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    Emerging Battery Technologies Will Accelerate Off-Highway Electrification

    Emerging Battery Technologies Will Accelerate Off-Highway Electrification | IDTechEx Expert Analysis

    ­Off-highway machines across construction, agriculture, and mining are in the midst of a major push towards electrification, driven by the financial, operational, and environmental benefits they can provide. However, different machines vary widely in their size, runtime, duty cycle demands, and more, requiring di
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    Date:
    05/26/2026
    STMicroelectronics Announces Enhanced Version of Industry-Proven Battery-Management IC

    STMicroelectronics Announces Enhanced Version of Industry-Proven Battery-Management IC

    ­STMicroelectronics’ L9963F automotive battery-management IC includes all the features needed to manage lithium battery packs in hybrid (HE) and full electric (FE) vehicles, as well as industrial energy storage systems, and 48V/96V applications. The L9963F brings under-the-skin improvements to the ind
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    Date:
    05/21/2026
    Melexis Integrates On-Chip DC/DC Power to Simplify LIN RGB Automotive Lighting

    Melexis Integrates On-Chip DC/DC Power to Simplify LIN RGB Automotive Lighting

    ­Melexis announces the MLX81119, an 18-channel LIN RGB LED controller with an integrated DC/DC converter, designed to simplify and optimize automotive lighting systems. By generating the LED supply voltage locally on chip, the MLX81119 significantly reduces power dissipation, external components and space requirements in
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    Date:
    05/21/2026
    Toshiba Expands 80V N-channel MOSFET Lineup to Support 48V Automotive Systems

    Toshiba Expands 80V N-channel MOSFET Lineup to Support 48V Automotive Systems

    ­Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (“Toshiba”) introduces two AEC-Q101 compliant 80V N-channel MOSFETs, expanding its lineup to support 48V automotive systems. The XPH2R608QB and XPH3R908QB are the first products from the latest-generation U-MOSX-H process to be housed in the SOP Advance (WF) package with we
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    Date:
    05/12/2026
    Solaris Selects Ballard's FCmove‑SC Engine to Power its Next‑Generation Hydrogen Bus Platform

    Marty Neese, Ballard's CEO and President

    ­Ballard Power Systems announced that Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z o.o., a leading European bus manufacturer and long‑standing Ballard partner, has formally selected Ballard as the fuel cell supplier for its next‑generation hydrogen bus. This selection includes the integration of Ballard's FCmove®
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    Date:
    05/06/2026
    KYOCERA AVX Releases Multilayer Varistors Optimized for 48V Automotive Power Supply Systems

    KYOCERA AVX Releases Multilayer Varistors Optimized for 48V Automotive Power Supply Systems

    ­KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, added new high-temperature, automotive-grade multilayer varistors (MLVs) engineered for 48V power supply systems to its proven TransGuard® VT Series, wh
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    Date:
    05/04/2026
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