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Nissan unveils LEAF e+ with additional power and range

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Nissan unveiled the Nissan LEAF e+, further broadening the appeal of the world’s best-selling electric car by offering a new powertrain with additional power and range. The “e+” refers to the increased energy density of the model’s battery pack and the higher output of its powertrain.

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Power Integrations introduces automotive-qualified high-voltage switcher ICs with 1700 V SiC MOSFET; targeted for 800V batteries

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Power Integrations, a provider of high-voltage integrated circuits (ICs) for energy-efficient power conversion, has added two new AEC-Q100 qualified, 1700-volt rated ICs to its InnoSwitch3-AQ family. —Peter Vaughan, director of automotive business development at Power Integrations. Devices are priced at $5.64

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United Airlines and Archer to launch first commercial electric air taxi route in Chicago

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The early launch routes will focus in on airport to city center transportation service, which are referred to as “trunk” routes. Once the trunk routes have been established, the next step will be to build out “branch” routes to connect to surrounding communities.

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NEWS BRIEF: AI-Powered Cloud-Connected Battery Management System for Electric Vehicles

Electra Vehicles

AI-powered digital twin models in the cloud aim to improve EVs battery range, efficiency, safety, and lifetime and herald multiple new applications. , , Originally published by NXP Semiconductors. More Details The AI-powered battery digital twin solution with Electra Vehicles, Inc. By utilizing , Electra Vehicles, Inc.’s

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Next-Gen Chips Will Be Powered From Below

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Had these chips kept on the trajectory they were following in the early 2000s, they would soon have packed about 6,400 watts onto each square centimeter—the power flux on the surface of the sun. that bad because engineers worked to hold down chip power consumption. Things never got. Your typical refrigerator draws only 6 A.

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TI reference design adds Wi-Fi capability to electric vehicle charging stations

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Texas Instruments (TI) introduced the first reference design that adds Wi-Fi connectivity to an electric vehicle (EV) charging station. Benefits of the EV Charging Station with Wi-Fi reference design: Level 1 and Level 2 charge operation. Wi-Fi connectivity support from any smartphone, tablet, computer or smartTV.

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Ideal Power, developer of new indirect power conversion technology, prices IPO

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Ideal Power Inc., the developer of a new approach to electric power conversion ( earlier post ), has priced its initial public offering (IPO) of 3,000,000 shares of common stock at an offering price of $5.00 If the total over-allotment is exercised, Ideal Power expects the gross proceeds from the offering to be $17.25