Electric vehicles

Voyant Photonics was founded by researchers from a nanophotonics group at Columbia University (USA).

Verum are developing a hyperspectral sensor that can integrate with any lidar system.

Turboroto are developing a lidar module, and the company are at the third generation prototype development phase.

Toyota Motor Corporation are developing lidar technology.

Z-senz LLC are developing a lidar module. Laser scanning in 2D is achieved via the periodic motion of a resonant optomechanical element, which is based on a modified optical fiber attached to a piezoelectric tube actuator.

ZhiSensor offer lidar modules and MEMS mirrors.

Waymo LLC offer lidar modules.

The world's first electric race plane has been unveiled, showcasing custom modified technology built by one of the racing teams set to take part in the inaugural Air Race E event next year.

The fifth generation of BMW eDrive includes a newly designed high-voltage battery featuring the latest battery cell technology. With a weight of some 550 kilograms, it has an energy content of around 80 kWh. This gives the BMW i4 a range of approximately 600 kilometres.

From consumer electronics to electric vehicles and stationary storage, high power and fast charge capability are key performance metrics for Li-ion batteries. Pure battery electric vehicles can now offer range in excess of 300 miles per charge, but a full recharge can take hours. How can this be improved?

Lidar technologies and markets are rapidly evolving, and IDTechEx are tracking more than one hundred 3D lidar companies worldwide. This two-part article presents insights from the new IDTechEx report titled Lidar 2020-2030.

Airbus Defence and Space has partnered with U.S. based Amprius Inc's current equity funding. This financing will further boost the development of new generation batteries based on Silicon Nanowire Anode technology.

The Volkswagen Group plans to spend nearly EUR 60 billion on the future areas of hybridization, electric mobility and digitalization in the next five years. This amounts to slightly more than 40 percent of the company's investments in property, plant and equipment and all research and development costs during the planning period.

NAUM (from Nano Augmented) is a conference on nanomaterials organised and run by OCSiAl. IDTechEx attended a session on the use of nanomaterials in energy storage applications, and visited the exhibition.