Electric vehicles

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd announced the successful completion of proof-of-concept testing for unmanned cargo transport by cooperation of its unmanned vertical take-off and landing aircraft and delivery robot.

BYD's investment will help RoboSense engage more closely in the smart new energy vehicle industry ecology, laying a solid foundation for in-depth industry collaboration between the two companies.

An innovative approach could turn nanoparticles into simple reservoirs for storing hydrogen. The highly volatile gas is considered a promising energy carrier for the future, which could provide climate-friendly fuels for airplanes, ships and lorries, for example, as well as allowing climate-friendly steel and cement production - depending on how the hydrogen gas is generated.

Girteka Logistics,was one of the first road freight transport companies to be given the Green Carrier Certificate by one of its partners, DHL. The certificate was established by the German-based logistics company to certify its subcontractors, increasing the transparency behind its sustainability goals for its stakeholders.

Actions will reduce climate emissions from city government by nearly 70% by 2030 from 2006 with aggressive fleet electrification targets in the country, including requiring all passenger cars and light trucks in the City vehicle fleet to be electric no later than 2030. It also requires a review of every SUV in city government and to eliminate any unnecessary use of SUVs.

Australia's largest rail freight operator, Aurizon and leading global mining company Anglo American have agreed to work together on a feasibility study to assess the introduction of hydrogen-powered trains for bulk freight.

The electric motorcycle prototype, code-named "V21L", is the result of the joint work of the Ducati Corse team and the Ducati R&D engineers, and was taken out on track by Michele Pirro who evaluated the technical characteristics and potential of Ducati's first electric motorcycle.

With the climate change concerns, an ever-increasing number of researchers are currently focusing on improving electric vehicles to make them a more attractive alternative to conventional gas cars. The battery improvement of EVs is a key issue to attract more drivers.

Study finds electric vehicles provide lower carbon emissions through additional channels.

Founded in 2016, French company VitiBot pitched their autonomous electric vineyards robots at FIRA 2021.

PowerX and Imabari Shipbuilding will jointly develop the first prototype of the Power Transfer Vessel, "Power ARK," by the end of 2025.

Volvo Penta is accelerating its efforts to reach zero emissions - through fossil-free, renewable fuels, hybrid, and electric technology. In the latest development, the company has delivered and integrated its electric driveline into the first of a series of prototype fully electric terminal tractors to U.S. customer, TICO - who will be testing the prototypes with a variety of major fleet partners.

At FIRA 2021, PEK Automotive pitched their latest product - Slopehelper, a fully autonomous electric vehicle for farming and rescuing.

At FIRA 2021, IDTechEx watched a demonstration of SABI AGRI's latest product Zilus, an add-on system enabling autonomous driving.

Super Soco has become the first ever 100% electric brand to feature in the top ten best-selling powered two wheelers. Until now, the list has been populated only by manufacturers traditionally producing petrol-powered machines.

Electric vehicle charging app, Monta, and EV charge point manufacturer, GARO, have today announced a new partnership to free up EV charge points for all drivers and speed up installation rates across the UK.

Innovation Roadmap for the report 'Advanced Li-ion and Beyond Lithium Batteries 2022-2032: Technologies, Players, Trends, Markets'.

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Advanced Li-ion and Beyond Lithium Batteries 2022-2032: Technologies, Players, Trends, Markets'.

From 2033 on, the future of the Audi brand will be fully electric. The company is continuing to pick up speed along the way: Audi doubled the number of fully electric models in its range in 2021. That means that Audi is putting more electric cars than combustion engines on the market in the current year.

On 2nd-3rd December 2021 Huawei hosted an invitation-only workshop on Smart Cockpits for Automotive Industry in Grenoble, France. A wide range of predominantly early-stage companies and established research centers presented their technologies and activities relevant to the cockpit of the future. This included technologies such as in-mold electronics (IME), haptics, printed/flexible sensors, and driver monitoring.