Electric vehicles

This premium article explores the total cost of ownership of electric mini-excavators in 2024.

Thursday 22 August 2024 - Navigating the Autonomous Bus Revolution: Challenges, Successes, and Future Trends. Comprehensive analysis of industry challenges and solutions; In-depth examination of market dynamics and commercialization factors; and Market outlook and future trends

With the ever-increasing need for heat dissipation, high-performance thermal interface materials with higher thermal conductivity and other properties are becoming essential. Driven by this trend, a number of high-performance TIMs are emerging. This article primarily introduces the advantages and drawbacks of advanced carbon-based TIMs. However, it is worth noting that many other TIMs offer superior performance.

Victrex, headquartered in Lancashire, UK is a world leader in PEEK (polyether ether ketone) and PAEK (polyaryletherketone) based polymer solutions. Victrex states that it is the largest producer of PEEK worldwide with over 8,000 tonnes of capacity. IDTechEx spoke to Victrex about its materials for electric motor insulation, one of its key markets.

This premium article discusses the electric mini-excavator market.

Methanol Reformer SL (M-Reformer) is a division of MMM Energy (MMM Group) supplying methanol reformer units for on-site production of hydrogen and electricity generation.

With more than 90% of road traffic accidents coming down to human error, the importance of autonomy and its safety benefits cannot be overlooked. As the industry moves into a new era of autonomous driving technologies, safety benchmarks and standards are evolving, forcing car companies to adopt new technologies to keep their cars competitive.

McLaren Automotive is the production car division of the McLaren Group. One of the most successful and iconic racing and motorsports brands, recent years have brought significant financial challenges as the company looks to adapt in an increasingly electrified world. IDTechEx explores the latest developments and challenges for the British brand.

Ionic Technologies is a rare-earth element processor spun-out from Queen's University Belfast and founded in 2016. Ionic Technologies produces rare-earth oxides from primary (mining) and secondary (recycling) material sources, which are sold to partners for applications in magnets, phosphors, and batteries. IDTechEx spoke with Eoghain O'Hara, Chemist at Ionic Technologies, at the Materials Research Exchange conference in London, UK.

To-Zero GmbH is a German company that converts diesel buses into electric buses. IDTechEx spoke to Andreas Pfeffer, CEO of To-Zero, about the unique challenges of retrofitting electrification, as well as the state of the industry at large.

Beep is a Florida-based company specializing in autonomous mobility-as-a-service, focusing on first-mile and last-mile transportation solutions.

The autonomous truck industry is experiencing a revival after the initial hype, with vehicle delivery numbers continuously breaking records. Companies in Asia, Europe, and the United States are eagerly entering the commercialization testing phase. This premium article will focus on the top 5 autonomous trucks players worldwide (from Asia, the United States, and Europe), analyzing their strengths and weaknesses from the perspectives of market readiness, funding, maturity, and sales.

While the focus of the automotive market has been on electrification to meet CO2 regulations, these are not the only regulations that will significantly impact the automotive industry. PFAS are becoming a greater concern throughout multiple industries. With the uncertainty around PFAS regulations, there are a few avenues that automotive players could pursue to replace the refrigerants they use.

Roboshuttles are small, fully electric, and operate at Level 4 autonomy, making them an ideal last-mile solution. They were once highly anticipated in the autonomous driving industry as a promising mobility solution, and at one point, over 25 companies were competing in this space. However, IDTechEx has observed a yearly decline in the number of active companies from 2020 to 2024, and the industry has not advanced to the large-scale commercial testing phases as hoped.

Vacuum Engineering Services (VES) designs and manufactures leak testing solutions for production environments of several industries.

FLEXOO is a spin-off of InnovationLab GmbH, which specialises in the development and manufacture of printed electronics solutions. FLEXOO designs and manufactures printed pressure and temperature sensors for battery health monitoring solutions, in addition to providing accompanying readout electronics. IDTechEx caught up with Head of Business Development, Florian Ullrich, at LOPEC 2024 in Munich, Germany.

This premium article discusses regulation pushing the electrification of construction machines.

SAIC is the leading automotive manufacturer in China. This profile will focus on the company's new energy vehicles (NEVs) and electrification strategy.

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.

Wrightbus is a UK-based manufacturer of zero-emission buses. It produces both full electric and hydrogen fuel cell models and has experienced strong sales in the European market in recent years.