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Sono Motors Unveils Design of Solar Electric Passenger Car and Bus Kit

Sono Motors, the company that is pioneering solar-powered mobility recently celebrated the debut of the world's first affordable solar electric vehicle, the Sion, in its production design, and the unveiling of its novel 'Solar Bus Kit', a scalable B2B retrofit solution that reduces fuel consumption and inner-city greenhouse gas emissions, thereby contributing to climate protection.

FCCC: Electric Trucks

Daimler Truck subsidiary Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) manufacture petrol, diesel, and alternative-fuel chassis for medium-duty pick up and delivery markets.

Ballard Power Systems

Ballard is a leading supplier of fuel cell systems for non-automotive applications. IDTechEx caught up with the company to learn more about its products, as well as its USPs for its new entry into the marine EV market.

Freightliner: Electric Trucks

Freightliner (a subsidiary of Daimler AG) have been conducting extensive field tests with customers, through their 'Customer Experience Fleet Program' of two fully electric trucks.

MAN: Electric Trucks

MAN (part of VW's Traton Group) have been making their MAN eTGM truck in small series production since late 2019. In 2021, they announced their intention to begin series production of electric trucks in Munich in 2024.

Volvo Trucks Showcases New Zero Emissions Truck

To decarbonize transport, Volvo Trucks already today offers battery electric trucks and trucks that run on renewable fuels, such as biogas. In the second half of this decade, a third CO2-neutral option will be added to its product portfolio - fuel cell electric trucks powered by hydrogen.

Autoneum: Composite Under Battery Shield

Autoneum recently (09/06/22) presented a webinar discussing their composite under battery protection plate.

StoreDot

StoreDot are an Israel-based company developing ultra-fast charging battery technology, in particular lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

Zendar: High Performance, Cheap Automotive Radar

Zendar is a start-up working on improving automotive radar. Zendar believes that current automotive radar is limited by the weak computational processing power embedded in the sensor. They suggest a move to a central processing unit with more computational power which can handle multiple radar front-ends at one time. This would be a similar architecture to Tesla in the way it handles its camera information.

Sysco Corp to Purchase 800 Battery Electric Freightliner eCascadia

Daimler Truck North America and Sysco Corporation have signed a Letter of Intent to deliver up to 800 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors by 2026. The first eCascadia delivery is expected to arrive at Sysco's Riverside, California site later this year.

Join the Upcoming Webinar on Electric Vehicle Markets Land, Sea, Air

Thursday 19 May 2022 - The Targets, the Sales and the Shortages. This webinar will provide a snapshot of electric car, electric two-wheeler, electric bus, electric truck, electric boat and electric air taxi (aka eVTOL) markets in 2021, with discussion around short-term outlooks.

Electric Vehicles Land, Sea, Air - Record Growth as Challenges Mount

Elon Musk once made a prediction that every form of transport, with the exception of space-faring rockets, will become electric. This prediction is starting to materialize as markets for electric cars, trucks, buses, boats, two-wheelers and air taxis reached new heights in 2021.

Germany Launches World-First Battery Pass Project

Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action formally announced its "Battery Pass" project and its eleven consortium members, including Circulor, the leading supply chain traceability provider, as the project's technology implementor. The announcement marks the beginning of a three-year, German-funded R&D project to develop core data specifications and technical standards for a "passport", as well as a standardized dataspace to manage batteries that are manufactured or placed into service in the European Union.

Electric Vehicle Markets Land, Sea & Air: A Look Back at 2021

This IDTechEx premium article discusses how electric vehicle markets fared in 2021 compared with the past few years, drawing from the latest IDTechEx research. A snapshot of the following markets are given: electric cars, electric buses, electric light commercial vehicles (eLCVs), electric trucks, electric two-wheelers, electric boats and ships, and electric air taxis.

Fisker

In 2007, the Fisker Automotive Company was founded by current CEO Henrik Fisker and Bernhard Koehler. Fisker Automotive Company had a tumultuous existence with early setbacks jeopardizing the company's future and leading to its bankruptcy. In 2016, Henrik Fisker revived the brand and it is now on the way to mass production at the end of 2022.