Japanese automaker Nissan has abandoned the deal to sell its EV battery manufacturing unit to Chinese private equity firm GSR Capital. The deal, valued at nearly $1bn, was cancelled by Nissan stating that the Chinese firm lacked the ...
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Groupe PSA has designed an electrified light vehicle under Efficient Urban LIght Vehicle (EU-LIVE) project. The European EU-LIVE consortium includes 12 partners from six countries, with Groupe PSA being the only carmaker. The consortium ...
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Samsung is no stranger to overheating battery woes, but the company took numerous steps to ensure the cell in the Galaxy S8 was safe. Following last year's Note 7 global recall, the Korean firm introduced new measures, including an ...
Samsung SDI has completed the construction of an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Hungary. Samsung SDI President Jun Young-hyun hosted a completion ceremony for the state-of-art electric vehicle (EV) battery plant scheduled to open ...
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Samsung SDI has unveiled a new battery cell which allows electric vehicles (EVs) to run up to 600km with fast charging. Marking its 4th consecutive year, Samsung SDI (President and CEO: Namseong Cho) (KRX:006400) participated at the North ...
Yesterday, we learned via the Wall Street Journal that Samsung is stil struggling to identify exactly what caused its Note 7 phablets to explode, putting the Galaxy S8's February launch in jeopardy. And while the WSJ report claimed ...
China’s new energy policies are driving the country’s domestic market for lithium batteries used in plug-in vehicles (xEVs). The strong demand from the xEV application has put pressure on the supply lithium batteries used in IT ...
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has acquired a 2% stake in Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD for $455m. This move is being seen as an attempt by the South Korean firm to foray into automotive industry. Many technology ...
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 6 (or Note 7?) is nearly upon us, and the leaks are basically interminable. Today’s hot rumour concerns the new Note’s screen. Samsung is planning to follow on from the success of the critically ...
Tags: Galaxy Note 6, curved dual-edge variant, AMOLED screen
The sales of x-electric vehicles (xEV) in China reached a historic high of 300,000 units in 2015. Correspondingly, the market for xEV lithium batteries witnessed surging growth in the same period. In the fourth quarter, for instance, xEV ...
German automobile manufacturer Audi will develop the battery for all-electric sport utility vehicle drawn from cell modules made by South Korean suppliers LG Chem and Samsung SDI. The duo aim to supply battery to the car producer from ...
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Germany-based Heraeus has announced joint possession with Japan-based Shoei Chemical of a patent regarding Te (tellurium)-added glass material used to make conductive silver PV paste. The patent is likely to kick up patent disputes with ...
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The LED (chips and components) market is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.5% from 2014 to $42.7bn by 2020, according to a report ‘Global Light Emitting Diode (LED) Market (Technology, Application and ...
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THe Samsung Group’s move aimed at spurring management innovation to overcome limits to growth has put Samsung subsidiaries on edge. As business restructuring and reorganization is scheduled in August, subsidiaries are keeping their ...
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BMW has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Samsung SDI to extend its collaboration battery cells supply for electro-mobility. Under the deal, Samsung SDI will provide battery cells for the BMW i3, BMW i8 and additional hybrid ...
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