Electric vehicles

Over 1GWh of batteries are now sailing on waters globally, reflecting 72% industry growth in 2022. Despite this, there have been several challenges that shipbuilders and maritime battery suppliers have had to navigate in recent years.

This premium article discusses the electric pickup market.

This premium article considers the performance, weight, size, and cost requirements within the EV construction industry for a range of vehicle sizes.

While abbreviations for Li-ion cell chemistries - NMC, NCA, LFP, etc. - typically refer to the cathode's elements, 'LTO' refers to a cell with a lithium titanate oxide anode that replaces graphite. LTO brings unique high-power cell characteristics, more comparable to a supercapacitor than a battery, creating new electrification opportunities for train OEMs.

Founded in 1986 by Federico Faggin and Carver Mead, Synaptics Inc. are currently headquartered in San Jose, California. They are a publicly traded company that deliver human interface hardware and software. Key products include touchpads for laptops, finger biometrics used in smartphones, display drivers and smart home voice and technology.

The use of thin-film transistor liquid crystal displays (TFT-LCDs) has dominated the automotive display market and there is no sign of this changing anytime soon. OLED is the other technology that is challenging TFT-LCDs, however these are included in mostly premium vehicles and have yet to make a significant push into other types of vehicles. This premium article offers a technology overview into TFT-LCDs as well as an analysis and explanation into this dominance.

ESTAT Actuation is an early-stage company producing thin film electro-static clutches. It presented at the 'Future Flex Disruptors' session at the FLEX 2023 Conference.

This premium article provides an introduction to connected vehicles, covering radio access technologies, global regulations, and applications.

Founded in January 2018, from an augmented reality wearables parent company, DAQRI, Envisics has grown in the heads-up display (HUD) space, being valued more recently at US$500M with investments from large OEMs such as Hyundai Mobis, Stellantis, GM Ventures or Inmotion Ventures from Jaguar Land Rover. With research that spun out of the University of Cambridge, Envisics has evolved significantly, bringing this solution to the automotive industry. Led by Dr Jamieson Christmas, Envisics is bringing holographic displays to augmented reality HUDs (AR-HUDS) and providing full depth planes to images projected ahead of the driver.

The sustainability, design, and recovery of electric vehicle (EV) batteries are set to be overhauled thanks to the approval of the EU's new regulations governing the battery market. In June 2023, parliament approved new regulations that set out battery requirements, including a 'Battery Passport' and recovery of certain materials.

Freudenberg has developed a multi-layered inter-cell separator for prismatic cells that can be tuned to provide optimal compression and thermal insulation performance.

Li-ion batteries are widely used in various markets, such as in consumer electronics, electric vehicles (EVs) and stationary energy storage. However, as demand for Li-ion batteries continues to increase, the need to manage their sustainability through their entire lifecycle, including at end-of-life (EOL), is also becoming increasingly important.

Wednesday 2 August 2023 - EV Charging for the Decade Ahead; State of public charging deployment in key regions; 800V platforms and wallbox DC chargers; Fleet charging solutions including megawatt charging; Battery swapping and wireless charging developments; Impact of government policies - AFIR (EU) and NEVI (USA)

The European Commission has proposed the Critical Raw Materials Act to "ensure the EU's access to a secure, diversified, affordable and sustainable supply of critical raw materials".

The construction industry employs a wide array of diesel-powered construction machines designed to fit a broad spectrum of different applications. While the main machines fall under the category of excavators and loaders, which IDTechEx covers in detail in other premium articles, there are a variety of smaller volume examples that are being electrified. This article gives brief summaries and examples of electrification activity in backhoe loaders, telehandlers and cranes.

Relectrify are an Autralian company commercialising their combined BMS+inverter system.

This premium article provides an outlook of progress regarding electric light commercial vehicles from 2015 to 2022.

Rocsys is a Dutch startup that develops autonomous EV charging solutions using soft robotics, AI-based computer vision, and data driven services. IDTechEx spoke to its founder and CEO to find out more about their technology and business plans.

As the world progresses rapidly towards electrification, the energy storage industry is increasingly reliant on critical raw materials such as lithium and cobalt. Diversification of battery chemistries is critical for long-term capacity growth.

This premium article provides an overview of the use of hydrogen in aviation, the key technologies needed to construct hydrogen aircraft and commercial activities within the sector.