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IDTechEx Takes a Look at the Key Trends Shaping the EV Charging Market

As EV adoption grows, stakeholders across automotive, energy, and technology sectors are in search of detailed insights to shape their strategies and investments.

NIO

NIO is a premium Chinese electric vehicle (EV) brand, known for its advanced technology and user-centric services. Positioned as a leader in the high-end EV market, NIO entered Europe in 2021, aiming to expand its global footprint with models like the ES8 and ET7, while offering unique features like battery swapping and autonomous driving capabilities.

Lower-Cost SiC and High-Voltage GaN Using Engineered Substrates

Underlying the hype for SiC (silicon carbide) and the future potential of GaN (gallium nitride) for EV power electronics, challenges remain for both technologies. While OEMs, tier-one suppliers, and market analysts generally agree that SiC and GaN will eventually share the market with incumbent Si technologies, the exact roadmap and time scale remain uncertain. A development in its relative infancy that IDTechEx expects to boost overall performance, volume capabilities, and cost, are engineered substrates.

Traxial (a Magnax Company)

Magnax was founded in 2015 in Belgium as a developer and manufacturer of axial flux motors. In 2021, it formed a subsidiary for ground vehicles named Traxial, and another for aerospace applications called Axyal in 2022. IDTechEx spoke to Traxial to learn about its latest motor designs and market progress.

Great Wall Motor

This IDTechEx profile focuses on Great Wall Motor's technologies and strategies in electrification and ADAS, for passenger and commercial vehicles.

Integrated Power Electronics Drive Electric Vehicle Costs Down

Efficiency is the key goal of electric vehicle development. This is especially true of power electronics, where one increasingly adopted approach is to integrate multiple functions into the same package. For automotive OEMs, this can result in reductions in overall weight to increase the efficiency of the vehicle while also reducing the cost of production.

Bosch's Current-Driven Gate Driver for SiC and Si Inverters

IDTechEx spoke to Bosch at PCIM 2024 about its EG120 gate driver, which can increase efficiency and range of electric vehicles through intelligent parameter identification of current profiles.

Bosch: SiC for EVs

IDTechEx spoke to Bosch at PCIM 2024 about its SiC products on the electric vehicle (EV) market and the potential benefits in cost and efficiency.

Nexperia: Copper Clip Technology and SiC MOSFETs for EVs

IDTechEx spoke to Nexperia at PCIM about its copper clip technology for power modules, as well as its new 1200V SiC MOSFETs for EVs.

Subaru

Through 2023 and 2024 Subaru has been through a series of management changes. A key part of the change is a new focus and more ambitious plan for electric vehicles. This profile looks at Subaru's current product portfolio and technologies and evaluates its renewed electrification plans.

Asahi Kasei: Fire Protection for Electric Vehicles

Asahi Kasei is a multinational Japanese chemical company founded in 1931 with headquarters in Chiyoda City, Tokyo. IDTechEx spoke to Asahi Kasei about its LASTAN material with potential for use in electric vehicle (EV) batteries as fire protection.

Resonac Holdings

IDTechEx spoke to Resonac at PCIM 2024 to discuss its products and recent innovations for the electric vehicle power electronics industry.

ROHM's SiC and GaN for EV Powertrains

IDTechEx spoke to ROHM at PCIM 2024 to discuss progress in its SiC MOSFET technology and business, where ROHM discusses the demand for SiC MOSFETs and showed some applications of its power modules from tier-one suppliers and automotive OEMs. ROHM discusses its predictions for SiC and GaN in automotive.

Upcoming Webinar on the Future of EV Powertrains

Thursday 11 July 2024 - SiC, GaN, and the Evolution of Power Electronics. In this webinar, IDTechEx will summarize the current market landscape concerning the wide bandgap semiconductors SiC and GaN and other EV power electronics market trends.

The Rise of Ag Sintering and Cu Sintering

With the trend from Si IGBT to SiC MOSFET in electric vehicle (EV) power electronics, the junction temperature is expected to increase from 150°C to 175°C with the potential to exceed 200°C. This brings significant challenges for thermal management.

Players in Automotive High Voltage GaN

Innovation map of players in Automotive High Voltage gallium nitride (GaN).

800V EVs: Impact on Charging and SiC

Innovation map of the impact on charging and SiC in 800V electric vehicles.

The Emerging Adoption and Future Trends of SiC and GaN in EVs

In 2008, the commercialization of the silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET marked a major turning point for the power semiconductor market, representing its first significant development in decades. This technology was pioneered in electric vehicles (EVs) with the 2017 Tesla Model 3. The SiC MOSFET is a transistor that promises high power density, greater efficiency, and is less fallible to high temperatures.

High-Temperature Material Systems (HTMS)

High-Temperature Material Systems Limited (HTMS) is a UK-based company founded in 2021 to provide material technologies to the high-value manufacturing sector in the UK.

Hofer Powertrain — 3-Level Electric Vehicle (EV) Inverter

Hofer Powertrain discusses its 3-level inverter technology, enabling efficient drivetrains and GaN-on-Si technology.