Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2020

The 2020 edition of US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) comprehensive annual report on nationwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions shows that emissions increased from 2017 to 2018 by 3.1% (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector). The number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by light-duty vehicles (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2016

The number of sensors used in automobiles to provide information on the vehicle or environment status is growing rapidly, and these sensors are becoming more sophisticated. This contributes to shorter development cycles, even though the Electronic Control Units (ECUs) used in automobiles become more complex.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2016

Previously, most ECUs used relays as the switching elements in their drive circuits, with the average automobile using around 100 relays. Samples of the new IPDs are available now. Mass production is scheduled to begin in January 2017 and is expected to reach cumulating 850,000 units per month by January 2018.

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