Electric vehicles

Allison Transmission is the world's largest manufacturer of fully automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles. It is also the leader in hybrid propulsion systems for city buses. During this interview, IDTechEx focussed on Allison Transmission's products and progress in providing electric drive systems to commercial vehicles.

Robotnik is a Spanish mobile collaborative robot manufacturer. Its main products include mobile platforms (AGVs, AMRs, etc), as well as integrating cobots and mobile platforms together.

The vast majority of new trucks sold today are powered by diesel engines, but like other on-road vehicle segments, this is set to change.

Founded in 1973, Nidec are a Japanese manufacturer famous for their electric motors. The annual revenue of this corporation was US$15.21 billion in 2021. At Automatica 2022, Nidec demonstrated a wide range of gearboxes for different applications

Rolls-Royce announces the development of turbogenerator technology, which includes a new small engine designed for hybrid-electric applications. The system will be an on-board power source with scalable power offerings and will complement the Rolls-Royce Electrical propulsion portfolio, enabling extended range on sustainable aviation fuels and later as it comes available through hydrogen combustion.

The unique collaboration between Triumph Motorcycles, Williams Advanced Engineering, Integral Powertrain Ltd, and WMG, University of Warwick, funded by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles through Innovate UK, was set up to create ground-breaking developments in specialist electric motorcycle engineering and innovative integrated technology design.

Wonder Robotics announced the closing of a $4 million fundraising round led by Elron Ventures, in conjunction with Besadno Investment Group. The funds will be used to scale up operation and marketing efforts, while developing technology for additional applications.

Every summer, ferries transport crowds of visitors between islands in the Swedish archipelago. With the help of a new AI platform, each ferry can now reduce its fuel consumption by 10-25 percent, which contributes to a significant reduction in CO2 emissions. This is according to the results from long-term testing.

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.

For the first time in aviation history a CORSIA certified batch of sustainable aviation fuel was delivered to a commercial airline. Neste delivered a batch of its Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to American Airlines at San Francisco International Airport.

Power Electronics is a global supplier of solar and battery storage inverters and has diverged into commercial and industrial EV charging solutions. It is headquartered in Spain and has expanded globally with a presence in over 20 countries. IDTechEx spoke to Mr Michael Gschwandtner, who heads business development for its electric mobility division.

Texas-based manufacturer Hyliion (Hi-LEE-on) have developed hybrid powertrains for class 8 tractors

Nikola are an American company manufacturing battery electric vehicles and fuel cell electric vehicles.

SEA Electric, headquartered in California, offer several all-electric power systems under the 'SEA-Drive' brand'.

To further strengthen the sustainable value chain, SCA has, together with Scania, developed the world's first electric timber truck with a capacity of 80 tonnes. SCA's goal is to make the entire value chain fossil-free.

In recent years, thousands of refugees and migrants have fled across the seas as a result of humanitarian crises around the world. Researchers are now developing a fully autonomous drone system that can increase the efficiency and speed of response in rescue operations at sea.

Thermal Management Expo, is the only free-to-attend exhibition and conference dedicated to the thermal management sector, taking place on August 30-31 at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

New AutoMotive today launches Electric Van Count to track the UK's transition of vans from diesel to electric.

Lightning eMotors, headquartered in Colorado, design, manufacture, and fit all-electric powertrains into vans and medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

Volkswagen Group broke the ground for its first cell factory in Salzgitter. Production will start in 2025. With immediate effect, responsibility for global battery business is to be held by the newly created company "PowerCo". In addition to cell production, the new company will be responsible for activities along the entire battery value chain.