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DENSO and USJC announce mass production shipment of automotive IGBTs, targeting expanding EV market

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It comes just one year after the companies announced a strategic partnership for this critical power semiconductor used in electric vehicles. As adoption of electric vehicles accelerates, automakers are seeking to boost powertrain efficiency while also increasing cost-effectiveness of electrified vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Volvo To Go All Electric By 2030 – EV Week in Review: Feb 23-Mar 1

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Volvo to go all electric by 2030 – Volvo announced that its entire car line-up will be fully electric by 2030 and joins GM, JLR, Ford Europe, and other automakers in stating their goals or “aspirations” (in the case of GM) – to end production of gas-powered vehicles by 2030 or 2035 depending on the OEM.

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What is the Combined Charging System (CCS) Standard?

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Easy access to charging infrastructure is a key enabler of electric vehicle (EV) adoption. CCS combines the existing J1772 standard connection for Level 1 or Level 2 AC-powered EV charging with a two-pin connector for up to 350MW of DC-powered fast charging. Both CC1 and CC2 use the same style connector for DC-powered charging.

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Delta Electronics Targeting Electric Powertrain Market; Series Hybrid Test Vehicle On the Road

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Taiwan-based Delta Group , the world’s largest provider of switching power supplies and DC brushless fans, as well as a major supplier of power management solutions, components, visual displays, industrial automation, networking products, and renewable energy solutions, is entering the electric powertrain market.

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New Year, New Opportunities!

Noodoe

That said, we’ve all worked hard to make it through and continue to make an impact. George Walker and his amazing team at Charge ELV has all the energy and know-how needed to electrify the UK! Collaboration With Audi Taiwan Highlights Demand for Noodoe EV OS. Noodoe EV Announces EXCEED DC Level 3 Chargers.

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"Spirit of DC" Taking on Las Vegas EVA, Monday Eve, 24 November 2008

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

SEE below for December 2008 contents from Las Vegas EVA Watts Happening -- space that was reserved for Stan & Marianne, Bill and Amanda, Bill, Lloyd, Daniel, John, Michelle, et Las Vegas EVA'rs al for webblogging plus posting pixs of the "Spirit of DC" shining & showing on the 2nd level of the Texas Station Casino parking garage.

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VisIC and ZF partner on R&D effort to develop EV inverter based on GaN semiconductor technology; focus on 400V

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The inverter—which converts DC power from the traction battery to AC power that drives the motor—is a key part of the electric drive chain. This conversion comes from a complex sequence of switching events which reconstruct an AC signal from the DC output of the battery. Source: VisIC.

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