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China: Mobile Charger Carried By Passenger Bursts Into Flames On Bus

On March 10, 2024, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, a thrilling scene was captured on a tourist bus. A mobile charger carried by a passenger suddenly exploded and caught fire, alerting other passengers. This footage show one of the passengers kicking the device to the front of the vehicle, throwing it out through the entrance door. According to the bus driver in the video, the cause of the charger’s sudden explosion is unknown.

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Sumitomo Electric unveils solar power generator

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. unveils a solar power generation system for factories in Yokohama on July 24, 2012. The system combines solar cells, twice as efficient as conventional ones, with a large battery charger.

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CEATEC electronic shows open in Chiba

CHIBA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. exhibits the robot car ''EPORO,'' which is equipped with a collision-avoiding system and remote-controlling battery charger, at the information technology and electronics fair CEATEC Japan 2010 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2010. A total of 616 companies and groups, including 196 from overseas, have registered to exhibit their products and technologies in 2,255 booths at the five-day show.

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Cellphone makers to unify charger specifications

TOKYO, Japan - The industry bodies of cellphone service providers and makers have informed the industry ministry of plans to unify specifications of cellphone sockets and battery charger plugs around 2010, when the use of fourth-generation phones will likely become full-fledged, ministry officials said July 11.

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Kansai Electric Power creates coin-op electric vehicle charger

OSAKA, Japan - A handout photo shows a coin-operated battery charger for motorized bicycles and ultra-small electric vehicles jointly developed by Kansai Electric Power Co., Tohoku Electric Power Co., Hokuriku Electric Power Co. and Kyushu Electric Power Co. Using the charger, operated with 100 yen coins, a four-wheel motorized car can move an average of 10 kilometers per charge of one hour, Kansai Electric Power said.

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Towa Electric Industry's 6-kilowatt charger for electric vehicles

Towa Electric Industry (Kita Ward, Okayama City), in cooperation with Wako Denken (Yao City, Osaka Prefecture), has commercialized a low-cost 6-kilowatt battery charger for electric vehicles (EVs). The total price (excluding consumption tax) is about 200,000 yen if installation work is also undertaken, which is about half the cost of installing a standard 6-kilowatt charger. The battery can be recharged in 12.5 hours with Nissan's LEAF e+ EV, halving the recharging time compared to a 3-kilowatt charger. Towa Electric Industry is engaged in the maintenance of power generation facilities, telecommunications work, and electrical work for stores in Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures. "In April 2018, the company launched its first product, a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting system for large facilities such as factories, with the aim of expanding its peripheral businesses related to electricity. (Photo taken on October 12, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Kansai Electric Power creates coin-op electric vehicle charger

OSAKA, Japan - A handout photo shows a coin-operated battery charger for motorized bicycles and ultra-small electric vehicles jointly developed by Kansai Electric Power Co., Tohoku Electric Power Co., Hokuriku Electric Power Co. and Kyushu Electric Power Co. Using the charger, operated with 100 yen coins, a four-wheel motorized car can move an average of 10 kilometers per charge of one hour, Kansai Electric Power said.

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Cellphone makers to unify charger specifications

TOKYO, Japan - The industry bodies of cellphone service providers and makers have informed the industry ministry of plans to unify specifications of cellphone sockets and battery charger plugs around 2010, when the use of fourth-generation phones will likely become full-fledged, ministry officials said July 11. (Kyodo)

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Cleaning robot

TOKYO, Japan - Karcher GmbH, a German maker of cleaning equipment, unveils a prototype home-use robot that automatically sweeps the floor and unloads collected dust. The robot, shown at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 6, automatically moves to a special charger when its battery is about to run out. (Kyodo)

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Sanyo to release solar battery charger system

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co., the world's No. 4 solar battery maker, said Oct. 31 it will release a solar battery charger system on Nov. 21. The system can charge solar batteries at high speed and unaffected by weather by storing electrical power generated by sunlight in built-in lithium-ion batteries, the company said. (Kyodo)

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CEATEC electronic shows open in Chiba

CHIBA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. exhibits the robot car ''EPORO,'' which is equipped with a collision-avoiding system and remote-controlling battery charger, at the information technology and electronics fair CEATEC Japan 2010 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2010. A total of 616 companies and groups, including 196 from overseas, have registered to exhibit their products and technologies in 2,255 booths at the five-day show. (Kyodo)

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Shinkansen-shaped mobile battery charger selling well

Masaru Yanai, president of Faith Inc., looks at shinkansen bullet train-shaped mobile phone battery chargers in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast on March 27, 2017. The product developed by the company has been popular among travelers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shinkansen-shaped mobile battery charger selling well

Masaru Yanai, president of Faith Inc., plays with a shinkansen bullet train-shaped mobile phone battery charger in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast on March 27, 2017. The product developed by the company has been popular among travelers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo company develops solar charger for cell phones

TOKYO, Japan - Zip Charge Inc., a maker of battery chargers, has developed a cell-phone solar charger (photo) the size of a business card that will be useful in maintaining communication in case of a major earthquake, company officials said on Jan. 17. Cell phones charged by the new product on four hours of sunlight exposure can operate for about an hour nonstop. (Kyodo)

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Sony to introduce software to make AIBO charge on its own

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. said Oct. 10 it will introduce two new software products for the AIBO pet robot in November. One of them, ''Oriko (good boy) AIBO,'' will enable the robot to gauge its remaining battery life and, if low, the canine will start walking toward a charger and sit down on it. Another software package, ''Kawaii (cute) AIBO,'' will give the robot the ability to make autonomous, friendly moves, such as making a handstand and kissing a human hand. (Kyodo)