Electric vehicles

WayRay is a deep-tech company that specializes in delivering augmented reality heads-up displays (AR-HUDs) for next generation vehicles.

Innovation roadmap for the technology readiness level of heavy duty autonomous vehicles.

Innovation roadmap for the Li-ion value chain.

Thermal Interface Materials (TIMs) come in different forms, including thermal pads, thermal grease, gap fillers, thermal paste, and thermal gels. Thermal gel and thermal paste, two of the most commonly used forms, have gained significant momentum over the past several years, especially in the EV, data center, and 5G industries.

SungEel HiTech is a South Korean Li-ion battery recycler, founded in 2000. This profile provides on update on the company's involvement in the Li-ion battery recycling market.

Gotion (Guoxuan High-Tech) are a Chinese Li-ion cell and battery manufacturer.

SPE Automotive focused on accomplishments in automotive plastics. It aims to advance plastic technology and adoption in the automotive industry. This event on Plastics in Electric & Autonomous Vehicles has a large focus on electrification, but also sustainability, and replacement of metals in traditional combustion vehicles. This premium article provides key takeaways from the event, including companies presenting.

American Battery Solutions is a battery pack supplier for non-automotive vehicle applications. It has a common battery architecture enabling easy scaling of capacity and the ability to change chemistry.

Primobius is a battery recycling company, based in Germany.

In this premium article, IDTechEx covers how aerogels can be incorporated in electric vehicle batteries as fire protection materials at the cell and pack-level.

Founded in 2001, Tritium designs and manufactures proprietary hardware and software to create modular and scalable DC fast chargers for electric vehicles.

Tesla recently announced the elimination of rare-earths in its next generation permanent magnet motors. This would normally require a large performance defecit or much larger motor. Ultimate Transmissions has designed a ferrite magnet motor that could solve these issues.

ATT is collaborating with Henkel to develop heating for automotive interiors based on positive temperature coefficient (PTC) ink and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) sensor cover heaters utilizing in-mold electronics (IME). IDTechEx caught up with Head of Printed Electronics Martin Hartinger at LOPEC 2023.

The Li-ion EV battery circular economy comprises multiple important steps, requiring decisions from key stakeholders at any one part. Second-life EV batteries can be useful after their first life in an EV.

ChargedEVs is an online conference featuring various talks and presentations on the electric vehicle (EV) market. They are largely given by companies involved in the supply chain or componentry relating to the EV industry. The event is often a good way to keep up to date with the latest products and developments from these companies, as well as some more general EV charging component and engineering trends. This premium article covers several presentations relating to the EV charging infrastructure.

Thursday 11 May 2023 - Battery electrification entry points in train markets: mainline/shunter locomotives and multiple units; Market drivers and barriers for electric trains; Battery chemistry options and their suitability for the rail market, comparing NMC, LFP, LTO, solid-state and lithium metal; Competitive landscape analysis with details from IDTechEx primary research interviews with multiple heavy-duty system suppliers; Insight into the IDTechEx global market outlook for electric trains

Lithium Australia is based in Australia and has two fully owned subsidiaries in battery recycling and cathode material production. This profile focuses on the company's involvement in the Li-ion battery recycling market.

IDTechEx spoke to Asahi Kasei at the SPE Plastics for Electric and Autonomous Vehicles event in Detroit in April 2023. The focus of the conversation was around its flame retardant PA66 grade with potential for EV battery applications.

This premium article discusses the reduction and elimination of rare earths in electric vehicle (EV) motors.

Na-ion (sodium-ion) batteries are gaining interest as an alternative battery technology to Li-ion. In large part, this is due to their ability to reduce reliance on expensive materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel, which could in turn help reduce battery costs. This premium article will analyse and discuss the cost profile of different Na-ion battery chemistries, comparing them to Li-ion cell costs.