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HP delivers production-ready 3D printing system

HP Inc has unveiled the world's first production-ready commercial 3D printing system, marking the next major step in its journey to bring disruptive manufacturing solutions to market.

HP finally launch Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solutions

Today HP has started taking orders for its new production-ready commercial 3D printing system. Multijet Fusion is being positioned as a truly industrial technology and poised to take a share of the $12 trillion global manufacturing market.

Manned electric aircraft get investment

The unique new IDTechEx Research report Manned Electric Aircraft 2016-2031 explains how, so far, electric aircraft have largely followed electric land and water vehicles.

The new BMW i3 94AH

The BMW i3 is the world's first premium car designed from the ground up to be powered by an electric drive system.

Regenerative suspension comes center stage

The IDTechEx conference Electric Vehicles Everything is Changing finished in Berlin last week and it is analysed in this series of exclusive articles.

Two sudden changes in electric vehicles

This year sees two sudden changes in electric vehicles predicted by IDTechEx. To expand on what we said last week, the supply of new strong hybrids that do not plug in - like the traditional Prius - has all but ended.

Death of hybrid vehicles?

Sales of hybrid cars in the USA collapsed from 3.2% of car sales in 2013 to under 2% in 2015 as Americans responded to the sharply reduced oil price. However the oil price will recover eventually so commentary that it heralds the death of hybrid vehicles is wide of the mark. Indeed hybrid car sales outside the USA were sharply up.

First commercial CLIP-based additive manufacturing machine

Carbon3D, Inc has unveiled the M1, its first commercial 3D printer.

New research reveals German drivers prefer plug-in hybrids

Drivers now consider plug-in hybrid vehicles to be more attractive and practical than conventional hybrids, a survey commissioned by GKN Driveline has revealed.

Fuel cell vehicles back in focus

Something is stirring in the field of fuel cell vehicles.

GKN brings supercar hybrid technology to mass market

GKN Driveline is transferring hybrid technology from super sports cars such as the Porsche 918 Spyder and BMW i8 into affordable compact vehicles.

New electric torque vectoring technology

Automakers are test-driving a new torque-vectoring electric drive system by GKN Automotive that will make hybrid vehicles more efficient and dynamic.

A road trip through Europe with an electric car

Six friends traveled Europe in the electric Kia Soul EV to show that an electric road trip is possible, this is their account of their journey.

Printed and flexible electronics in vehicles will reach $5.5bn by 2026

As printed and flexible electronics are beginning to proliferate, with a variety of components and devices coming to market, several end user verticals are expected to benefit from the host of advantages these technologies offer and the automotive sector is no exception. Overall, the market is expected to grow to over $5.5 Billion dollars in the next decade, spearheaded by the projected growth of in-mold electronics and OLED technologies, as discussed in more detail in the newly launched IDTechEx report "Printed and Flexible Electronics in Automotive Applications 2016-2026 - Enabling technology toolkits, suppliers and market forecasts".

Mild Hybrid 48V Vehicles: Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) Ltd

IDTechEx visited Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) Ltd UK on 18 Jan 2016. They met with CEO Nick Pascoe with Robert Palmer, investor and PR, also present.

BMW Group achieves fifth consecutive record sales year

2015 was the most successful year ever for the BMW Group with annual sales setting a new record for the fifth year in a row.

A new way to store solar heat

A new material that can store solar energy during the day and release it later as heat, whenever it's needed.

BMW presents the contactless touchscreen

BMW Group is presenting a Vision Car to demonstrate what the interior and the user interface of the future might look like.

Solid Power

Established in 2013 as a spin-out company from the University of Colorado Boulder, Solid Power has been working on commercializing the company's next-generation all solid-state rechargeable batteries.