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Tesla the follower

Tesla is a leader in the design and commercialisation of pure electric cars. It lacks profit but has an orderbook that its competition can only dream about. Since last year Tesla has also been selling batteries based on Panasonic cells that can power homes and businesses copying several other companies that were there before

Does IoT present new opportunities for conductive adhesives?

The Internet of Things adds new sensing and communications to improve the functionality of all manner of things in the world, leading towards broader connectivity, and huge amounts of data generated and exchanged.

Integrating charging and traction systems in electric vehicles: Part 1

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a new type of high-power integrated motor drive and battery charger for electric vehicles. Compared to today's electric vehicle chargers, the new system could shorten the charging time from eight to two hours, and to reduce the cost by around $2,000, according to the developers.

Improving lithium-ion capacitors

The suitability of the proposed technology has been analysed and it was proved that lithium-ion capacitors can act as a main power or energy source without any reduction of the system capabilities.

Webinar Tuesday 26 July - Electric Aircraft Reach a Tipping Point

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 26 July 2016.

Six billion dollar market opportunity for battery systems

The market value for residential, commercial & industrial and utility-scale battery systems will reach $6 billion in 2026, as analysed in IDTechEx's brand new report Stationary Batteries for Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Utilities 2016-2026: Market, Opportunities, Players.

Nano-Nouvelle

Battery technology innovator Nano-Nouvelle has developed a tin anode nanotechnology that can potentially boost the energy storage capacity of lithium ion battery anode by up to 50 per cent, and is aiming to have its first sales within two years.

Explore the EVES Launchpad...

The IDTechEx Launchpad initiative is open to early-stage start-ups, universities, newly spun-out companies, research labs and government labs who can demonstrate a working prototype or product that highlights new advances in any of the related event topics of: electric vehicles or energy storage.

StoreDot Batteries

StoreDot is an Israeli battery start-up that has developed a fast-charging technology based on synthetic organic molecules. With a total $66M funding, they are now planning a product release.

IMEC Show "Electronics Thinner Than Paper" at the IDTechEx Show!

Video interview with IMEC at the IDTechEx Show! (Berlin, Germany | 27-28 April, 2016).

Single cylinder range extenders

Motrec have come up with the idea of integrating a range extender to their existing battery electric vehicle to satisfy their customers using ICE equipped vehicles.

DELTA shows their ASIC microelectronics at the IDTechEx Show!

Video interview with DELTA at the IDTechEx Show! (Berlin, Germany | 27-28 April, 2016)

Li-air battery technology: tough road ahead

In mid 2016, A. Laforgue, Automotive and Surface Transportation, National Research Council of Canada and collaborators issued a paper "Assessment of the Li-air battery technology for automotive applications through the development of a multi-electrode solid-state prototype". It comes at a time when the US Department of the Environment has told IDTechEx it has de-emphasised research on this option because of fundamental limitations.

Voltaiq

Voltaiq has developed a cloud-based software that enables a fast and intuitive analysis of large amounts of battery testing data. According to the company, this can save several hours of work and help spot faulty batteries more efficiently.

Novacentrix Showcases Accessories for their PulseForge 1200

Video interview with NovaCentrix at the IDTechEx Show! in Berlin, Germany (27-28 April, 2016).

Novel axial field switched reluctance EV motor

A novel axial field switched reluctance motor design is presented which intend to improve the output torque by single flux path distribution in C- core stator while exploiting the high power density of the switched reluctance technology.

Off-grid power just became much easier

Off-grid clean power is a big focus of attention nowadays as we seek clean propulsion of land, water and airborne vehicles and clean power for buildings and remote equipment off-grid.

Naio Technologies

Naio Technologies is a French start-up focused on agriculture robots. They expect a turn-over of 1m Euros this year, putting ahead of many others in terms of current commercial success.

SwarmFarm Robotics

We recently caught up with Mr Andrew Bate, CEO and co-founder of SwarmFarm Robotics, an Australian agricultural robotics company that launched only just a few months ago but also has some commercial operations.

Stream Technologies

Stream Technologies is 2011 Canadian start-up seeking to provide bespoke spectral lenses together bespoke software customized for detecting and identifying specific plant status