Electric vehicles

Tritium, a world leader in electric vehicle DC fast charging solutions, has taken the next step in its growth phase with the appointment of electric vehicle sector veteran Mike Calise to the role of President of the Americas.

Alexander Dennis Limited has signed a framework agreement with the Republic of Ireland's National Transport Authority for the delivery of up to 600 Enviro400ER double deck hybrid buses, capable of running in zero emission mode for at least 2.5 kilometres. The agreement includes an initial firm order for 100 buses.

Hanergy is a large Chinese company. In past years, it has been in trouble for allegedly false accounting but it has been a global leader in flexible and thin film photovoltaics including GaAs and copper indium gallium diselenide CIGS and it has its own advanced silicon photovoltaics PV.

IDTechEx's Dr Peter Harrop looks at the latest electric bus orders and what they mean for the electric bus market.

Tata Motors announced the launch of India's Own Electric SUV - the Nexon EV. Powered by Ziptron technology, this vehicle promises zippy performance, an ARAI certified anxiety-free range of 312 km on a single charge.

SolarEdge is a market leader for photovoltaic inverters and battery inverters. The company was founded in 2006 and grew rapidly to top $100 million in revenues just seven years later in 2013. Its shares began trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange in 2015.

Total, through its affiliate Saft, and PSA with Opel, are announcing their plan to combine their know-how to develop EV battery manufacturing activity in Europe. To that end, the partners intend to establish a joint venture named Automotive Cell Company.

Understanding the future of the Li-ion supply chain requires clarity on the technologies and chemistries that will be used over the coming decade.

219 worked with DuPont to develop a custom-designed drone built with advanced technology.

The GMC HUMMER EV will be revealed on May 20, 2020 and built in Michigan at General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant.

IDTechEx analysts attended CES 2020 in Las Vegas on 7-10th Jan 2020. The Consumer Electronics Show, organized by the Consumer Technology Association, is the largest electronics event in the world. CES 2020 has attracted over 170,000 in attendance during the four days.

This year Solaris is going to showcase a new addition to its electric bus segment on offer. This will be the low-entry Solaris Urbino 15 LE electric. The tri-axle bus is built mainly with customers of the Scandinavian market in mind.

Equinor has signed an agreement with Eidesvik Offshore for the modification of the Viking Energy supply vessel, to make it capable of covering long distances fuelled by carbon-free ammonia. The vessel will transport supplies to installations on the Norwegian continental shelf.

Nissan and Uber have signed a deal to support the introduction of 2,000 all-electric Nissan LEAFs for drivers who use the Uber app.

A joint team flew to Cameroon in December to trial the use of drones, sensor technologies and deployment techniques to monitor populations of the Critically Endangered Kordofan giraffe at Bénoué National Park.

ADS-TEC develops and produces professional battery storage solutions that include energy management systems under the "StoraXe" label. The modular design offers almost unlimited scaling possibilities. ADS-TEC also develops smart solutions for the increasing challenges created by the rapid growth of the electric mobility industry.

One of the largest gas network companies in the UK has partnered with a world-leading robotics company to transform the most costly and disruptive job in the industry - excavation.

For the first time ever a consumer water sports mobility device will be 75% additively manufactured with serial-produced, custom 3D-printed parts.

Electric vehicles by land, water and air are rapidly arriving and rapidly being misunderstood. Motors last forever? No. We now push motors so hard they wear out, increasing sales.

Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Europe was a 5-day event held in Wiesbaden, Germany on the 12th-16th January. The conference was dedicated to the entire supply chain of Li-ion batteries and their application in the electric vehicles sector.