Update
28 May 2020

Toyota (2020)
Senior Technology Analyst Luke Gear provides an overview of the latest electric vehicle developments from Toyota. Where is the company headed?
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Update
27 May 2020

Northvolt (Battery recycling)
This update profile gives an overview of Northvolt's efforts in battery recycling.
Background
27 May 2020

Dow Inc.
Dow Inc is one of the largest chemical producers in the world. Dow recently showcased their portfolio of materials suitable for the thermal management of electric vehicle batteries. Their breadth of products has them well placed to take advantage of the growing electric vehicle market.
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27 May 2020

Engineers Develop Near-Zero Emissions Engine Technology
Engineers have developed the next generation of clean diesel engine technology to reduce hazardous nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide emissions while minimizing fuel consumption. Working with regulatory agencies, vehicle manufacturers and suppliers, engineers combined engine modifications with integrated aftertreatment technology and control strategies to reach near-zero emissions levels.
27 May 2020

Platinum Free Catalysts Could Make Cheaper Hydrogen Fuel Cells
The high cost of platinum catalysts used in hydrogen fuel cells limits the commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicles. Scientists are studying alternative catalysts to increase cost-effectiveness and maintain efficiency of hydrogen fuel cells.
Background
26 May 2020

4R Energy Corporation
4R Energy is a joint venture between Nissan and Sumitomo to develop end-of-life solutions for electric vehicle batteries including battery second-life, remanufacturing and recycling.
Background
26 May 2020

Fortum
Fortum is an Nordic electricity, heating and energy provider that also offers clean-energy and resource efficiency-related services, including demolition and recycling. This profiles introduces Fortum's developments in Li-ion battery recycling.
Background
26 May 2020

Bell Marine
Bell Marine is a supplier of electric inboards for small commercial boats in Europe. Senior Technology Analyst Luke Gear shares the results of an interview with the company.
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25 May 2020

World's First Urban Air Mobility Theme Hotel
EHang has entered a strategic partnership with LN Holdings to further commercialize its AAVs by integrating Urban Air Mobility solutions into the latter's hotel/tourism businesses. This collaboration will not only broaden the use cases for AAVs, but will also expand the partnerships in the existing ecosystem.
22 May 2020

50 MWh of Energy Delivered Wirelessly to Electric Bus Fleet
Link Transit has this month achieved 50 megawatt-hours of energy delivered wirelessly to its electric bus fleet. Link Transit is the first electric bus operator in the Americas to reach this technology milestone, and the first in the world to do so in under two years.
22 May 2020

Webinar - Autonomous Driving: Peak Car to Arrive as Early as 2031?
In this webinar, Dr Na Jiao provides an overview of the autonomous car and robotaxi market. Dr Jiao is a technology analyst at IDTechEx focusing on autonomous mobility, electric vehicles and energy storage related areas.
External press release
22 May 2020

Tritium Launches World-First Plug and Charge Technology
The technology enables an electric vehicle and charger to communicate seamlessly and authorise payments directly from the driver's account, without the need for a card or RFID tag.
External press release
22 May 2020

KYB Corp and REE Automotive to Develop Next-Gen Modular EV Platform
REE Automotive and KYB Corporation announced a strategic partnership to develop suspension capabilities for future electric vehicle platforms.
21 May 2020

Webinar 26 May - Making Waves: The Rise of Electric Boats & Ships
In the over one hundred electric vehicle sectors tracked by IDTechEx, we predominantly foresee a transition partly or completely to a traction battery over the next two decades. The case is not so simple for the marine sector: due to the sheer scale of the power, energy and distance requirements for many vessels, reducing maritime emissions will require solutions varying from batteries and fuel cells to premium fuels, scrubbers and slow-steaming.
19 May 2020

China to Enforce Electric Vehicle Safety by 2021
Thermal runaway in electric vehicles (EVs) is a major concern for potential consumers, manufacturers and regulators, as thermal runaway of lithium ion batteries is the main cause of fires in EVs.
External press release
19 May 2020

Solar City Car Design Update
Squad Mobility has today released the design update of her Squad Solar City Car. Most noticeable changes are two new door options; half doors for splash reduction and full doors with windows offering full weather protection.
19 May 2020

Webinar: New Materials Make Supercapacitors Better than Batteries
There is a huge amount of new research on supercapacitors and their variants and particularly on their materials, because these control their performance and cost more than anything. This webinar shares some of the research from the new IDTechEx report, "Supercapacitor Materials and Formats 2020-2040".
18 May 2020

Free Webinar 21 May: The Landscape for EV Charging
Global plug-in electric vehicle (EV) population reached 7.5 million units (including light commercial vehicles) by the end of 2019. Although plug-in EV is only around 2% of global sales today, they are positioned to take the lead of road transportation in the coming decade.
Youtube
18 May 2020

RADAR and LIDAR So What's New?
Market and technology insights covering Radar and LIDAR. Progress, capabilities and outlook are discussed in this Q and A session.
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18 May 2020

Mustang Mach-E Charge Time Improved by 30 Percent
The all-new Mustang Mach-E can add an estimated average of 61 miles of range in approximately 10 minutes at an Electrify America DC fast charging station with the extended-range battery and rear-wheel drive - an improvement of approximately 14 miles or 30 percent versus previous estimates.