Energy management company Eaton today announced that its eMobility business has secured a contract to supply Bussmann ™ series power distribution units (PDUs) and fuses to a global manufacturer of vehicles for use in a new battery-powered light commercial vehicle (BEV), which is a fast-growing segment for BEVs. PDUs are scalable in design so they can be applied to a wide range of future vehicles in the portfolio. PDUs, also known as junction boxes or fuse boxes, connect the ma

Ionix Technology, Inc., a business aggregator in photoelectric display and smart energy fields, announced one of its subsidiaries, Huixiang Energy Technology  ("Huixiang") has entered strategic cooperative agreements with Gongjue Electric Vehicle("Gongjue") and HiBoss Electric Vehicle("HiBoss"). Huixiang was incorporated to focus on producing safe, fast charging and long life cycle Electric Vehicle ("EV") batteries, as well as developing

Leading global tire maker Hankook Tire announces that it has entered the Trailer Tire Segment by adding trailer offerings to its lineup of innovative products. Hankook will now offer the Vantra Trailer that will fit most popular trailer applications. The Vantra Trailer will be released in nine sizes, while the Vantra Trailer for high loads (TH31) will be released in three sizes. The products are built to perform on vehicles such as campers, fifth wheel trailers, travel trailers, fla

NovaCHARGE, a nationally recognized technology manufacturer and turnkey systems integrator of electric vehicle (EV) hardware and cloud software, teamed with the city of Orlando and the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) to deploy 100 networked EV charging stations in Orlando over the past year. To help accelerate the transition to a clean-energy economy, the city and OUC drafted a plan last summer to bring 100 EV charging stations to 33 neighborhood locations across the city's s

To optimize charging of its electric vehicles, Hawaiian Electric is partnering with AMPLY Power on a pilot to manage charging infrastructure for four of its vehicles, which are part of the passenger fleet that is set to be fully electric by 2035. The pilot program is unique for both AMPLY Power and Hawaiian Electric, as it utilizes the industry standard of OpenADR (Open Automated Demand Response) to optimize vehicles charging on the system. Elemental Excelerator, a commercialization

Nexen Tire America, Inc., a worldwide leader in high-performance, passenger, SUV/light truck and winter tire technology, today announced since 2000, the company has manufactured more than 500 million tires without a single recall. Nexen Tire has implemented precision tire-manufacturing guidelines throughout its four tire manufacturing plants across the globe – two in the South Korean cities of  Yangsan and Changnyeong, one in Qingdao, China, and its newest plant in Zatech, Czech Re

Argus Cyber Security, a global leader in automotive cyber security, has collaborated with Microsoft Azure IoT and joined the Microsoft partner network to provide vehicle manufacturers the ability to monitor, detect, and mitigate attacks in the cloud. Argus cyber security suite, integrated with Azure IoT for automotive applications, includes Argus Fleet Protection, an Automotive Security Operation Center (ASOC) solution, in-vehicle insights from Argus Connected ECU Protection, and up

Panasonic Corporation and McAfee Corp., have agreed to jointly start building a Vehicle Security Operation Center (hereinafter, Vehicle SOC) to commercialize vehicle security monitoring services. To protect connected vehicles around the world against cyber-attacks, the companies will build vehicle SOCs that enable accurate detection and early response to attacks and help strengthen Cybersecurity measures in the automotive industry. Panasonic has already been operating SOCs for facto

Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO), a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas and the largest network of company-owned tire and automotive service centers in the world, announced it will open 58 new stores across the U.S. in 2021 as part of the company's continued growth strategy. The projected launches follow significant BSRO expansion in 2020 when 52 new locations opened amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent impacts on the retail sector. "We are grateful that des

Luminer Technologies, a world leader in in-vehicle rider hardware and software technology, is the largest car in China. Announcing a strategic alliance with SAIC Motor (SAIC), a manufacturer and Fortune Global 100 company. Luminor will use industry-leading rider and sentinel software system components to enhance autonomous driving and advanced safety features for the mass production of SAIC Motor's new R-brand vehicles. The R brand program is scheduled to start mass production in 2022 wit

Goodyear has launched the new EV-4M Port Handler with a focus on improved tread wear to help increase efficiency, a decisive factor in modern port and industrial handling. At the same time, the tires aim to promote driver comfort. The EV-4M Port Handler joins Goodyear's wide range of port handling tires, offering tailor-made solutions for container handlers, reach stackers, straddle carriers, shuttle sprinter carriers and other similar equipment. Longevity and

OnStar Mexico, General Motors' security and connectivity service, announced that, as of March 22, the Fleet Complete service will be launched in Mexico. This new online platform enables companies to manage vehicle fleets more effectively. The platform is a tool that is designed to provide fleet managers with useful and relevant data on the use of their vehicles in real time. "The Fleet Complete solution complements the services that General Motors offers. It is an

Vitesco Technologies, a leading international supplier of modern drive technologies and electrification solutions, has won a major order with a sales volume in a triple-digit million Euro amount for an innovative high-voltage component. For the first time ever, the company will be supplying an 800-volt inverter with silicon carbide technology in significant quantities for the new electric vehicle platform of the Hyundai Motor Group. Up until now, most electric vehicles have used a v

Unity, the world’s leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced a collaborative agreement with HERE Technologies, the leading location data and technology platform, to partner on developing next-generation embedded automotive HMIs with state-of-the-art, RT3D rendering capabilities. The collaboration will also extend to work on next-generation location technology for autonomous driving, simulations, city planning and digital twins. In

Alcoa Corporation announced today that it is supplying sustainable aluminum for the wheels on the Audi e-tron GT, the first vehicle to ever use metal from a revolutionary technology that eliminates all direct carbon dioxide emissions from the traditional smelting process. Alcoa is supplying aluminum to RONAL GROUP for the manufacture of the Audi e-tron GT’s high-performance alloy wheels, produced with a combination of metal from the ELYSISTM zero-carbon emissions smelting tech