Electric vehicles

For most of us, filling a car with fuel, or charging an electric vehicle is a simple task. But for disabled drivers, people with reduced mobility and older people it can be a significant challenge. Now, Ford has developed a prototype robot charging station that drivers operate via their smartphone from inside their electric vehicle. The technology could enable disabled drivers to stay in the car while charging, or they could leave the car while the robot does all the work.

This premium article presents the addressable truck market in Europe, the US, and China and investigates zero-emission truck deployment in each region in 2021.

The world's first successful demonstration of an airborne un-crewed platform being controlled via a laser communication system; strengthening military capability for covert, low detection probability operations in the future.

Researchers have designed a fuel production system that uses water, carbon dioxide and sunlight to produce aviation fuel. They have implemented the system in the field, and the design could help the aviation industry become carbon neutral.

Momentum Dynamics designs and manufactures high power wireless charging systems for commercial fleets. IDTechEx spoke to Senior Consultant Gabriel Samuelsson, who highlighted the technical innovations and deployment strategy for its system.

ePropulsion, founded in Hong Kong in 2016, is a maker of compelling electric outboard solutions between 0.3-300kW. The company is growing rapidly and has a unique value proposition: efficient direct-drive propulsion systems and low-cost batteries. IDTechEx interviewed the company to learn more.

The transport sector is a major polluter, producing about a quarter of the EU's total CO2 emissions a few years ago. Passenger cars are responsible for more than 60 percent of these emissions. The amount of CO2 produced by passenger cars is the main reason that researchers wanted to create a car that not only has low emissions in the production process, but also reduces CO2 emissions while driving.

Razer, one of the leading global companies providing gaming hardware, announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Go Touch VR SAS, also known as Interhaptics, a French startup founded in 2017 and specialized in haptics tools and software. What does this tell us about trends in haptics?

Rolls-Royce and Hyundai Motor Group are to collaborate on bringing all-electric propulsion and hydrogen fuel cell technology to the Advanced Air Mobility market. The partnership will leverage Rolls-Royce's aviation and certification capabilities and Hyundai Motor Group's hydrogen fuel cell technologies and industrialisation capability.

Thursday 28 July 2022 - this free-to-attend webinar will include Autonomy and ADAS in the automotive market; Sensor suites; Thermal management challenges in ADAS; Thermal interface materials for ADAS; Radar radome materials; and Die attach for ADAS.

MOKE International has agreed to sell up to 100% of its shareholdings to EV Technology Group, as it prepares for an exciting and expanding future as a fully electric global brand.

Peak Power has received a $765,000 investment through Natural Resources Canada's Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program to install 117 V1G chargers. The total cost of the project is valued at over $1.6 million.

Corvus Energy is a leading supplier of battery systems for the commercial maritime sector. IDTechEx caught up with the company to discuss its plans to enter the fuel cell marine market.

This premium article explores Battery Technology Innovation 2022, an event consisting of a series of talks presented online largely by companies that produce materials or components for electric vehicle batteries. This article will cover presentations from companies including 3M, Sika, Graco, Amphenol Advanced Sensors, and more.

Mini-excavators are leading the electrification of construction equipment, primarily because these machines are usually deployed in urban environments and cities are increasingly looking to target exhaust emissions and noise. Their compact size and use in small projects means that their daily duty cycle can be met with a practically sized Li-ion battery and electric motor. However, electric excavators come at a greater upfront cost. This article looks at how the total cost of ownership (TCO) for electric mini-excavators compares to equivalent diesel machines and investigates whether fuel and maintenance savings are enough to make electric mini-excavators cost competitive.

The multi-year deal will see the Ricardo aerospace engineering team support Pratt & Whitney Canada in the development of advanced hybrid-electric propulsion technologies for next generation aircraft. The project is part of Pratt & Whitney Canada's regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator programme. The company is targeting a 30% improvement in fuel efficient and commensurate reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, compared to today's most advanced turboprop engines for regional aircraft.

A strain-sensing smart skin that uses very small structures, carbon nanotubes, to monitor and detect damage in large structures is ready for prime time. The "strain paint" first revealed in 2012 uses the fluorescent properties of nanotubes to show when a surface has been deformed by stress.

The Electric & Hybrid Marine conference is one of the largest conferences in the world dedicated to promoting low carbon technologies for the maritime sector. This IDTechEx premium article discusses conference highlights from analysts attending the event in person. Coverage includes hydrogen, alternative fuels, ammonia, solid-oxide fuel cells, the latest battery pack prices, hydrofoiling container ships, LTO battery applications, and more.

This summer, there's a new way to get to a vacationers' paradise in the Baltic Sea: a solar-electric ferry. A 14.65-meter-long emission-free vessel is operating several times a day between the village of Kamp on the mainland and the sunny island of Usedom, part of the popular 350-kilometer Berlin - Usedom cycle route.

Taiga's 2022 Orca marks its world's first electric personal watercraft sale.