Full profile interview
3 Jun 2016
Blue Solutions
Blue Solutions is a French company that produces Li-ion batteries that employ a lithium metal anode and a polymer electrolyte. These rechargeable batteries are used in Bolloré's Bluecar, an electric microcar with a 250 km driving range.
3 Jun 2016
Electric trucks: complete disagreement
Trucks have to clean up their act if they are not to become illegal under the impending 2025 and 2030 legislation and those that jump the gun will probably gain market share because that clean up typically comes with fuel saving key to profitability in fleet operations working on wafer thin margins. Everyone agrees about that - but how to do it? Complete disagreement.
2 Jun 2016
Acquisition of battery companies
The pace is hotting up. As the lithium-ion battery business grows rapidly over the coming 15 years a vital way of buying time, clout in purchasing materials, routes to market, technology, economy of scale and brand awareness will be acquisitions.
Background
2 Jun 2016
Tesla - Residential Energy Storage
Tesla Motors is well known as an electric vehicle maker. But it also has business in energy storage sector, especially with the launch of Powerwall/Powerpack, which is a significant part of its future business and layout.
Full profile interview
2 Jun 2016
Saft
IDTechEx spoke with Christelle Nay, Communication Manager at Saft, about their engagement in the battery industry for use in industrial, commercial and large scale marine vessels applications.
1 Jun 2016
Flying cars: needed or possible? Part two
The arguments for flying cars are style, convenience and cost saving; the stuff of fiction for 100 years.
1 Jun 2016
Webinar - Commercialization of thin-film, flexible, printed batteries
IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 14 June 2016: The Road to Commercialization of Thin-film, Flexible and Printed Batteries.
31 May 2016
Lead-acid Batteries: The Beginning of the End
In May 2016, China's largest lead acid battery maker Chaowei admitted the domestic lead-acid E bike battery market has stopped growing and will only remain stable for the next five years.
31 May 2016
Which Electric Truck Powertrain Wins?
How will trucks clean up their act to avoid becoming illegal under the impending 2025 and 2030 legislation? This article discusses the different approaches.
31 May 2016
Flying cars: needed or possible? Part one
The arguments for flying cars are style, convenience and cost saving; the stuff of fiction for 100 years. Park a car and a plane together in your garage.
31 May 2016
Will conductive inks help wearables go truly wearable?
The first generation of wearable devices are constructed using mature, rigid technologies put inside a new box that can be worn. These are often bulky devices that are not truly wearable in the sense that our clothes are. This is, however, beginning to change, albeit slowly.
Full profile interview
31 May 2016
Copprint
Copprint is a start-up offering copper inks. It is reporting fantastic initial results. Its initial results suggest that it can achieve 50% bulk conductivity whilst only requiring a short 2-second anneal using a simple oven system at 125-250C.
27 May 2016
Lead acid batteries: delaying the inevitable
IDTechEx finds that C category cars and above will have to be mild hybrids with 48V lithium-ion batteries if they are to meet the tough new carbon dioxide emissions.
Full profile interview
26 May 2016
Aztrong
AzTrong is a Taiwanese graphene company strong focused on end applications. It has so far raised $6m and is scaling up an rGO process and targets the energy storage, thermal interface material and e-textile applications.
25 May 2016
Plastic and flexible OLED displays market to reach $18bn by 2020
IDTechEx Research has just released new forecasts for the OLED display market.
Full profile interview
25 May 2016
Polymatech
Rachel Gordon interviewed Polymatech's Business Development Manager Ehsan Khan about their work in Thermal Interface Materials.
Full profile interview
24 May 2016
Advanc3d Materials
Advanc3d sell off-the-shelf and customised materials for FDM and SLS 3D printers. Rachel Gordon interviewed their Managing Director, Francois Minec.
24 May 2016
CAFE Tenth Electric Aircraft Symposium Report: overview
This annual event by the delightful staff of the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency Foundation CAFE took place May 19-20 at San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront.
Event summary
23 May 2016
CAFE Tenth Electric Aircraft Symposium Report May 2016
IDTechEx attended the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation event in San Francisco on May 19-20. This article provides a fuller overview of what we learnt from the event.
23 May 2016
2015 - A great year for large-sized lithium-ion batteries
Electric bus is a game changer in the battery market.