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

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Battery and plug-in electric cars require significantly more IGBT units than conventional ICE cars. Most of UMC's 12-in & 8-in fabs with its core R&D are located in Taiwan, with additional ones throughout Asia. Earlier post.) Production is expected to reach 10,000 wafers per month by 2025.

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Gogoro Expands Scooter Swap Network Into The Phillipines

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With this company, you don’t have to worry about finding a power plug as seen in this short video. Gogoro’s innovative Taiwan-based batteries can simply be dropped off at a charging station or (if you’re […].

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Gogoro’s Swappable Batteries To Power Food Delivery Scooters In Singapore

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They got their start in Taiwan, where scooters are already immensely popular. But, Gogoro figured out a way to make it easier to keep an electric scooter charged up in a country where most people don’t have access to a plug where they park, […] Gogoro is a company we love to follow here at CleanTechnica.

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Honda Releases Battery Swap Kiosk For Electric Motorcycles & Scooters

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The Taiwan-based company offers an innovative battery swap system that’s ideal for electric scooters and motorcycles parked in places where a power plug might not be available. In some past articles, we’ve been pretty excited about Gogoro.

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What is the Combined Charging System (CCS) Standard?

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In developing the Combined Charging System (CCS) standard, the industry intent was that one style of connector (plug and port), supporting both AC and DC charging, could be used by all EV and electric vehicle service equipment ( EVSE ) manufacturers to ensure interoperability across the EV charging ecosystem. What are CCS “combo plugs”?

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Efficient Drivetrains, Shannxi Automotive reveal PHEV Class 8 cement mixer truck

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In partnership with Shannxi Automotive, the world’s tenth largest medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacturer, EDI is introducing a plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) cement mixer truck. EDI has a well-established market footprint in the Asia Pacific region, with multiple offices in China, as well as presence in India and Taiwan.

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Delta Products in $3M DOE project to develop 6.6 kW GaN on-board charger

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million award for the development of a high-efficiency, high-density, 6.6kW bidirectional on-board charger for plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs). efficient plug-in electric vehicles and vehicle-to-grid applications. efficient plug-in electric vehicles and vehicle-to-grid applications. —M.S.

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