Led by Li Keqiang, the Premier of State Council of the People’s Republic of China, the new phase of China’s National Energy Commission was held on April 18th. Li announced at the Commission that the nation will reinforce the ...
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British automotive services firm RAC has introduced its first mobile electric charging system at GreenFleet Scotland for electric vehicles facing breakdown due to lack of power. The company has equipped a standard RAC diesel VW ...
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Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) is set to reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show. The ingenious petrol plug-in hybrid - an electric car, hybrid car and ...
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German automobile manufacturer Opel is set to launch a new all-electric compact car by 2017 in a move to meet EU emission targets, according to a report. The new vehicle will be battery electric vehicle (BEV), and will be smaller and ...
Leviton is responding to the growing demand by health care facility managers, engineers, architects and builders for education and awareness related to NFPA® 99: Health Care Facilities Code ("Code") with a series of seminars designed to ...
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Bridgestone Americas Inc. has pledged $30,000 in funding to Mind Drive, a non-profit educational program that uses the automobile and experiential learning techniques to teach at-risk high school students about math and science. In ...
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Today NRG eVgo, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG), announced that it has partnerships and agreements in place to have more than 200 fast-charging Freedom Station charging sites built throughout California. Currently, NRG has a total ...
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Jonway Auto, a China-based subsidiary of American automaker ZAP has introduced a small electric vehicle sedan, SPARKEE, for city commuters in China. Developed collaboratively by ZAP and Jonway, the new SPARKEE is available in two ...
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Eco-friendly vehicles distributor Green Automotive (GAC) has entered into a binding agreement to purchase British automotive parts remanufacturing business Transhock. Based in West Midlands, UK, Transhock is a re-manufacturer and ...
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In the last century, silicon-based power electronics (which control or convert electrical energy into usable power) transformed the computing, communication, electric vehicle and energy industries and gave consumers and businesses more ...
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Chinese automobile manufacturer Zhejiang Geely Holding has acquired UK-based electric-vehicle startup Emerald Automotive for an undisclosed amount. According to Emerald, Geely will invest a minimum of $200m to help the company develop ...
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Japanese automaker Nissan Motor will electrify the vehicle fleet of Bhutan, which aims to become global electic vehicle nation as part of its clean energy goals. Nissan will use its expertise in electric vehicle development to electrify ...
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The global market for power discrete devices will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.43% over 2013-2018, forecasts a new report from TechNavio (the market research platform of Infiniti Research Ltd). According to the ...
Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has developed a prototype electric vehicle (EV) motor drive system with a built-in silicon-carbide (SiC) inverter. Reckoned to be the smallest of its kind, the EV motor drive system is intended to ...
Selecting a Chevy Volt, Tesla Roadster, Nissan Leaf—or one of many other new models—shoppers in the United States bought more than 96,000 plug-in electric cars in 2013. That's a tiny slice of the auto market, but it's up ...