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Great Wall Motor To Manufacture EV Batteries In Thailand

CleanTechnica EVs

Great Wall Motor, an automobile manufacturer based in the province of Hebei, China, intends to construct electric vehicle batteries in Thailand and may conduct research and development for battery electric pickup trucks.

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Audi and KIT working on recycling for automotive plastics via pyrolysis oil

Green Car Congress

A large number of components in automobiles are made from plastics; these have to meet exacting safety, heat-resistance and quality requirements. That is why, so far, only petroleum-based materials have been suitable for manufacturing plastic components in automobiles that are subjected to particularly intensive wear.

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Audi testing second-life EV batteries in factory vehicles

Green Car Congress

Like all automobile manufacturers, Audi is obliged by law to take back energy carriers after they have been used in cars. Audi calculates that it would save millions if it converted its entire fleet of factory vehicles to lithium-ion batteries at its 16 production sites worldwide.

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TDK and Toshiba establish JV for automotive inverters for HEVs, PHEVs, EVs

Green Car Congress

TDK Corporation and Toshiba Corporation have agreed to establish a joint venture—TDK Automotive Technologies Corporation—that will develop, manufacture and sell automotive inverters for hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles. million units in aggregate.

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MAHLE to acquire Spanish electronics specialist Nagares to bolster position in vehicle electronics

Green Car Congress

Nagares develops and manufactures a variety of products for the automotive industry, including control units and power electronics for electric auxiliary components and thermal management systems, as well as power converters for e-mobility solutions. Its customers include numerous international automobile manufacturers.

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Intersil introduces new 12-cell Li-ion pack monitor for HEV, PHEV and EV applications

Green Car Congress

This combination enables automobile manufacturers to achieve the higher ISO 26262 automotive safety integrity level (ASIL) D rating. The ISL78610 includes a voltage reference, 14-bit analog-to-digital converter and registers for control and data, while connecting directly to a microcontroller through its 2.5Mbps SPI interface.

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Study shows 99% of used lead-based vehicle batteries in the EU are collected and recycled

Green Car Congress

The study was commissioned by EUROBAT, representing Europe’s automotive battery industry; the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA); the automobile manufacturers’ associations of Japan (JAMA) and South Korea (KAMA); and the International Lead Association (ILA).

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