Full profile interview
8 Apr 2021

Electrovaya
Electrovaya are a Li-ion cell and battery manufacturer headquartered in Canada. IDTechEx spoke with their VP Business Development Raj Das Gupta.
7 Apr 2021

Toyota Hydrogen Production and Re-Fuelling Facility in Australia
Toyota has commissioned Victoria's first commercial-grade permanent hydrogen production, storage and refuelling facility at its former manufacturing site at Altona in Melbourne's west.
26 Mar 2021

Preparing for Take-Off: Electric Vertical Take-off & Landing Air Taxis
Join the IDTechEx webinar Wednesday 31 March 2021 - An introduction to urban air mobility and air taxi services; The basics of eVTOL aircraft design architectures; Background into ongoing eVTOL projects for passenger transportation; and much more!
24 Mar 2021

Second Generation Robot Shuttles
The IDTechEx report, "Robot Shuttles and Autonomous Buses 2020-2040," predicted second-generation robot shuttles, and here they come - vectored traction and steering, smart windows, robotic fast charging, and solar bodywork, so 10-40% less charging is needed.
Background
22 Mar 2021

Joby Aviation
Joby Aviation, headquartered in Santa Cruz, California are developing a tiltrotor electric vertical take-off and landing air taxi. They are one of the leading players in this emerging market and have attracted over $820 million in funding, with investors including Toyota, Uber and Baillie Gifford.
Background
17 Mar 2021

ITM Power plc
English company involved in the production of proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer, and hydrogen refuelling stations.
Recently ITM Power began a joint venture with Linde group, founding "ITM Linde electrolysis".
16 Mar 2021

Market for eVTOL Air Taxis to Grow to $14.7 Billion by 2041
Air taxis and flying cars are easy to hype but IDTechEx's new report on the subject is not that hype. This independent research into electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for passenger transport reflects the reality of the eVTOL market at this early stage of its development.
11 Feb 2021

Toyota to Debut Three New Electrified Vehicles for US Market
Toyota Motor North America announced plans to debut in the US market this year, three new electrified models - two BEVs and a PHEV.
External press release
9 Feb 2021

Wärtsilä's Energy Storage System will Boost Mexico's Wind Power
The technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to provide a project-critical energy storage system for the 50 MW Eolica Coromuel, S. de R. L Wind Farm in La Paz, Mexico. The Wärtsilä energy storage system is designed to deliver a power output of 10 MW for the operational life of the project.
5 Feb 2021

Sensors Everywhere
With sensors, the systems and software are a bigger business than the sensors themselves. For example, your body has primitive sensors such as eyes and fingers, but it processes the data in combination, so the whole is greater than the parts. Call it "sensor fusion", something increasingly seen in the automotive, healthcare, and robotic industries.
25 Jan 2021

Hybrid Electric Vehicles: A Stay of Execution for NiMH Batteries
With the growing market for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), will this drive further demand for NiMH batteries and stop them from being eliminated from the automotive market?
19 Jan 2021

USA and East Asia Grab $23 Billion Transparent Electronics Opportunity
The new IDTechEx report, "Transparent Electronics Materials, Applications, Markets 2021-2041", describes a market increasing fivefold from 2021-2031. By 2041 it will be over $23 billion.
6 Jan 2021

Amazon Zoox is a Mistake
This article analyzes the recently revealed robotaxi from Amazon-owned Zoox.
29 Dec 2020

Toyota Launches C+pod Ultra-Compact Battery Electric Vehicle in Japan
Toyota Motor Corporation announced a limited launch of the C+pod ultra-compact battery electric vehicle.
9 Dec 2020

Smart Cities - 2020 Highlights by IDTechEx
In 2020 smart cities have been pivoting reinvented hardware and associated systems.
8 Dec 2020

Full Hybrid Electric Vehicle Market to Peak at $792 billion in 2027
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have seen significant growth in sales over recent years, and the HEV market is set to increase in 2020 despite the implications of COVID-19 on the global automotive industry.
7 Dec 2020

Smart Cities: Nothing New Under the Sun
While the basic smart city ideas are mainly updates, the materials and devices enabling them are certainly new and they do add remarkable new functions.
4 Dec 2020

Robot Shuttle $18 Billion Market Attracts Diversity
Radically different robot shuttles are bringing big changes to cities.
30 Nov 2020

Smart Cities - 2020 Highlights by IDTechEx
The focus of smart cities has changed. In 2020, smart cities have been pivoting reinvented hardware and associated systems.
30 Nov 2020

IDTechEx Release New Report on Full Hybrid Electric Vehicle Markets
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have seen a significant growth in sales over recent years and the HEV market is set to increase in 2020 despite the implications of COVID-19 on the global automotive industry.