Tag: battery industry

BMW recently unveiled a prototype plug-in hybrid electric version of its popular “3 Series” of production models. Utilizing a four-cylinder TwinPower Turbo gasoline engine (via the new Efficient Dynamics engine group) along with an electric motor, the prototype compares performance-wise with BMW’s 3 Series six-cylinder model — of course, that’s equal performance with far less fuel consumption and cost, something

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It’s still a tough job market for many people in many sectors. Politicians and policymakers speak of job creation, but if they are serious about that, they have to recognize the jobs and job-creation potential in the renewable energy sector. The renewable energy sector has helped to replace jobs lost when other manufacturing sectors and technical trades moved to other

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The US-based Tesla Motors has now fixed the official Australia launch of its already iconic electric vehicle for December 9 – in a development that might reshape the discussion about the clean energy future in the country. Tesla, which expects to sell 33,000 EVs this year and is building a $5 billion battery manufacturing plant in Nevada, has been planning

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As fiercely capable as well as independently thinking and acting as an electric Batmobile, or something Q provided for James Bond, the Tesla Model S P85D is the ultimate halo car. 691 horsepower, instant torque, semi-autonomous driving capabilities, a drive setting labeled “Insane,” and suave style — Bond would be so lucky. Of course, a halo car draws attention to

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We’ve been hearing a lot about fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) lately, thanks in large part to Toyota and its Mirai. But how does a FCEV really compare to a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) like the Tesla or a LEAF? I wanted to look at the economics between FCEVs and BEVs, and then also make some guesses about infrastructure costs. Have

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Delta Electronics, Inc. has introduced the E54SD12025,a high power density eighth-brick power converter. The footprint and pinout of the converters follow the DOSA industry standard (2.30″x0.9″x0.5″). The E54SD12025, a single 12V output, isolated dc-dc converter, provides up to 300W of output power. It operates from an input voltage of 42V to 60V. There is a built-in digital pwm controller in

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Linear Technology Corporationintroduces the LTM4623 3A µModule (micromodule) step-down regulator in an ultrathin 1.8mm profile LGA package with only a 6.25mm x 6.25mm footprint. With solder paste, the package height is less than 2mm, meeting the height restrictions of many PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express), Advanced Mezzanine Cards (AMC) for AdvancedTCA carrier cards in embedded computing systems. The small size

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Raytheon UK‘s semiconductor business unit in Glenrothes, Scotland, has been selected by a leading automotive manufacturer to develop a Silicon Carbide (SiC) based MOSFET for use in electric, hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. As experts in the development of components and modules intended for safety-critical applications within harsh environments, Raytheon will employ its extensive SiC fabrication expertise to develop

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With the recent progress in the inclusion graphene in batteries as material for anodes, cathodes or supercapacitors, it seems reasonable to think we should accept the new naming convention “graphene battery” to reflect the immense contribution of graphene in increasing charging power and reversible capacity. Thus far graphene has played the secondary role of an additive to the lithium-ion battery

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A little less than four years ago, the first 2011 Nissan Leaf electric car was delivered to eager buyer Olivier Chalouhi in San Francisco. Earlier this month, Nissan and its partner the French carmaker Renault delivered their 200,000th electric car. Collectively, those cars have driven roughly 2.5 billion million miles (4 billion million km) without adding any airborne emissions to

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