Electric vehicles

Thursday 18 July 2024 - EV thermal system architecture and fluids used; Battery thermal management and trends; Motor thermal management and trends; Future refrigerants; Outlook for fluid content and forecasts

Hyzon is an American company specialising in hydrogen fuel cell technology for heavy-duty vehicles. The company focuses on deploying its fuel cell technology in heavy-duty commercial vehicles across North America, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand.

Carrar is an Israeli producer of immersion-cooled battery packs and other immersion-cooling systems for electric vehicle components. Its batteries have potential uses in many vehicle segments, including heavy-duty, commercial vehicles, and off-highway.

This premium article discusses EV thermal management architecture and suppliers.

Renault is a French automotive manufacturer that is a leading producer of cars, vans, and commercial vehicles. This profile will focus on Renault's electric vehicle products.

Innovation map for electric motor cooling strategy market share and original equipment manufacturers.

Cellcentric is a 50:50 joint venture of Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group AB formed in March 2021. Cellcentric's primary focus is to develop, produce, and commercialize fuel cell systems for use in heavy-duty trucks, as well as other applications with a comparable set of requirements. IDTechEx learned more about its technology at ACT Expo 2024.

Railcare is a Swedish manufacturer of heavy vehicles for railway maintenance. The company produces a battery-electric maintenance vehicle, which IDTechEx spoke to Railcare about at Euro Mine Expo 2024.

Innovation map of fluid players and partnerships in immersion cooling for electric vehicles.

Electric buses are booming, with sales growing in Europe, America, India, and other key regions. Transport operators have shown themselves keen to electrify urban transport and cut greenhouse gas emissions. As emissions regulations tighten, city buses are likely to be all-electric within the next few years.

IDTechEx spoke to Resonac at PCIM 2024 to discuss its products and recent innovations for the electric vehicle power electronics industry.

IDTechEx spoke to ROHM at PCIM 2024 to discuss progress in its SiC MOSFET technology and business, where ROHM discusses the demand for SiC MOSFETs and showed some applications of its power modules from tier-one suppliers and automotive OEMs. ROHM discusses its predictions for SiC and GaN in automotive.

This premium article explores thermal management trends for EV electric motors.

Kovatera is a Canadian OEM of mining light vehicles. This profile will focus on Kovatera's electric vehicle, the KT200e.

First came the eVTOL hype, followed by startups, investments, prototypes, and vertiport planning. Now, designs are being refined, and type certification is progressing. Battery and hydrogen fuel cell R&D are at their peak. eVTOL pilot training plans are forming, and vertiport construction is starting worldwide.

Mitsubishi is the sixth-largest Japanese automotive OEM and 19th largest in the world. This company profile highlights Mitsubishi's key activities around electrification and autonomous driving and benchmarks the company against its peers.

Cincinnati Test Systems (CTS) is a US-based leak-testing solutions provider that is headquartered in Ohio.

The Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo ran from 20th-23rd May in Las Vegas, USA. This event focused on the heavy-duty commercial vehicle market (i.e. trucks across several weight categories) with a conference track and large exhibitor hall. This premium article focuses on battery technology advancements, hydrogen-based powertrains, and truck OEM updates as gathered from the event.

IDTechEx spoke to Sandvik at Euro Mine Expo 2024 regarding its battery-electric DL422iE drill rig.

ZapBatt is a US-based company developing an LTO-based battery system with flexible input and output voltage. IDTechEx spoke with ZapBatt Founder and CEO, Charles Welch.