Electric Vehicles: Land, Water, Air - IDTechEx Reports and Subscriptions

For ten years, our electric bus report has been the reference document of the industry. We have never rewritten it twice in one year but very major developments have now led us to do just that. This second edition of "Electric Buses 2020-2030" interprets many dramatic developments.

By 2040, autonomous cars and robotaxi services will become a $2.5 trillion market which provides huge opportunities for companies across the autonomous driving ecosystem. In this report, we offer a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of enabling technologies including lidar, radar, camera, AI software, HD map, cybersecurity, 5G and V2X, key market players and market trends in autonomous driving. This report will enable companies to have a comprehensive view of the autonomous driving landscape and therefore evaluate the position of their product and technologies as well as their business opportunities.

This report reveals new materials combining electronic, electrical, optronic functions, forecasting a $200 billion opportunity. Monolithic flexible phones. Bionic man. Solar vehicles never plug in. One option - in-mold electronics -reduces car parts 95% by creating electrically-multifunctional single pieces. Chapters detail replacing dumb load-bearing structure even for roads, buildings, windows.

This report investigates the market for radar technology, specifically focusing on automotive applications. It develops a comprehensive technology roadmap, examining the technology at the levels of materials, semiconductor technologies, packaging techniques, antenna array, and signal processing. It demonstrates how radar technology can evolve towards becoming a 4D imaging radar capable of providing a dense 4D point cloud that can enable object detection, classification, and tracking.

IDTechEx present a comprehensive analysis of 106 players who develop unique 3D lidar technologies, primarily for the ADAS and autonomous vehicles market. Our interview-based company profiles and company backgrounds cover all 106 players. Forecasts are segmented into six emerging lidar technologies and four types of vehicles. The global 3D lidar market for autonomous vehicles grows to $5.4 billion by 2030, with MEMS lidar emerging as the largest market segment.

Conformal solar bodywork makes truly solar vehicles get at least 10% of their travel from daylight. Large orders are being placed for such vehicles. This report deeply investigates how several technologies achieve this, where and what comes next, even benchmarking best practice in solar boats and aircraft. Its $15 bn forecast for solar cars has upside potential now many majors are involved.

This report is of vital interest to all in the electric vehicle value chain from materials and component suppliers to parts and motor manufacturers a product integrators. Indeed there is much here for vehicle manufacturers and it is essential reading for planners. Electric motors are the only components that appear in all electric vehicles. Even batteries are sometimes replaced by supercapacitors. Every year, IDTechEx rewrites its definitive study of such motors. This year a new assessment is particularly important because so many things are changing. The chapters reflect these changes.

New research by IDTechEx in its report, "48V Mild Hybrid and 48V Full Hybrid Vehicles 2020-2030" reveals that the 48V mild hybrid powertrain is a done deal. Launched in 2016, now a flood of car models with this modification to traditional cars will keep them legal in the face of tightening emissions laws and save fuel. Indeed, it is now clear that they improve comfort, for example by powering active suspension and in some cases improve performance too. Next year the 48V repertoire will be seen from Ferrari to Volkswagen Golf and family cars in China. The Bentley Bentaygo and RAM pickup truck has the option so its universality is well proven even before we see substantial sales in the Daimler bus version. None are electric vehicles because they never drive the wheels electrically but it is now clear that they can be developed into just that. They are 48V mild hybrids heralding another big step forward, the 48V full hybrid.

By 2030, second-life electric vehicle battery capacity will exceed 275GWh per year, which provides huge opportunities for companies across the automotive and energy storage sectors. In this report, we offer a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the key technologies, players and market opportunities across the second-life battery value chain. Insights from this report will help companies reflect their business models to better seize the value opportunities provided by second-life batteries.

The business of electric vehicles and their batteries is changing rapidly so new analysis is essential. This new facts-based analysis has much more detail 2020-2030 that is available anywhere else.

Manned electric aircraft will span fixed wing and vertical takeoff, hybrid and pure electric, small to large and only this report covers it all. It has many new infograms and project, technology and company comparisons. See many new 10 year forecasts and technology timelines and views to 2050 from IDTechEx and major players. The time has come: the current leader immediately gained an orderbook of over $165 million.

We all know China has 400,000 large battery buses and they are spreading across the world thanks to strong subsidies but there is another big opportunity coming with smaller buses. Uniquely, the new IDTechEx report, "Electric School Buses and Midi Buses 2019-2039" appraises this. There are over 1.5 million school buses, mostly midi buses but with larger ones favorite in North America. Federal support for electrification is poor or non-existent so adoption of electric versions has had to await public outcry about the entirely avoidable poisoning of children with engine fumes and cost-effectiveness even parity of up front price between the clean and dirty options. This is imminent.

China is the world's largest EV market and an increasingly formidable EV exporter, innovator and acquiror so this is vital reading for all in the EV business. Learn the favoured technologies and applications of EVs in China with technology and sales leaders identified and new, detailed number and value forecasting in easily assimilated form. One new type will sell at three times the volume of e-bikes. Grasp the leadership in technology such as supercapacitor and solar vehicles and surprising vulnerabilities where foreigners can assist. China needs millions more electric buses: what else?

Energy storage in buses and trucks is similar. These storage markets are growing rapidly to over $200 billion in 2029. Urban buses and delivery trucks are well into electrification, pure electric versions with large batteries dominating. Now larger trucks are a focus: the world has ten times as many trucks as buses. 1.5 million school buses will electrify. See detailed forecasts in units, cost, market value and technology roadmaps.

As the business of electric vehicles for construction, mining and agriculture exploits commonalities, it will grow more than six-fold in the next decade, setting EV records for unit price and volume and good margins. Understand the innovators, technology and market roadmaps and detailed forecasts.

Whilst diesel and gasoline-powered vessels currently dominate maritime transportation, the market for electric and hybrid vessels is growing rapidly. The industry is facing an inflection point as vessel owners and operators are driven by a plethora of restrictions surrounding emissions of NOx, SOx and greenhouse gases.

This technical report from IDTechEx contains a detailed look into an emerging class of solid electrolytes for Li-ion batteries, which are described and classified into three main categories (polymer, inorganic, composite), as well as several sub-categories (LiPON, sulphides, garnets, gel polymers, etc.). A unique patent analysis carried out on 1300 documents complements the chemical overview with a business perspective over the most promising electrolyte technologies.

IDTechEx's Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure 2019-2029 report presents an overview of the state of development of technologies for electric vehicle charging including conductive, inductive, and capacitive charging among others. We present some of the key enabling technologies such as fast charging, battery swapping and robotic charging which will have a role in new mobility paradigms. We present a ten year market forecast of electric vehicle chargers by region.

Fuel cells (FC), particularly those based on hydrogen, have long been heralded as the solution for electric transportation. While batteries have stolen the scene in recent years, IDTechEx has identified a number of applications where FCs can offer a better solution than Li-ion batteries, especially when it comes to range and fast refuelling. We believe this market can potentially boom to reach $200B by 2029.

Petrol motorcycles have largely stagnated in the US and Europe since the financial crisis, while sales volume in India nearly topped 20 million last year, up 15 percent. With most motorcycles below 150cc in India and south-east Asia, the potential for electric two-wheelers huge. Against the backdrop of tightening regulations, government subsidies and fresh targets for 2030, we predict the electric two-wheeler market will grow to $41 billion by 2029.

The goods delivery industry is rapidly growing thanks to globalisation and e-commerce. What this implies is a net increase of emissions from diesel engines. In this report by IDTechEx, we analyse how the industry is slowly converting its powertrains of choice from fossil fuels to electricity, whether it is stored in a battery or in a hydrogen tank. The outcome will be higher market penetration rates than for electric cars.

This report provides an analysis of key market players, equipment models and technology preferences of electric vehicles in mining, examining leading battery, motor and charger manufacturers. Evaluating questions such as which Li ion battery chemistries and manufacturers will dominate the industrial vehicles market? With which charging solutions? Will fast charging or slow charging prevail and to what power rating 50kW, 150kW, 300kW? The report also provides scope on trends in types of industrial vehicle motors (ASM, PSM, SRM) and case studies on the operational and duty cycle performance of electric mining equipment.

IDTechEx is first to reveal huge investment potential and market opportunity for Energy Independent Electric Vehicles: they never take on fuel or plug in. They are mobile zero emission microgrids with much in common with static microgrids. Best sectors for adoption of EIEVs are forecasted. Infograms and tables clarify the emerging technologies for the necessary extreme energy harvesting and powertrain efficiency that will make it happen. Players, trials, plans, enablers are analysed from latest global information. Technology and product launch roadmaps are presented.

Roads and their surroundings will generate huge amounts of electricity powering automatic de-icing, snow removal, electric vehicle charging, interactive lighting, structural health monitoring and more. The result will be enhanced safety, speed, saving, air and water quality and a $100 billion new business. This report scopes the technologies, players and opportunities, forecasting ten years and road-mapping 20 years ahead.

Off grid electric vehicle charging stations will be a nearly $7 billion business in 2028 and there will be 100,000 energy independent electric vehicles made that year that are their own charging stations. Then all this zero emission adoption will grow really rapidly. This report covers it all from market drivers to forecasts and technology appraisal and roadmaps.

Vehicles becoming electric will create a $300 billion plus power electronics market in 2027. Researched worldwide in 2016/2017, with infographics, ten year roadmaps and projections, this report details how power electronics grows because the number of motor controllers per vehicle is increasing and steering, suspension and other previously mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic parts become power electronics. In addition, multiple forms of recuperation and energy harvesting will create electricity in vehicles.

By 2030, Li-ion battery demand will exceed 3 TWh, providing both opportunities and risks. In this report, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the Li-ion supply chain, including key technologies, players, demand forecasts and cost analysis. The analysis and insight from this report will help to provide clarity for investment in the growing LIB market.

This report investigates the market for various die and substrate attach materials used in power electronics in various electric vehicles. It builds a detailed quantitative model to forecast the addressable market size for die as well as substrate attach materials in various power electronic functions in all manners of electric vehicles. It also develops ten-year market forecasts, in value and mass, segmenting the market by material type. The materials considered herein include nano silver sintering, micro-silver sintering, Cu sintering, SAC and other solders, and transient liquid phase bonding materials.

Emerging semiconductor laser technologies will revolutionise industrial material processing and optical sensing markets. IDTechEx forecast the global laser diode and direct diode laser market to reach a size of $13.985 billion by 2029. Remarkably, the optical sensing segment grows by an order of magnitude during this period. Automotive and electronics industries will benefit greatly from advances in laser manufacturing, 3D sensing and imaging, lidar, and industrial machine vision.

The supercapacitor market has bottomed out and is now into a sustained period of strong growth. Recent actions of three giant companies not usually associated with supercapacitors illustrate why. Tesla just bought supercapacitor number one Maxwell Technologies. Geely of China has given Maxwell an order for the first widespread use of large supercapacitors in both 48V mild hybrid and full hybrid cars under its Volvo and other brands.

Piezoelectric harvesting and sensing have been 7% of the piezoelectric business but millions of dollars newly invested in piezoelectric roads and reinvention of sensing for IOT, smart cities healthcare etc. may lead to a new piezo market of over one billion dollars. Patent filings and new materials and formats such as printing, flexible film and coating are strongly increasing in number. This report uniquely covers it all including interviews globally, next technology, markets.

Fluoropolymer market growth becomes powered by newly optimised electrical and electronic uniques such as triboelectricity, artificial muscle, ion exchange. Here comes electricity generation from floors, architectural textiles, sails. New formulations serve many functions in one device such as sensing, actuation, signalling. We prioritise what is arriving for morphing aircraft, next generation batteries, fuel cells, ocean wave power and more. Billion dollar businesses, premium pricing and huge benefits to society await.

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the drone market, considering components, technologies, application roadmaps and markets.

AWE is a new generation, zero emission generator - mobile, no infrastructure. In 2018 it moved from 1. Mainly engineering led projects seeking size and 2. Modest sales of hobbyist systems to something in-between that is far more promising - first sales of 30-100kW systems into key verticals. Niche marketing promises billion dollar sales. The rich and patient also have potential with giants in wind farms. Learn developer plans, technology roadmap.

People are moving to cities for reasons such as jobs and entertainment. Over 60% live in cities and WHO and the UN have forecasted figures up to 80% in cities by 2050. Sadly there are big negatives to this such as pollution, water rationing, global warming, social disruption and increased vulnerability to physical and cyber attack. Cities often suffer overwhelmed education and healthcare including the diabetes epidemic and there is chronic obesity from bad eating in cities. Here are the $100 billion antidotes but the smart city will go even beyond these.

Better active electrode materials are matched to improved electrolytes spawning many new supercapacitors and derivatives with cost reduction and virtuosity that will power large future sales from load bearing to textile versions. Now is the time to participate. Learn of opportunities from exohedrals to MXenes. Access latest interviews, presentations, expert viewpoints with forecasts and roadmaps. Assess most promising new organic and inorganic materials and performance potential in different hybrids and symmetrical EDLC with or without strong optimised pseudocapacitance.

The report provides coverage of highly innovative laser technologies and the rapidly growing fiber laser market, which are rarely explored by market research companies. The report is authored by an analyst with a technical background in laser physics research.

The redox flow battery (RFB) technology, despite higher upfront costs, has a shorter payback time thanks to a good capacity retention even after many thousands of cycles. RFBs retain most of their initial value thanks to the possibility to recycle their core components. Lithium-ion batteries will suffer a setback from the emergence of utility-grade RFBs, which will ease the pressure on the lithium resources needed for electric mobility applications.

Smart Glass is electrically active glass mainly for use in automotive, architectural and avionic windows, with demand growing to $1.1 billion in ten years. It is typically for electronic shading in place of physical blinds, or a semi-transparent PV window to generate electricity locally. As the only comprehensive report covering the technologies and markets, it will assist all in the value chain including building and vehicle designers, sellers and users.

Poisonous materials are arriving in many electronic and electrical devices and structures. Mostly, there is no listing of them, assessment of risks, description of alternatives. For the first time this report looks at the toxicity and likely prevalence of the burgeoning number of materials and devices of concern, making recommendations concerning better legal constraints. It reveals many little known alternatives that are safer in manufacture, use, abuse and disposal.

The pressing need for solutions that provide the same functional capacity but at a lighter weight is apparent across numerous industries. Lightweight metals provide the most advanced solution to this challenge. IDTechEx have analysed the complete supply chain for aluminium, magnesium, metal matrix composites (MMC), and metal foams. Each one stands at different levels of market maturity, but all possess underlying advancements in technological innovations and contain a wealth of opportunities.

This report is focused on agricultural robots and drones. It analyses how robotic market and technology developments will change the business of agriculture, enabling ultra-precision and/or autonomous farming and helping address key global challenges. It develops a detailed roadmap of how robotic technology will enter into different aspects of agriculture, how it will change the way farming is done and transform its value chain, how it becomes the future of agrochemicals business and how it will modify the way we design agricultural machinery.

Advanced Li-ion battery technologies are being developed all the time, but only a few make it to the mass production stage. This report analyses all main cathode (LCO, NMC, LFP, NCA) and anode (graphite, LTO, silicon, lithium metal) chemistries and benchmarks their potential against other existing or future battery technologies, such as lithium sulphur, lithium air, supercapacitors, redox flow batteries, sodium ion batteries, and zinc batteries.

Li-ion batteries have become quintessential for consumer electronics; within the next five years we will also see them increasingly deployed in electric vehicles. In this report, IDTechEx brings you on a journey around the world's gigafactories and emerging battery materials, with technology comparisons and market forecasts up to 2028. Over 140 Li-ion battery manufacturers are listed and compared, and key insights are collected from the main industry trade shows worldwide.

Millions of devices that had batteries are now redesigned to avoid them, unlocking new business. This new 300+ page report reveals latest ways of eliminating batteries to permit mass deployment of IOT, electric vehicles with "perpetual" speed and almost unlimited life and much more. See relevance and technology for applications from sensors to the energy grid and ships.

This report is focused on all aspects of mobile robotics in material handling and logistics. In particular, we consider the following: automated guided vehicles and carts (AGVs/AGCs); autonomous mobile vehicles and carts/units; mobile picking robots; last mile delivery ground robots (driods) and drones; and autonomous trucks and light delivery vans (level 4 and level 5 automation). We provide technology roadmaps and twenty-year market forecasts in unit numbers and revenue.

Composite parts consist of fibres embedded in a matrix to give superior properties in comparison to their individual elements. The industry appears well-established, but beneath the surface, there are significant innovations at every step of the supply chain. This provides both improved and nascent materials and opportunities in both expanding and emerging applications. IDTechEx forecast this market to exceed $9bn by 2027 just for synthetic fibres in composite parts.