Electric vehicles

DELO is an adhesive manufacturer, founded in Bavaria in 1961. It provides adhesives to several applications including semiconductors, sensors, electric motors, medical equipment, consumer electronics, vehicle manufacturing, and many more. IDTechEx spoke to DELO to learn more about its adhesives for use in automotive applications, with a focus on future mobility.

ZF Friedrichshafen AG (often referred to as simply ZF) is a global automotive tier-1 supplier. It supplies electric drivetrains and components for electric buses, and IDTechEx spoke to ZF at BUS2BUS to find out more about its upcoming second generation of motors for the bus and commercial electric vehicle (EV) market.

DBT stands for Double Boxtail, a new and more efficient aircraft design being pioneered by DBT Aero. The company was founded in 2019 and is currently working towards a full-scale demonstrator of its unique design.

Sono Motors is a German company that develops and integrates photovoltaic bodywork into various vehicle segments, to provide additional power generation. Sono Motors had attempted to produce a solar-powered car, the Sion, but shut the project down in February 2023 due to funding challenges. IDTechEx spoke with Sono Motors at BUS2BUS to learn more about its pivot into solar bodywork.

Huber Advanced Materials is a global company that provides innovative and sustainable material solutions for industrial, agricultural, and consumer products. Its products include halogen-free fire retardant additives, organic matting agents, specialty aluminas, and thermal management solutions. Huber Advanced Materials' products can be found in many products, including concrete, paper towels, and subflooring.

Construction, agriculture, and mining (CAM) machine OEMs have recently started their electrification journey. Over the next 10 years, IDTechEx predicts strong growth in this market, driven by the falling price of batteries and the total cost of ownership benefits that electric machines provide. As such, a new battery market will be created, one that IDTechEx's new "Battery Markets in Construction, Agriculture & Mining Machines 2024-2034" report finds will grow to a value of US$7.8 billion at a 10-year CAGR of 27.1% and with an annual demand of more than 50GWh in 2034.

Forecasts from the IDTechEx Research report "Electric and Fuel Cell Buses 2025-2045: Markets, Players, Technologies and Forecasts"

The inception of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) dates back to 2016 when Uber introduced their Elevate conference. The company that changed ground transportation triggered a huge wave of investment by supporting the future of Advanced Air Mobility. More than 300 new electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturing start-ups were established over the course of the following few years, each grabbing a piece of the US$8.5 billion in funding that has been poured into the industry as of the end of 2023.

Duxion is a start-up looking to disrupt the established turbofan industry with its all-electric eJet motors.

This premium article will analyse the impact price fluctuations in raw materials (lithium, cobalt, nickel) have had on Li-ion cathode prices and cell costs.

Continental is one of the leading automotive tier-ones. At EV/HEV Thermal Management Berlin 2024, IDTechEx talked with Dr Cristina Mihaela Dragan and a few other engineers from Continental Romania to discuss the thermal management challenges in electric vehicles.

Innovation map for metalenses: market Entry, roadmap, and players.

In conversation with IDTechEx, STMicroelectronics discusses its intentions for insourcing SiC wafers, as well as the potential of SiC, GaN, and Si IGBTs in the automotive market. STMicroelectronics talks about its manufacturing capabilities and its choice of SiC MOSFET configuration.

HyProMag are a spin-out from the University of Birmingham, founded in 2018 and commercializing short-loop NdFeB magnet recycling. HyProMag use patented hydrogen-processing technology to separate valuable rare-earth alloys as powders from waste material, which they subsequently reprocess to form new NdFeB magnets. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Robert Arnold, Director of HyProMag, at the Materials Research Exchange 2024 conference in London, UK.

Sodium-ion batteries are beginning to become increasingly relevant in 2024 after many mass production announcements were made in 2023. OEMs may look to alternative chemistries to reduce reliance on critical minerals with potentially volatile supply chains. NMC(A) batteries are currently the leading battery chemistry in Europe and the UK, while LFP dominates in China.

Innovation map for battery technology activity.

Innovation map of battery technology development and the battery technology timeline.

QPT is a Cambridge based start-up whose proprietary qGaN technology offers potential switching frequencies more than 10x faster than silicon carbide. It has won the ABB Open Innovation Competition in 2023, and is currently scaling up production.

IDTechEx spoke to SABIC to learn more about its intumescent polypropylene resin for use as inter-cell separators or pack construction.