Electric vehicles

Once every ten years the promising future of a hydrogen economy and fuel cells is announced. Hydrogen over the years has had several periods of hypes, which always blow off as nothing concrete, but why are we still talking about it? And why is there still the belief of a hydrogen economy, when Li-ion batteries are dominating the market?

The technology group Wärtsilä has joined a consortium of key partners to form Zero Emission Services BV, an enterprise aimed at making inland waterway shipping more sustainable.

Advanced E-Motor Technology 2020 ran from 02/03 Jun 2020. The event included talks from various companies in the electric motor industry and an automotive OEM, Renault.

Advanced E-Motor Technology 2020 ran from 02/03 Jun 2020. The event included talks from various companies in the electric motor industry and an automotive OEM, Renault.

The success of electric cars on the markets may be determined by production methods and origin information of battery materials in the future. VTT and Geological Survey of Finland GTK launched a three-year project with their industrial partners to promote the sustainable production methods and traceability of battery materials. A promising starting point for tracing the origin is offered by the fingerprint conserved in the metals, which may directly tell where the metals were mined.

During the COVID-19 outbreak, the automotive industry has been hit hard by shutdowns of factories and sales around the world. The pandemic has slowed down global car sales and is shifting consumer behaviours in travel. Over the long term, COVID-19 could have a lasting impact on the mobility landscape.

Photovoltaics PV is the conversion of light and adjacent electromagnetic frequencies into electricity using semiconducting materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect. The energy of the sun is far greater than commonly realised.

Experts from the University of Surrey believe their dream of clean energy storage is a step closer after they unveiled their ground-breaking super-capacitor technology that is able to store and deliver electricity at high power rates, particularly for mobile applications.

The beginning of June sees the start of production of the ABT e-Transporter 6.1. As with its predecessor, ABT e-Line, an official premium partner of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, is responsible for converting the vehicle to electric drive.

Since 2016 the market for electric and hybrid commercial vessels has started to follow an exponential growth pattern as maritime battery prices halved. However, system-level battery prices for boats are still roughly four times higher than the battery packs sold in electric cars. The following article explores why.

Opportunities for new and improved PV materials include those that: Eliminate toxic emission from abuse or inappropriate disposal procedures notably heavy metals Improve physical performance such as transparency, stretchability, load-bearing, long life Permit integration into smart materials such as multi-mode energy harvesting laminates Improve photovoltaic performance such as efficiency, harvesting wider bandwidth Create totally new forms such as photovoltaic paint Are transparent conducting electrodes beyond ITO Act as better barrier layers to improve life Reduce cost

In this webinar, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Daniele Gatti, will provide a complete overview of the hydrogen economy, and technical specifics of fuel cells and electrolysers.

This article summarises the field of materials informatics and looks at why rapid adoption is beginning.

With the rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), the demand for Li-ion batteries will grow significantly in the coming decades. As EV batteries beginning to reach their end-of-life, we will see an exponential growth of retired EV batteries available for recycling in the coming decades.

Fuel cells able to convert hydrogen into electricity are called to play an important role in the energy transition towards a future with zero-emissions. In reverse mode, electrolysis cells can convert water into hydrogen by using electricity.

Robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) will drive a deep and transformative change in the agricultural world during the coming decades. Seeing, localising, and taking plant-specific intelligent action are no longer the exclusive realm of humans.

magniX and AeroTEC announced the successful flight of an all-electric Cessna Grand Caravan 208B. As the world's largest all-electric commercial aircraft, this is a significant milestone in disrupting the transportation industry and accelerating the electric aviation revolution.

Gaussin and Total are jointly developing the world's first full electric aircraft refuelled transporter. Planned for the Airbus industrial site in Toulouse, this prototype will be capable of towing two fuel tankers, with a fuel capacity of 30 tons each. Delivery is expected at the end of 2020.

As electric vehicles rapidly grow in popularity worldwide, there will soon be a wave of used batteries whose performance is no longer sufficient for vehicles that need reliable acceleration and range. But a new study shows that these batteries could still have a useful and profitable second life as backup storage for grid-scale solar photovoltaic installations, where they could perform for more than a decade in this less demanding role.

Nissan is a global pioneer in the electrification of cars. With almost all car companies moving towards electric, how is Nissan racing to keep up?