Full profile interview: Partners
6 Mar 2018

BMW
Battery supplier
27 Feb 2018

UPS To deploy first electric truck
UPS announced it plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies - an industry first that is breaking a key barrier to large scale fleet adoption, as reported in Electric Vehicles Research.
9 Feb 2018

Porsche doubles e-mobility investment
Porsche has been putting together an unprecedented future development plan: By 2022, the sports car manufacturer will invest more than six billion euros in e-mobility, focusing on both plug-in hybrids and purely electric vehicles.
Background
24 Jan 2018

Thread in Motion
Thread in Motion (TIM) are a start-up developing smart textile solutions
Full profile interview
2 Jan 2018

Electrovaya
Electrovaya is a battery company with production facilities in Canada and Germany. They use a proprietary ceramic separator called SEPARION that does not shrink with temperature.
Event summary
13 Dec 2017

Report on IDTechEx Show! USA 2017
The following article summarises some of the key observations made by IDTechEx analysts during the IDTechEx Show! It contains details of many of the companies demonstrating products during the exhibition, notable presentations given and summaries of relevant conversations and recent updates.
12 Dec 2017

Strong demand for the Panamera with hybrid drive
Around 60 per cent of all new Panamera models that have been delivered in Europe were equipped with a hybrid drive. The new Panamera plug-in hybrid models were launched on the European market in June 2017.
29 Nov 2017

Fast charging station network starts to take shape
IONITY, which was founded only a few weeks ago, is taking off quickly. The joint venture of BMW, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen with Audi and Porsche has formed initial strategic partnerships for the realization of its "High-Power-Charging" network for electric vehicles in Europe.
Full profile interview: Partners
27 Nov 2017

BYD
Daimler AG is a German multinational automotive corporation. In 2010 BYD Auto and Daimler AG created a 50:50 joint venture Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co., Ltd. In 2012 the new brand Denza was launched by the joint venture to specialize in electric cars.
23 Nov 2017

Electric vans from Mercedes-Benz Vans
Mercedes-Benz Vans plans to offer all its commercial van model lines with electric drive. This will start with the mid-size eVito in the second half of 2018. Further model ranges will follow, starting in 2019.
Full profile interview
21 Nov 2017

Meridian Lightweight Technologies
Meridian Lightweight technologies are the largest magnesium die casting company in the world. IDTechEx analyst Dr Richard Collins interviewed Stephen Brown (Engineering Manager).
15 Nov 2017

Daimler introduces first all-electric school bus in the US
The North American Daimler subsidiary Thomas Built Buses introduced its first all-electric school bus for series production.
8 Nov 2017

Launch of pan-European high-power charging network IONITY
Launching approximately 400 HPC stations by 2020, IONITY will make long-distance journeys easier and marks an important step for electric vehicles.
7 Nov 2017

Record Bookings For The IDTechEx Show!
Over 3,000 attendees, 250 exhibitors and 240 speakers will converge at the Santa Clara Convention Center on November 15-16 for the IDTechEx Show!
Youtube
30 Oct 2017

An overview of the IDTechEx Show! USA
Raghu Das, CEO and Chris Clare, Event Director, IDTechEx tells you what to expect at the upcoming IDTechEx Show! held at the Santa Clara Convention Center, November 15-16 2017.
18 Oct 2017

Flexible Electronics: The Big Winner So Far in Printed Electronics
Exploring the commercialization of flexible electronics, one of the key focus points of this year's Printed Electronics USA event on November 15-16 in Santa Clara, CA.
17 Oct 2017

Launch of European battery alliance
Battery alliance announced in Brussels aims to expedite European battery cell manufacturing.
6 Oct 2017

Trial of drone and van delivery service
Mercedes-Benz Vans, US drone systems developer Matternet and Swiss online marketplace siroop have started a pilot project in Zurich to test an efficient van and drone-based system for on-demand delivery of e-commerce goods.
21 Sep 2017

Energy Storage Innovations USA 2017
Energy Storage Innovations (ESI) USA 2017 is the leading conference to learn about new developments in battery technology.
Organised by the technology consulting firm IDTechEx, ESI's aim is to bring together different players in the value chain.