Electric vehicles

Innovation map for secondary source critical material extraction: technologies and value proposition.

Innovation map for battery chemistries in construction machines.

Autonomous buses represent one of the most challenging platforms in the autonomous driving industry. In recent years, commercial interest has shifted towards roboshuttles and robotaxis, partly due to the complex operational design domains (ODD) of autonomous buses.

End-of-life equipment from automotives, electric vehicles, e-waste and decarbonized energy technologies are rapidly emerging secondary raw material sources for valuable critical materials. A new report from IDTechEx forecasts that US$110B of critical materials will be recovered annually from secondary sources by 2045, with a combined weight of over 3.3 million tonnes.

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The Fraunhofer IWKS develops technical and strategic solutions for the efficient use of secondary resources and functional materials. IDTechEx spoke with the company at The Battery Recycling Conference and Expo 2024 to learn about its Li-ion battery recycling technology undergoing development.

IDTechEx interviewed Lennart Hinrichs, Co-founder of TWAICE, focusing on TWAICE's use of AI in battery development and system management. The company is based in Munich, Germany with offices in Paris and Chicago, and its main product offering, battery simulation for cell development and testing, is focused towards automotive OEMS.

GenCell Energy is an alkaline fuel cell (AFC) manufacturing company, based in Israel and with a US subsidiary in California. IDTechEx spoke with GenCell in February 2024, focussing on its electric vehicle (EV) charging system, the GenCell EVOX. IDTechEx spoke with the Communications Strategist and Climatech Evangelist at GenCell Energy, to learn more about its stationary fuel cell business as a whole.

WATTALPS is a French battery manufacturer producing modular battery systems for off-highway machines in construction and mining. The company utilizes immersion cooling technology to meet the performance demands of machines.

The executive summary of the European Commission's "Initiation of an anti-subsidy investigation concerning imports of new battery electric vehicles... originating in the People's Republic of China" contained an important definition. The statement sets out the Commission's aims regarding the anti-subsidy investigation and defines the product in question as a battery electric vehicle (BEV) designed for the transport of 9 or less passengers.

Botree Cycling is a provider of Li-ion battery recycling equipment, to various recyclers in both China and the US. IDTechEx caught back up with the company at The Battery Show Europe 2024 to learn more about its selective lithium extraction technology and key Li-ion recycling projects.

IDTechEx's second article of two covering The Battery Show Europe 2024 with topics on stationary energy storage and Na-ion batteries.

EVE Energy Storage Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVE Energy Co., Ltd (a battery manufacturer and supplier). IDTechEx spoke with the company at The Battery Show Europe 2024.

Tiamat is a French start-up company that was founded in 2017 based on research by the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) into Na-ion batteries. IDTechEx caught up with the company at The Battery Show Europe 2024.

Innovation map of electric and diesel construction machine performance benchmarking.

IDTechEx's first article of two covering The Battery Show Europe 2024 with topics on battery circular economy (Li-ion recycling and second-life batteries) and advanced Li-ion technologies.

Innovation map for the construction OEMs electrification progress.

Mitsubishi Chemical Group provides a wide range of material solutions, with one of its divisions focussing on Battery Materials. IDTechEx spoke to Mitsubishi Chem about its inter-cell spacer for thermal management and thermal runaway mitigation in Li-ion battery packs.

The construction machine industry is still in its early stages of electrification, with the first small electric machine only coming onto the market in 2015. However, IDTechEx's new report, "Electric Vehicles in Construction 2024-2044: Technologies, Players, Forecasts", highlights how the electric machines of today are bigger and better than their predecessors from less than 10 years ago.