10 Jul 2019

Jaguar Landrover accelerates electrification
Jaguar Land Rover has revealed plans to manufacture a range of new electrified vehicles at its manufacturing plant in Castle Bromwich, UK. The announcement is the next significant step in delivering on the company's commitment to offer customers electrified options for all new Jaguar and Land Rover models from 2020.
27 Jun 2019

Lightyear One vs Tesla Model 3
New solar car assessed: needs, uniques, competition.
Full profile interview
19 Jun 2019

Delektre
IDTechEx interviewed Antti Backman, CEO of Delektre. The company is involved in the printed and flexible electronics market, including a ring product using flexible, organic electronics to create a non-invasive optical sensing technique for a variety of physiological parameters. They are also involved in custom cabling solutions via sister company, New Cable Corporation.
18 Jun 2019

UK investment in electric car battery development
Companies across the country are set to benefit from £23 million government investment to help them develop the latest electric vehicle technology.
External press release
7 Mar 2019

Weland Solutions sets focus on automation
The result of one year's intensive work at Weland Solutions' development department is here; a brand new fully automatic goods to man solution.
15 Feb 2019

Bad Strategy Will Kill Some Carmaking Giants Soon
Bad strategy rather than tactics, such as misjudged new models, will kill several major automotive companies. They face a perfect storm of peak car, totally new technology, totally new markets and recession.
23 Jan 2019

Highlights of "Future of Mobility Chicago USA" January 22 2019
This one day session with about 40 people was a precursor to the two day Smart Cities international Symposium that directly followed.
20 Dec 2018

Auto industry reacts to deal on CO2 targets for cars and vans
The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association takes note of the final deal on the CO2 regulation for cars and vans, setting targets for the years 2025 and 2030, which was struck by the EU member states and the European Parliament.
Event summary
5 Dec 2018

Learnings from Battery and Energy Warwick University 4-5 Dec 2018
At "Battery and Energy" Warwick University UK Day One with about 100 delegates and 10 table top exhibitors.
15 Oct 2018

Range Rover Sport self-drives Coventry Ring Road
A Range Rover Sport has completed the first ever self-driving lap of one of the UK's most challenging road layouts. A prototype self-driving Range Rover Sport handled the complex Coventry Ring Road, successfully changing lanes, merging with traffic and exiting junctions at the speed limit of 40mph.
Full profile interview
9 Oct 2018

VDL FLOW
VDL provides contract manufacturing - from cars and electric buses to manufacturing machines for flexible electronics. This profile focuses on their work with flexible/printed electronics.
24 Aug 2018

E-lectric! Jaguar classic will build zero-emissions E-types
Following an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the original concept for 'the most beautiful electric car in the world', Jaguar Classic has confirmed it will offer all-electric E-types for sale. The news follows the iconic EV sports car's successful debut in concept in September 2017.
Full profile interview
31 Jul 2018

Connected Energy
Connected Energy uses second-life electric vehicle batteries to build commercial & industrial as well as grid-level energy storage systems. IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Na Jiao and Mr Franco Gonzalez visited their Technical Centre and interviewed the CEO of Connected Energy.
19 Jun 2018

Jaguar Vector Racing break maritime electric world record
Jaguar Vector Racing have broken the outright world and national electric speed records in a battery-powered boat. The unique Jaguar Vector V20E recorded an average speed of 88.61mph across the two legs of the famous 1km course on Coniston Water, England.
11 May 2018

Magnesium vs CFRP: The Good, The Bad, and The Market
The need for lightweighting is paramount across numerous sectors and understanding the material solutions has left a significant amount of uncertainty and potential opportunities.
External press release
8 Mar 2018

Fastned reveals new generation of fast charging stations
Dutch charging company Fastned unveils its new generation of fast charging stations. At the new stations electric vehicles can charge at up to 350 kW, that is up to 100 times faster than at home.
Event summary
5 Mar 2018

Future Powertrain Conference report UK, 28th Feb- 1st Mar 2018
This event continues to grow with 400 registering at the entrance and 48 table top exhibitors including a busy IDTechEx stan
27 Feb 2018

Metal Matrix Composites (MMC): finally reaching the top of wish lists
Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) have been known and explored for a very long time, but new innovations and an increased demand for high-performance lightweight materials means that they are finally ready to make it beyond their previous false starts.
7 Feb 2018

YASA opens new 100,000 unit Oxford production facility
YASA's new Oxford production facility was officially opened by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Rt Hon Greg Clark MP.