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Low-emissions vehicles are less expensive overall

You might think cars with low carbon emissions are expensive. Think again.

Liar Liar phones on fire! The story behind the Galaxy Note 7

The South Korean giant Samsung just got itself into dire straits as the story behind the reported battery fires related to the Galaxy Note 7 unfolds even further. As of September, 92 accidents have been reported in the US alone.

Toyota's iroad concept

As part of the Open Road Project, Toyota will provide the i-Road to general consumers as test pilots for a fixed duration, so as to assess their mobility needs.

Liar, liar, phones on fire! The story behind the Galaxy Note 7

The South Korean giant Samsung just got itself into dire straits as the story behind the reported battery fires related to the Galaxy Note 7 unfolds even further. As of September, 92 accidents have been reported in the US alone. IDTechEx expert Dr Lorenzo Grande gives the lowdown on Samsung's battery woes.

Google, Ford, Unilever, Boeing, Coca-Cola, Kellogg's, Porsche, Amazon

Google, Ford, Unilever, Boeing, Coca-Cola, Kellogg's, Porsche and Amazon to present at the IDTechEx Show! IDTechEx Show! features over 220 speakers covering the latest emerging technologies.

Google, Unilever, Boeing, Coca-Cola at Printed Electronics USA 2016

IDTechEx launches the Printed Electronics USA conference agenda with over 220 speakers from 24 countries presenting on the latest market and technical progress from across the supply chain.

IDTechEx To update on graphene progress

IDTechEx To Update on Graphene Progress at Annual Graphene and 2D Materials USA. IDTechEx Research, a leading provider of independent market research, consulting, business intelligence and events on emerging technology announces a 20% early bird attendee discount on registration for their annual Graphene and 2D Materials USA External Link conference. This discount expires September 16.

TactoTek advisory board brings industry connections

TactoTek, a leading manufacturer of 3D injection molded structural electronics solutions has released the names of its Advisory Board, global business leaders supporting the strategy and growth of the business.

Panasonic view of the Tesla Gigafactory

Panasonic is a $70 billion giant with strongly rising profitability and a place in the first division of battery manufacturers greatly boosted by its acquisition of Sanyo. It has shipped over 180 billion batteries since 1931.

Adoption of electric vehicles in Mexico

Mexico is not widely adopting pure electric vehicles on its roads partly because of inadequate incentives but also because charging infrastructure is inadequate in such a large country and there is no payback from putting it in.

Hino motors advances hybrid buses

Controlled by Toyota, Hino Motors of Japan is a $13 billion company making buses, trucks and pickups that is similar in size to competitor BYD in buses, cars, forklifts and batteries in China.

Materialise

Rachel Gordon met Emma Kwon at Inside 3D Printing Seoul. She shared her thoughts on the state of 3D printing technology for producing industrial parts and the hurdles to overcome.

Toyota development of power control unit for compact-size vehicle

This article looks at the 4th generation power control unit (PCU) that was developed by Toyota for their 4th generation HV, launched in 2016.

Ilika Discuss Their New Thin Film Batteries At The IDTechEx Show!

Video interview with Ilika Technologies at the IDTechEx Show! (27-28 April, 2016 | Berlin, Germany).

Come back rear wheel drive in cars: All is forgiven?

This article discusses rear wheel drive technology in mild hybrid and full hybrid vehicles.

Toyota: big gains from downsizing PM motor

While forklifts, buses, Tesla cars and some new electric motorcycles tend to use asynchronous (induction) traction motors, most other cars and motorcycles stick to permanent magnet machines, seeing considerable development potential including using less permanent magnet material with its potentially high cost.

Which traction motor wins?

In this article IDTechEx analyzes the trends in traction motors at EVS29 in Montreal, Canada last week.

Lessons from EV patents

This article discusses a presentation by members of the European Patent Office at EVS29 in Montreal Canada, June 22, on intellectual property showing the future of electric vehicles.

Opening of EVS29 Montreal Canada

This event wanders the world, being largest when in China. After being in Los Angeles then Korea it is now taking place in Montreal Canada with a nominally 136 stand exhibition (actual count rather less) and an almost exclusive focus on land vehicles.