Full profile interview
19 Jun 2020

BMW
BMW has demonstrated success with its first electric car, the i3 with strong sales since 2013. BMW have announced plans for 25 electrified models by 2023, showing a strong push towards electrification.
19 Jun 2020

Mercedes-AMG Electric Exhaust Gas Turbocharger
Mercedes-AMG is pressing ahead with electrification through innovative developments and as part of this is also benefiting from motorsport know-how. The latest achievement which is already in the final stages of development is the electric exhaust gas turbocharger, which in future will be used for the first time in a series production model from Affalterbach.
Full profile interview
18 Jun 2020

Vegalab
Vegalab is company based in Switzerland that produces a range of natural products for use as agricultural inputs, including biopesticides and biostimulants. In June 2020, IDTechEx Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with David Selakovic, founder and CEO of Vegalab.
Topic overview
18 Jun 2020

Model Analysis: Electric Cars in China, US and Europe
This article provides an overview of the top-selling plug-in electric car models in the three largest auto markets: China, the US and Europe.
Full profile interview
18 Jun 2020

Aqua Metrology Systems
AMS specialises in sensors which detect a range of contaminants in wastewater, both in municipal and industrial applications.
Full profile interview
18 Jun 2020

Azotic Technologies
Azotic Technologies is a British start-up developing crop treatments based on nitrogen fixing bacteria. By using these bacteria as a biostimulant, farmers can increase their yields and reduce the need for environmentally damaging chemical fertilizers. In June 2020, IDTechEx Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with Steve Pearson, Commercial Director at Azotic Technologies
Background
18 Jun 2020

e-troFit: Converting Public Transport to Electricity
e-troFit provide a kit for converting commercial vehicles to electric drivetrains. With emissions targets on the increase, this technology represents a possible solution.
Background
18 Jun 2020

E-Cap Mobility: Convert Your Car to an Electric Vehicle
E-Cap Mobility specialise in retrofitting combustion vehicles with electric drivetrains. But this service does come at a cost.
Background
18 Jun 2020

Duesenfeld
Duesenfeld are a German Li-ion recycling company founded in 2017.
Full profile interview
18 Jun 2020

Additive Industries
Additive Industries produce and commercialise additive manufacturing solutions for the 3D printing of metals. The company's product, MetalFAB1, can build large parts with one or more metal materials using a powder bed fusion method.
External press release
18 Jun 2020

Seat Launches Three New Electric Scooters
SEAT is offering new mobility solutions which meet the needs of cities and its residents and commuters, launching three electric urban mobility vehicles: the series production of the SEAT MÓ eScooter125 (electric motorcycle) and the SEAT MÓ eKickScooter65 and eKickScooter25 (electric scooter).
Background
17 Jun 2020

Almalence
Attendee of AWE Digital 2020
Full profile interview
17 Jun 2020

Dassault Systèmes
Highlights from Dassault Systèmes' 2020 Industry Analyst Meeting. Dassault Systèmes hosted a virtual two-day event to share their company strategy, progress, and successes.
17 Jun 2020

What Happened to Magic Leap?
Magic Leap laid off 1000 employees in April 2020, and has switched to a enterprise market rather than a consumer market. Why?
17 Jun 2020

Biogel for Soft Electronics Developed
Researchers introduce an elastic material made out of a non-polluting mix of gelatin and other edible ingredients. What is so special about the new bio-gel? It is elastic, flexible and easy to bend as well as sufficiently stable, allowing it to be combined with electronic components. This discovery forges new paths in the development of soft robotics.
17 Jun 2020

Pipistrel Gets First Ever Type Certificate for an Electric Aeroplane
After years of intensive research and several successful award-winning electric aircraft models developed since 2007, Pipistrel has achieved a breakthrough feat in aviation history, having type certified the battery powered Velis Electro.
17 Jun 2020

Flexible Hybrid Electronics: Strategies to Enable Cheaper Substrates
Picture a flexible circuit board (FPCB) and you will almost inevitably visualise a sheet of orange/brown plastic, probably with a few copper traces and maybe some soldered components on it. This plastic is PI (polyimide/Kapton), and its ubiquity is primarily due to its temperature resistance and general durability.
17 Jun 2020

Mimicking Nature for Fast, Colourful 3D Printing
Brilliantly colored chameleons, butterflies, opals - and now some 3D-printed materials - reflect color by using nanoscale structures called photonic crystals. A new study that demonstrates how a modified 3D-printing process provides a versatile approach to producing multiple colors from a single ink.