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Electric Auto Association

The 18-year-old founder of the Arkansas EAA chapter was hooked on EVs at first sight. Spencer Rhoden’s interest in electric vehicles (EVs) began abruptly in his high school engineering class in Benton, Arkansas when he was in ninth grade. “We We’ve always had our fair share of weird looks in Arkansas,” Spencer said.

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Wolfspeed wins 2016 R&D 100 Award for wide bandgap underhood inverter for HEVs/EVs

Green Car Congress

This wide bandgap inverter product resulted in a smaller, lighter, higher power density and more efficient system in comparison to Toyota’s present Prius inverter design implementing silicon technology. The product operates by taking a two-level high and low input DC voltage (i.e.,

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Toyota was the most searched auto brand in 2023, but Tesla still dominates EV queries

Baua Electric

In fact, four of the ten most searched automotive brands in 2023 had one or fewer battery electric vehicles (BEVs) available in the US market last year. 2023 Toyota bZ4X (Source: Toyota) Toyota was the most searched brand in the US Toyota has led global market share in automotive for years, even as more and more brands go all-electric.

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