Royal Philips NV of Amsterdam, The Netherlands (the world's largest lighting producer) has agreed to sell an 80.1% stake in its combined LED components and Automotive lighting business to GO Scale Capital, a new growth-stage investment fund ...
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Energized by growing demand for power supplies, hybrid and electric vehicles, photovoltaic (PV) inverters and other established applications, the emerging global market for silicon carbide and gallium nitride power semiconductors will grow ...
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Royal Philips has announced that it has signed an agreement with a consortium led by GO Scale Capital through which it will acquire an 80.1% interest in Philips' combined LED components and automotive lighting business, with Philips ...
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Advanced sealing technology maker Freudenberg-NOK is planning to install four (PEV) charging stations at its headquarters in Michigan, as a part of the Workplace Charging Challenge Pledge program created by the US Department of Energy ...
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The Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) presented Bosch eBike Systems with its Company of the Year award March 19 during the Taipei Cycle Show in Taiwan. The award is in recognition of the company's position as the market leader in ...
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Uber has started a program in the US under which the company will be testing a fleet of electric cars supplied by Chinese automaker BYD. The program is reportedly Uber's first attempt to focus on an electric vehicle, and it targeted ...
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Tesla Motors Inc has announced that it will be handing pink slips to its employees in China as a part of its restructuring plan. The premium electric vehicle maker hasn’t declared the number of jobs that will be slayed, but there ...
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Chinese new energy vehicle maker BYD is planning to sell its electric vehicles to the South Korea market before the end of 2015, according to a senior company executive. BYD, a rising Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, has brought its ...
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Power supply makers and energy management solution providers including Delta Electronics, AcBel Polytech and Zippy Technology have all been aggressively pushing into the electric vehicle (EV) market, developing drive motors, battery ...
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After two tough years of stagnation, in 2014 the power semiconductor device market returned to growth, rising by 8.4% to $11.5bn, according to the report 'Status of the Power Electronics Industry (February 2015 edition)' from Yole ...
Dubai's first electric vehicle charging station has been introduced at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA’s) main office. Dubai Supreme Council of Energy Chairman HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum inaugurated the ...
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Apple is preparing to start the production of its electric car by 2020. According to a Bloomberg report, the California-based company has been secretly developing an electric car. The usual timeframe for automakers for developing a car ...
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Toyota Motor has partnered with Park24 to launch trial car sharing service using its ultra-compact three-wheeled electric vehicle, i-Road, in Tokyo from 10 April to end of September this year. During the trial, the i-Road will be ...
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Renault Trucks and the French Post Office (La Poste) will launch an electric truck designed with a hydrogen-powered range extender on an experimental basis in Europe, as part of their commitment to a sustainable development strategy. The ...
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The number of electric-vehicle charging stations in Beijing will be doubled by the end of 2015 to encourage the use of new-energy vehicles, local authorities said on Wednesday. Beijing currently has 1,425 public charging stations at 188 ...