Category Archives: EV

Tesla Reportedly Developing Battery Technology for In-house Production

published: 2019-07-08 14:15 | editor et_editor | category: News

In order to alleviate its exclusive reliance on Panasonic, Tesla is conducting R&D on its automotive batteries for in-house production, thereby lowering its production costs and raising manufacturing flexibility, according to inside sources. ... more

New E-Scooter EC-05 Jointly Developed by Yamaha and Gogoro Will Be for Sale on August 1 With a Price Tag of NT$99,800

published: 2019-07-08 11:18 | editor et_editor | category: News

Ever since Gogoro Inc. and Yamaha Motor Taiwan Co. Ltd. announced that they formed a strategic partnership in 2018, consumers in Taiwan have been waiting in eager anticipation to see what sparks of innovation will come from the collaboration between the two companies. After months of speculations, Yamaha finally unveiled the EC-05, its first e-scooter jointly developed with Gogoro, at a press conference on June 27. ... more

Rockwell Automation Opens New Electric Vehicle Innovation Center in Silicon Valley

published: 2019-07-03 9:37 | editor et_editor | category: News

Rockwell Automation, a leading solutions and services provider to the automotive industry, has opened a new 8,000 square-foot Electric Vehicle (EV) Innovation Center at 111 North Market Street in San Jose, California, within its Information Solutions development facility. ... more

URE Will Launch Hydrogen-Fueled Motorcycle in Q4

published: 2019-06-24 11:29 | editor et_editor | category: News

United Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. (URE), a leading PV power firm in Taiwan, will roll out a hydrogen-fueled motorcycle in Q4, announced Hung Chuan-hsien, chairman, at the shareholders' meeting on June 16. ... more

JR East Ready to Launch Hydrogen Fuel/Lithium Battery Train in 2024

published: 2019-06-19 17:31 | editor et_editor | category: News

East Japan Railway Company will develop hydrogen fuel/lithium battery train, dubbed as "FV-E991," which is scheduled for test run in Kanagawa Prefecture in 2021 before formal launch by 2024, according to a news release of the company. ... more

Yamaha and Gogoro Ready to Launch E-Motorcycle Jointly in August

published: 2019-06-17 11:05 | editor et_editor | category: News

In a joint venture with Gogoro, Yamaha Taiwan is scheduled to roll out an e-scooter in Aug. 2019. ... more

KYMCO Unveils E-Scooter Models Like 125 EV and i-One X for Taiwan’s General Motorbike Market

published: 2019-06-12 13:58 | editor et_editor | category: News

Taiwan’s Kwang Yang Motor Co. Ltd. (KYMCO) held a press event on 5 June to introduce its electric scooter (e-scooter) charging network Ionex 2.0 and four new models of e-scooters. ... more

The World's Largest Hydrogen Filling Station Goes Up in Shanghai

published: 2019-06-11 13:42 | editor et_editor | category: News

On June 5, the world's largest hydrogen filling station was inaugurated in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, giving a strong boost to the development of hydrogen fuel cell cars in the city. ... more

AVANGRID Marks World Environment Day by Doubling Down on Its Commitment to Electric Vehicles

published: 2019-06-05 10:05 | editor et_editor | category: News

Today, AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) marks World Environment Day by announcing plans to expand its partnership with Nissan North America to provide 3.2 million customers and employees across New York, New England and Oregon with a $5,000 discount on the purchase of a Nissan LEAF electric vehicle (EV). In addition, the company announced plans to increase its own EV fleet by 75 percent, and reiterated a $34 million investment in the expansion of EV charging infrastructure across Maine and New York. ... more

Ascend Offers EV Safety, Performance Solutions in Chinaplas Presentation

published: 2019-05-30 10:41 | editor et_editor | category: News

Ascend Performance Materials, one of the largest fully integrated producers of polyamide 66 resin, recently presented on PA66 solutions for electric vehicles at Chinaplas 2019. The presentation focused on improving EV safety, reliability and performance using PA66. ... more