Toyota Motor

Toyota Simplifies Priorities: Tesla Gets Lonely, Fisker unites

Toyota Motor, world number one in electric vehicles by a big margin, has long done the minimum with pure electric cars, saying that they remain unready for prime time due to cost and range. The rejection of pure electric cars further firmed up in May 2014.

Supercapacitors market to achieve 30% CAGR over the next decade

In the recently updated report Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors: Supercapacitors 2014-2024 IDTechEx confirms its outlook for a 30% CAGR in the next 10 years, based on 2013 industry results.

£31m plan to demonstrate viability of hydrogen vehicles

A pioneering £31 million deal has been struck to make hydrogen vehicles a viable and environmentally friendly choice for motorists across Europe.

Penetration of Second and Third Generation Range Extenders 2014-2024

Range extenders are those technologies in charge of supporting long distance travelling in electric vehicles. Through the transition from petrol cars to electric cars, there is a strong trend to reduce the internal combustion engine and increasingly delegate the traction to electric motors, however ICE will not become the only range extender technology. This article explores all range extender technologies.

The automotive sector strengthens adoption of supercapacitors

Overall, 2014 is expected to be a great year for the supercapacitor industry. Based on 2013 industry results, IDTechEx confirms its outlook for a 30% CAGR External Link in the next 10 years. The supercapacitor market will reach a value of $6 billion in 2024.

VW and Renault go for plug in hybrids, BMW for fuel cell cars. TRA14

Transport Research Arena, Paris April 2014 coverage by IDTechEx: Renault goes for plug in hybrids, BMW to fuel cells by 2020, meanwhile VW sells now the most efficient car in the automotive history.

Shale gas profitability doubts cast shadow on fuel cell cars launch

Last year finally saw the kick-off in sales of electric cars with 2014 seeing a new impetus on fuel cell cars.

Tesla's Battery Coup - Winners and Losers

Ground breaking news were announced by Tesla at the end of February 2014. This is their intention to build a lithium battery manufacturing plant with a capacity of 35 GWh/year by 2020, this is the so called "Gigafactory". Read this article in order to understand what is the impact of these plans to the whole industry.

Toyota to begin wireless vehicle charging system verification testing

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will begin verification testing of its newly developed wireless battery charging system for vehicles with an electrified powertrain, such as plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles, in late February in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

EV Battery and Supercapacitor

Lessons from PE USA Supercapacitor Conference and Visits End 2013

Toyota launches fuel cell car in the US

The supercapacitor industry closed last year (2013) with a continued double-digit growth. According to Maxwell Technologies' executives, China has been the main source of growth. New announcements confirm what IDTechEx has stated in recent years: the supercapacitor and the battery industry are the same.

'Superlens' extends range of wireless power transfer

Duke University researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of wireless power transfer using low-frequency magnetic fields over distances much larger than the size of the transmitter and receiver.

Ford unveils solar powered car with new system that tracks the sun

Ford has unveiled plans for a prototype solar-powered hybrid car.

Volkswagen

Volkswagen Group makes pure and hybrid electric cars and commercial vehicles under VW and Porsche brands and pure electric MAN buses.

Tesla Motors

Tesla is the world's sixth largest EV manufacturers coming from nothing in a few years with its Apple-like "must have" product propositions in up-market electric cars and soon pure electric mainstream cars and light commercial vehicles.

Daimler AG

Daimler AG is a major automotive company with electric vehicle activities under Orion bus, Smart car, Mercedes car and commercial vehicle brands and other activities including an e-scooter. Its fuel cell development for EVs and roll out program is up with the global leaders.

Toyota to offer wireless charging in future HEV and BEV vehicles

Toyota will offer wireless charging on all future rechargeable hybrid electric and battery electric vehicles. WiTricity who are the providers of the resonant power transfer technology announced an intellectual property license agreement with Toyota last week.