Electric vehicles

Forecasts from IDTechEx report "Electric Vehicles in India 2021-2041"

Aptera Motors has introduced the first solar electric vehicle that requires no charging for most daily use and boasts a range of up to 1,000 miles per full charge.

In this premium article, we detail the state of the hybrid electric car, bus and truck markets in South Korea between 2015-2019. Manufacturer profiles are given and expected sales figures for 2020 are estimated.

Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have seen significant growth in sales over recent years, and the HEV market is set to increase in 2020 despite the implications of COVID-19 on the global automotive industry.

Three wheelers are a small part of India's overall auto market, constituting less than 3% of vehicle sales. Auto-rickshaws are used within cities for short distances, and not well suited for inter-city travel because they are slow and have open carriages. This makes them a good candidate for electrification.

IDTechEx have released a new report, "Electric Two-wheelers 2021-2041" - a comprehensive analysis of electric scooters & electric motorcycles in China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Europe, US and RoW.

Thermal management is becoming a critical technology challenge for modern electronics with decreasing device size and increasing power density.

At the 2020 AABC conference, General Motors (GM) provided an introduction to their Ultium battery system, the platform to be used across their EV portfolio first announced in March 2020.

While the basic smart city ideas are mainly updates, the materials and devices enabling them are certainly new and they do add remarkable new functions.

In this premium article, we detail the state of the hybrid electric car, bus and truck markets in Japan between 2015-2019. Manufacturer profiles are given and expected sales figures for 2020 are estimated.

Brand new report available from IDTechEx- "Electric Vehicles in India 2021-2041". A comprehensive market analysis of electric two-wheelers, electric three-wheelers, electric cars & electric buses in India

Tuesday 15 December 2020 (3 sessions to choose from) - The current state of global agriculture; Key technology trends in the field of agricultural robotics; Enabling technologies in agricultural robotics; and Case study discussions of autonomous tractors and robotic fresh fruit picking.

Radically different robot shuttles are bringing big changes to cities.

3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. 3D printing is currently useful from sizes a few centimetres across to the size of buildings. Mostly, it lacks the definition for smaller items and the strength for larger ones.

A huge market is opening for component and material suppliers in the thermal management arena.

CareFlight and Australian company AMSL Aero have launched a partnership with the goal of developing aeromedical applications for advanced electric flying vehicles that will tackle rural and regional healthcare inequality and save more lives.

Improving cities is not optional. It is essential due to a perfect storm of people moving to cities, increasingly violent weather and crime, inadequate national electricity grids and global warming raising temperatures and sea levels. Pollution is killing the sea, air and land. Failure to cope means wars, famine and other disasters.

With the Audi electric kick scooter powered by Segway the brand adds a new accessory to its cars in favour of convenient multimodal travel in cities. The renowned German automotive brand partners with Segway-Ninebot, the world's leading manufacturer of electric kick scooter.

In this premium article, we detail the state of the hybrid electric car and bus market in China between 2015-2019 by manufacturer with expected figures for 2020.

The craft will be the world's first ever luxury boat to be powered by Lithium Sulfur cell and battery systems technology. The objective is to achieve a range between 70 and 100 nautical miles at cruising speed - setting new standards for range in electric boats.