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Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and battery electric vehicles rely on different battery recharging technologies to power controllers and the vehicle’s traction drive.

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Audi Heads to the Future with Electric Power

Oct 18, 2017

The carmaker is reshaping its future portfolio to include more EVs, both for consumers and motorsport competition.

Trucks Go Electric with Power Electronics

Oct 17, 2017

To cut user operating costs, truck manufacturers are electrifying their vehicles with power-electronics technology in new designs or via retrofit kits to convert conventional gas/diesel trucks.

Autonomous EV Concept Car Touts Up to an 800 km Range on a Single Charge

Oct 13, 2017

Audi showed off its autonomous EV Aicon concept car at the recent Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany.

Temperature Ruggedness of Passive Components Needs Its Own Perspective

Oct 12, 2017

For both active and passive devices, the negative of effects of thermal shock can be as detrimental as steady-state operation at extended temperatures.

The VW Microbus Is Back, and Now It’s Electric

Oct 05, 2017

Designed to recall the original Type 2 Microbus without mimicking it, a new version employs VW’s I.D. Buzz concept. The V in the bodywork calls back to the two-tone predecessor on the original Bus, but in the I.D. Buzz carries a light strip that...

Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles Will Impact Future Battlefield Strategies

Oct 03, 2017

Although still in development and testing, robotic and autonomous vehicle technologies are poised to eventually create manned and unmanned platforms operating in synergy with each other on the battlefield.

Coil Winding Expo (CWIEME) Courts EV Manufacturers

Sep 29, 2017

By positioning EV and HEV motor suppliers along a specific route through the show, CWIEME Chicago hopes to instigate new and exciting partnerships in this rapidly growing field.

Federal, State Governments React to Eventual Arrival of Autonomous Cars

Sep 28, 2017

Autonomous cars are on the radar of the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Department of Transportation (DOT), as well as state legislators.

Smart Cars Can Employ Energy-Harvesting Techniques

Sep 18, 2017

Designers are eyeing the latest methods in energy harvesting to recover wasted heat, motion, vibration, and friction losses, and recoup them into useful electrical energy from smart cars.