developed a new concept for lightweight structural energy storage components, in a bid to enhance the use of energy for future electrified vehicles. The new component includes carbon ...
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The North American economy is still on the road to recovery and the automotive market in particular is on the upswing. The current issue of the BASF Coatings Partner e-journal (www.coatingspartner.com) focuses on developments in the ...
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A Tesla Model S caught fire on a highway in the US city of Seattle recently after its floor-mounted battery compartment was ruptured by a large piece of metal. The shape and size of the metal piece was enough to punch a 7.62cm diameter ...
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After introducing Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid in Italy, Volvo now launches the 'Pure Tension Pavilion'. The pavilion - a spectacular free-standing tensioned membrane structure - is a rapidly deployable and portable solar charging station for ...
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PVA TePla of Wettenberg, Germany has launched the baSiC-T physical vapor transport (PVT) crystal growth system (which uses sublimation of a source powder at high temperatures) for the mass production of silicon carbide (SiC) material. ...
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China adjusted its subsidy program for new-energy vehicles on Tuesday, with the scope and depth of the policy narrowing. The move is in line with earlier remarks made by a senior official indicating that the country would shift the ...
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As the notebook industry is seeing declining shipments, Taiwan-based battery maker Simplo Technology is now eyeing the automobile, motorcycle and bicycle industries. Simplo already has technologies to make batteries for electric ...
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Bridgestone is a global leader in the tyre industry. Members of the Bridgestone Group supply a vast range of tyres in the Americas, in Europe, in Japan, in every region on the planet. Customer expectations of tyre performance vary greatly ...
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Schrader International Inc. has been awarded a significant contract for its tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) from Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Private Ltd., a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., one of India's largest vehicle ...
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OEMs have been successful in developing technology for e-mobility worldwide, with vehicles now ready for series production. The price of an electric car is thus falling sharply, as the e-mobility index for Q3 2013 from Roland Berger ...
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Nissan has hit back at plans by Volkswagen to become the electric vehicle market leader by 2018, while reaffirming its own aim to increase range to 200km on Leaf and introduce four new electric vehicles to market within two years. ...
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Audi failed to serve a full-electric vehicle of any kind at the Frankfurt motor show despite both BMW and Mercedes-Benz, and sibling carmaker Volkswagen showing off all-electric offerings. Speaking with CarAdvice at the show, chairman of ...
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