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Recycled tires could see new life in lithium-ion batteries that provide power to plug-in electric vehicles and store energy produced by wind and solar, say researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. By modifying the microstructural characteristics of carbon black, a substance recovered from discarded tires, a team led by Parans Paranthaman and Amit Naskar is developing

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The two-wheeler is equipped with a GPS-based e-call system that detects a crash, and in the case the rider is unable to act, it automatically transmits the request for medical assistance and the location of the bicycle to a service station. During normal operation, the electronics unit communicates with the driver through a smartphone app which processes and displays data

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AWEA Blog.Peter Kelley. Wind energy has never been more affordable, the Department of Energy’s Berkeley National Laboratory announced recently in releasing its new 2013 Wind Energy Technologies Market Report and a companion slide presentation. Wind means lower electric bills for millions of Americans across the wind-rich states. That value to consumers is why it’s essential to keep the tax incentives

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Kandi Technologies Group Inc. (KNDI) climbed in U.S. trading while BYD Co. (BYDDF) advanced on optimism China’s support to build more battery charging facilities will spur demand for electric vehicles. Kandi, a maker of alternative-energy cars, rose 4.5 percent in New York yesterday, the most in a week. Shenzhen-based BYD, which is partly owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

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The Chinese government may spend as much as $16 billion to fuel the growth of electric vehicles and development of charging stations. More state funding could help automakers tamp down concerns over the price, reliability and convenience of their electric vehicles, according to Reuters. It may be good news for Tesla Motors, which has targeted China for a major role

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Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) today launched the new C2000™ Delfino™ 32-bit F2837xS microcontrollers (MCUs). These single-core MCUs are the first in the industry to offer four 16-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), enabling precision feedback in power control applications. They are pin- and software-compatible with the recently introduced dual-core C2000 Delfino F2837xD MCUs and help expedite development when scaling from higher performance

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Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTM4634, a triple output step-down µModule® (micromodule) regulator in a 15mm x 15mm x 5.01mm BGA package with integrated heat sink. The thermally-efficient package enables the LTM4634 to deliver full current on all three outputs (5A, 5A, and 4A), more than 70W of output power at 65 degrees C ambient with 200LFM airflow. Combined with

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Yesterday, Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) announced a worldwide voluntary recall and replacement program in cooperation with various government regulatory agencies, for affected ac power cords distributed worldwide with HP and Compaq notebook and mini notebook computers, as well as with ac adapters provided with accessories such as docking stations, sold from September 2010 through June 2012. This recall affects 5.6 million

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The EL9718E-M1 electronic load from Intepro Systems Ltd has been developed specifically to meet high-voltage applications and offers the same wide range of easy to use features found across Intepro’s EL97 series of electronic loads. The EL9718E-M1 is suited to be used in a host of different test environments on a wide range of products in any industrial environment, including;

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Siemens, manufacturer of the VersiCharge EV home charging system, and Sunrun, a leading solar PV system installer, are now partnering to help promote the products of the two companies, as per a recent agreement. The new deal will be offering owners of the Siemens VersiCharge EV home charger a $500 Visa gift card if they install one of Sunrun’s home

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