Automotive
G3 smart electric SUV delivered to first customers in Norway
Xpeng, a Chinese smart electric vehicle company, has started delivery of smart EVs to customers in Norway. 100 Xpeng G3 smart electric SUVs are being handed over this week to their new owners across 28 cities and towns in Norway - the northernmost of which is Bodø (67°N), just north of the Arctic Circle.
E-bikes come closer to Europe
It has been long time since Panasonic presented its first e-bike 1979 in Japan, that electrically assisted cycling has become a mass (and growth) market. Bicycles always enjoyed a particular attention within the global corporation, as company founder Konosuke Matsushita worked in a bicycle store in his youth, and have therefore been part of the product range since the 1950s.
5 significant Electric Vehicle opportunities in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused 2020 to become the pivotal year as the automotive industry goes through a once in a hundred-year transformation. Overall, we expect global car sales in 2020 to crash by roughly 20%, yet plug-in electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) to grow by north of 21%, showing the remarkable resiliency of electric vehicles against the backdrop of economic downturn.
Long-life capacitor works at temperatures to +125°C
New Yorker Electronics has stocks of the new Vishay BC Components 190 RTL Aluminum Capacitors for increased design flexibility and board space in high temperature applications.
Massive opportunities for electric two-wheelers
Electric two-wheelers, including electric motorcycles and electric scooters, sell in huge numbers which dwarf any other electric vehicle segment. This is mainly driven by Asia, where the mobility mode offers a cheap, fast and clean way to travel through urban centres.
Mouser, Molex publish automotive connectivity eBook
Mouser Electronics and Molex have collaborated on a new eBook that explores the challenges, technologies, and solutions associated with connectivity in automotive design and manufacturing.
Drive embedded UX for solar electric vehicle
Crank Software has announced its partnership with Aptera Motors and Andromeda Interfaces to develop and launch the central infotainment display for a solar electric vehicle (sEV) that requires no charging for most daily use.
HARMAN names Christian Sobottka President of Automotive Division
HARMAN International has named Christian Sobottka as President of the Automotive Division, effective 1st January, 2021. Sobottka was most recently Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board at Robert Bosch Automotive Steering. He will also be appointed to HARMAN’s Senior Leadership Committee and will report to President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Mauser. Sobottka will be based o...
ADAS development with R-Car V3U ASIL D System on Chip
Renesas Electronics has unveiled the R-Car V3U - a ASIL D System on Chip (SoC) for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Automated Driving (AD) systems. Delivering a groundbreaking 60 TOPS with low power consumption for deep learning processing and up to 96,000 DMIPS, the R-Car V3U is built for the performance, safety, and scalability (up and down) demands of ADAS and AD architectures driving next-generation autonomous vehicles.
Fuel cell system modelling provides new features
The latest (2020.4) release of powertrain design and optimisation software from Ricardo brings a wealth of new features and capabilities for fuel cell, electrified and conventional vehicles, offering speedier simulations and improved productivity. Notable among the new capabilities and features delivered in the 2020.4 release is the inclusion of a new fuel cell library within the complete vehicle system modelling and simulation package IGNIT...