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Daimler forms electrified coach project ELCH

Green Car Congress

Requirements for long-range transport, flexibility in use, battery charging on the go, high payloads and the space required for passengers and luggage are indispensable and in part contradictory. Synergies with components from the “Daimler Truck” truck division will be taken into account.

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Update on ALTe; EREV powertrain company tracking for production-caliber units by December, production ramp in 1Q 2013

Green Car Congress

Extended range electric vehicle powertrain company ALTe ( earlier post ) is tracking to produce a limited number of production-caliber vehicle powertrains by December, and plans to ramp up production in the first quarter of 2013, said CEO John Thomas in a recent interview with Green Car Congress. —John Thomas.

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BEDEO’s Land Rover Defender EV retrofit unveiled with in-wheel motors

Electric Cars Report

British engineering company Bedeo (formerly BD Auto) announced the launch of the Reborn Electric: Icons initiative with the overhaul of its first iconic vehicle – the legendary Land Rover Defender.

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4 Classic Car Relaunches Transforming the EV Landscape

Clean Fleet Report

Experts retrofitted the baby blue 1968 model with an electric motor, which the company used to debut its conversion program. The battery-powered model reaches 62 mph in 5.5 The electric-powered version of its 1970 model features a conversion kit with a battery shaped like a cassette.

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The Tamiya Wild One Max: Big Toys for Big Boys

The Truth About Cars

For many, Tamiya kits served as a precursor to full-size vehicle projects that would be attempted in adulthood. But things have come full circle now that The Little Car Company has built a version of the 1985 Tamiya Wild One RC off-roader capable of holding two grown adults. kWh batteries daisy chained together.

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Daimler invests in the start-up Anagog; smartphone-based behavior analysis with no need for backend server

Green Car Congress

Daimler has participated in a financing round together with MizMaa Ventures, a venture capital company located in California. Based in Tel Aviv, Anagog has developed software which provides on-device mobility status detection, with cloud-based processing power, deep learning and an insightful analytics platform.

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Power Integrations introduces automotive-qualified high-voltage switcher ICs with 1700 V SiC MOSFET; targeted for 800V batteries

Green Car Congress

Highly integrated InnoSwitch ICs reduce the number of components required to implement a power supply by as much as 50%, saving significant circuit-board space, enhancing system reliability and mitigating component sourcing challenges, the company said. 800-volt batteries are becoming standard for EVs.

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