Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced its new LTC4060, an autonomous one-cell to four-cell, 0.4 A to 2 A, linear nickel-metal...
The Eighth Biennial IEEE Workshop on Power Electronics in Transportation (WPET 2004) will be held October 21-22, 2004, in the Detroit area at the Sheraton Detroit Novi. Sessions will discuss electrical machines and control, inverters and converters, devices and EMI, and system and testing. WPET 2004 is sponsored by the IEEE Power Electronics Society and […]
Scottish developers are working on an economical vehicle with a dolphin-like form, the "Gh2ost," which is equipped with two 50 W fuel...
BOC, a large industrial gas company, and Cellex Power Products Inc. (Vancouver, BC), a leader in fuel cell power solutions for industrial vehicles, are working together to develop complete hydrogen supply solutions to power forklift trucks used in large distribution warehouses in North America. Cellex will supply the hydrogen power units that go into the […]
The California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP, West Sacramento, CA) kicked off its third annual road rally, "Crusin' Southern Cal." For the first time in road rally history, all eight of CaFCP's automakers provided fuel cell vehicles for the weekend event. The eight CaFCP automakers are providing the following vehicles for the road rally: DaimlerChrysler F-Cell, […]
austriamicrosystems AG (Graz, Austria) launched its AS1904/5/6 family of ultra-low-power supervisory circuits. With a current consumption of only 150 nA (typical), the...
Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Shanghai, China, assets of the Automotive Climate Control Division (ACC) of WiniaMando Inc. The assets in Shanghai consisted of ACC's wholly owned subsidiary. Modine completed the purchase of ACC's South Korean assets on July 31, 2004. With the completion of the […]
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan) announced that it will assemble gasoline-electric hybrid cars in China, responding to the government's push to develop more fuel-efficient models. Toyota will assemble kits of the Prius hybrid car in northeastern China's Changchun city with FAW Group. The company, building gas-electric cars outside Japan for the first time, will also license […]
Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn, MI) announced that it will import up to 300 three-year-old TH!NK city battery-electric vehicles from the US and various European countries for exclusive resale in Norway. The decision comes as a result of a direct appeal from the Norwegian Minister of Transport to recycle the vehicles in that country. The vehicles […]
The California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP, West Sacramento, CA) reported that it will be at the League of California Cities Conference at the Long Beach Convention Center on September 17, 2004, to educate officials about hydrogen-powered cars and their potential benefit to city fleets. While the zero-emission vehicles currently are only available for fleet use, […]
IdaTech Corp. (Bend, OR), a fuel cell system/component and fuel cell solutions provider, has been selected by Volkswagen (Germany) to design and manufacture an integrated fuel processor system operating on diesel fuel to be used in an automotive auxiliary power unit. The agreement, part of a vehicle demonstration project at Volkswagen, marks a first for […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced its new LT4430, an optocoupler driver for isolated power supplies that require tight regulation, fast...
United Defense Industries (UDI, Minneapolis, MN) announced that it successfully fired a 120 mm electrothermal chemical (ETC) gun from a hybrid-electric drive...
New automaker Connaught Motor Co. (UK) announced that it is hoping to put its first project, the Type-D gas/electric hybrid coupe, into...
Electrovaya Inc. (Toronto, ON), a leader in portable power battery technology, announced that it will be showcasing its prototype, zero-emission electric vehicle (EV) at the Toronto-Dominion Centre Courtyard, in downtown Toronto, from September 13-15, 2004, as part of the 2004 Better Transportation Expo. The prototype, based on Electrovaya's lithium-ion Superpolymer® battery technology, has an energy […]