Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2020

The new SiC traction inverters are engineered in-house by Karma’s Powertrain Power Electronics team, in collaboration with the Power Electronic System Laboratory at University of Arkansas (PESLA). The platform will allow manufacturers a fast-track into the electric vehicle market with greater speed and efficiency.

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Karma Arkansas Power Powered 284

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2014

Using wide bandgap (WBG) materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN)s for power electronics can improve efficiency and thereby reduce the high cost of battery packs, according to a new report from Lux Research. Among their findings: Power saving threshold lower for EVs. million to a $3.8-million

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Power Powered Future DC 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Through the Advanced Vehicle Power Technology Alliance between the Energy Department and the Department of the Army, the Army is contributing an additional $3 million in co-funding to support projects focused on lightweighting and propulsion materials, batteries, fuels, and lubricants. Advanced batteries: 13 projects, $22.5

Lithium Ion 210

Lithium Ion Transportation Universal Fuel Economy 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2017

Developments from CIRCUITS projects could one day lead to super-fast, compact electric vehicle chargers, more efficient ship propulsion systems, and lighter, aerodynamic aircraft that can carry more passengers with less fuel. —ARPA-E Acting Director Dr. Eric Rohlfing. Cree Fayetteville. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.

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