Electric vehicles

The automotive market is a huge industry, and its evolution has spawned several giant corporations with many sub-brands, many of which are household names. However, the automotive industry is arguably undergoing the greatest technological shifts it has ever seen. Electrification, autonomous driving, and a shift to software-defined vehicles.

Thursday 25 January 2024 - Materials for sodium-ion cell design; Sodium-ion battery value proposition; Opportunities and challenges in the sodium-ion battery market; Sodium-ion battery players and commercialisation efforts; IDTechEx outlook for sodium-ion batteries by 2030

XCharge is a Chinese designer and manufacturer of DC fast-charging hardware. IDTechEx spoke to XCharge at the London EV Show 2023.

Autonomous driving, electric vehicles, connected and software-defined vehicles, and in-cabin monitoring are all megatrends reshaping the automotive industry. Together, these technologies combine to form a US$1.6 trillion opportunity by 2034, nearly a 10-fold increase compared to 2023.

IDTechEx have launched a new monthly podcast, 'Tomorrow's Tech by IDTechEx', bringing you up to date technology trends. In each episode our host will interview an industry expert from IDTechEx, offering insights into a range of emerging technologies.

Kitepower has recently released its airborne wind energy (AWE) generator, which offers an emissions free off-grid electricity generator combined with a battery. This has several promising uses, including off-grid electric vehicle (EV) charging. IDTechEx spoke to CEO Johannes Peschel to find out more and gain insight into their technologies.

IDTechEx attended the Charged Virtual Conference which focused on EV infrastructure. This premium article covers the key takeaways as well as offering IDTechEx's analyst opinion.

IDTechEx attended the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) from 11th to 14th December in San Diego, USA. This premium article covers the major highlights from some of the top OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers regarding their battery strategies.

Major fleets have committed to transitioning at least 30% of their new heavy-duty truck purchases to be zero-emission vehicles, including electric models, by 2030. However, many companies are daunted by the extra upfront cost of electric trucks, as well as challenges like the limited availability of chargers.

This premium article explores AI trends and applications. AI chips are specialized hardware devices that enable faster and more efficient AI applications in various domains. The article includes coverage of the latest AI chip technology trends, market leaders, and a detailed breakdown of some applications for AI chips including security cameras, automotive, and the cloud.

Stratus Materials are an early-stage US company developing a next generation manganese-rich Li-ion cathode material, termed LXMO.

Sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries are being developed due to their potential costs, safety, sustainability, and performance characteristics over traditional lithium-ion batteries. These batteries can be made with widely available and inexpensive materials, with sodium being significantly more abundant than lithium.

Unigrid is a startup developing sodium-ion batteries for stationary energy storage and e-mobility applications. It is a spin-off from research done at the University of California, San Diego. IDTechEx spoke to its CEO to find out more about its cell chemistry and commercialisation plans.

Modern vehicles can contain in the region of 30-40 MCUs each. This premium article goes through some case studies of a selection of products, highlighting their intended use and explaining the feature sets included. High power system-on-chips are also discussed and their place in the brains of autonomous cars explained.

This is a full company profile on Stokvis Tapes. IDTechEx Analyst, Yulin Wang, recently interviewed Stokvis Tapes at Thermal Management Expo Europe in late 2023. Stokvis Tapes presented its sealing, insulating, conducting, absorbing, and bonding pads. IDTechEx discussed the potential opportunities and use cases of these products, with a focus on the electric vehicle batteries.

IDTechEx have released the report titled "Connected and Software-Defined Vehicles 2024-2034: Markets, Forecasts, Technologies". This premium article is based on research from that report, providing insight into V2X and key safety applications for V2X, including key use-cases where V2X is either beneficial or necessary to improve the safety and sustainability of road networks around the world.

John Deere is a leading supplier of agricultural and construction machinery. In 2023 it showed its first collection of electric construction vehicles. This profile analyses the vehicles that have been shown so far.

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have made monumental progress in the passenger car market, becoming a standard drivetrain option. The success in cars is also overflowing into other vehicle segments, such as vans, trucks, buses, 2-wheelers, and more. However, despite some key proponents, fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) have had a much tougher time getting to significant adoption.

Ionomr Innovations are a Canadian company, providing hydrocarbon-based ion exchange membranes. IDTechEx spoke with Benjamin Britton (Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder).

Innovation roadmap for future automotive technologies: opportunities from components and services.