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15 May 2020
Schacman
Schacman, which is known as Shaanxi Automobile Holding Group in China is a truck and bus manufacturer located in Shanxi province of China.
15 May 2020
Fuel Cells: Accelerating Towards the Rocks?
With a record 2019 under their belt, fuel cells seem to still be very much on the table for automakers. But are they simply the proverbial ship that is accelerating, but pointed towards the rocks? IDTechEx analysts Luke Gear and Daniele Gatti share their thoughts.

15 May 2020
DSM and Lightyear Join on Solar Roofs for the Electric Vehicle Market
Lightyear and Royal DSM have signed an agreement to jointly scale the commercialization of Lightyear's unique solar-powered roof for the electric vehicle market. With this solution, both companies aim to accelerate the global adoption of a broad range of electric vehicles.

14 May 2020
Webinar 19 May Threats & Opportunities for Thermal Interface Materials
This webinar provides analysis on IDTechEx's latest research into thermal interface materials. This will include an overview of the material trends, the market landscape, and highlight two case studies.

13 May 2020
LEVA-EU says Blanket EU Regulation Choking Light EV Sector
The European trade association LEVA-EU is calling for an urgent change in EU regulations, it says are seriously hindering manufacturers at a time when cities are encouraging use of light, electric vehicles as an alternative form of transport during the coronavirus crisis.

12 May 2020
Electric Cars, Robots Could Recharge Wirelessly as They Go
Engineers have demonstrated a practical way to use magnetism to transmit electricity wirelessly to recharge electric cars, robots or even drones. The technology could be scaled up to power electric cars as they drive over highways, robots on factory floors and drones hovering over rooftops.
11 May 2020
Addionics
IDtechEx spoke with battery technology start-up company Addionics.

11 May 2020
Free Webinar 14 May - Off-Grid Clean Electricity Riding the Megatrends
Learn how zero-emission microgrids will slice into the energy market to become a massive $350Bn business in 2040. See the examples of mining, remote villages and urban water taxis. For distributed generation, what is the most popular new form of high-power solar harvesting after silicon and why? Examples? It is all in this webinar.

11 May 2020
First Electric Tankers Equipped with Lithium Ion Batteries
Asahi Tanker has decided to build two world first zero-emission electric propulsion tankers. The vessel is a pure battery tanker powered by large-capacity lithium-ion batteries is scheduled to enter Tokyo Bay as a marine fuel supply vessel.

08 May 2020
Charging infrastructure: the key for electric vehicle take-off
Global plug-in electric vehicle (EV) population reached 7.5 million units (including light commercial vehicles) by the end of 2019.