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Ford will split company in two as it ramps up electric car production

By Ryan Sanderson / March 9, 2022
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An interesting move from Ford, allegedly to streamline operations and allow a start-up speed and innovation approach. This may allow it to better align/compete with other large OEMs who operate individual EV brands to differentiate their range. For example, Polestar, which is jointly owned by Volvo and Geely Holding Group, and DS Automobiles which is […]

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World’s biggest lithium battery storage facility now completely offline after weekend incident

By Ryan Sanderson / March 9, 2022
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The recent incident at the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in Monterey County, California, the world’s biggest lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) project, reflets the high level of safety precautions that are required and implemented in these types of installations. Whilst these measures are important for ESS with all battery types, installations which use […]

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Honor’s Magic 4 Pro has the fastest wireless charging of any phone

By Ross Denyer / March 9, 2022
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  Honor has announced that its Magic 4 Pro smartphone will feature fast wireless charging at 100W, matching the device’s wired speeds. While charging at this speed will of course require a compatible charging pad, 100W is far higher than any other smartphone on the market today, reportedly reaching 50% charge in 15 minutes. While […]

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NFC Forum wireless charging included in active stylus specification

By Ross Denyer / March 9, 2022
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The NFC Forum’s wireless charging specification (WLC) has been incorporated into the Active Stylus Specification from the Universal Stylus Initiative (USI), allowing enabled stylus’ to be charged by compatible smartphones and other NFC devices at a rate of up to one watt.  NFC wireless power transfer is ideally suited to these kinds of low power […]

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