Electric vehicles

Saft designs, develops and manufactures battery energy storage systems (BESS) and batteries for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) applications.

Caterpillar is the largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment in the world. IDTechEx spoke to Caterpillar at CES 2025, where it presented a hybrid wheel loader - which will be the focus of this company profile.

Blue Current are a US-based company developing solid-state batteries utilising silicon-based anodes.

Modal Motors is a start-up motor manufacturer with a novel motor design reducing costs and improving performance. IDTechEx spoke to Modal Motors to learn more about its technology and its plans for market entry.

This premium provides an overview and update on the status of the silicon anode market.

The aviation industry encompasses a diverse range of aircraft types and sizes, each with unique use cases and vastly different power and energy requirements. In this brief video, Dr. James Jeffs, Principal Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, explains more about what this means for the future of sustainable aviation.

Q4 2024 sales of electric vehicles (EV) in China show full-year sales exceeded 12.8 million vehicles. This premium article unpacks some of the market and technological developments in the world's largest market for electric vehicles, as well as highlighting key trends to watch in 2025.

Green Graphite Technologies is a natural graphite producer and graphite recycler, based in Canada.

Royal Enfield is an Indian manufacturer of motorcycles. This company profile focuses on Royal Enfield's first electric motorcycle. IDTechEx spoke to Royal Enfield at CES 2025.

The automotive industry has been using radar for two and a half decades. During that time, it has transformed from enabling luxury features on the most expensive cars, to being used ubiquitously for basic safety features in almost all new cars. This article goes through the three most important takeaways from the report. Starting with the huge growth that will be driven by side radars used in short-range applications.

ChargedEVs is an online conference featuring various talks and presentations on the electric vehicle (EV) market. They are largely given by companies involved in the supply chain or componentry relating to the EV industry. This premium article presents some highlights from their December 2024 sessions on the EV charging infrastructure market.

Thursday 23 January 2025 - Key drivers and challenges in each sector, as well as a snapshot of the electrification picture in 2024; Evolving global Li-on battery demand, and how battery performance requirements change for different applications; Market outlook until 2045

Robotaxis are proving they can offer driverless services in certain cities, as a means of accessible and modern public transport. In 2023, IDTechEx reports that 9 million registered autonomous vehicle miles were logged across the state. Key leaders in this commercial autonomous vehicle and robotaxi space are Waymo, having submitted half of all the miles recorded in California to date, and Cruise, which, although accounted for 30% of these miles, has recently been shut down.

By far, the biggest factor that determines the range and cost of an electric car is the battery. The now ubiquitous lithium-ion battery comes in a variety of chemistries. The first commercialized Li-ion batteries were lithium cobalt oxide (LCO), which remains the chemistry of choice in portable electronic devices, but the quest for a higher range has led to a search for new chemistries.

CAMX Power is a privately held company focussed on battery materials and design. In 2014, it was spun-off as a separate company from the Advanced Battery Materials division of TIAX, which was established in 2001 to develop and consult on early stage technologies. IDTechEx attended a presentation by CAMX, where it presented on its new additions to its cathode platform: high-Mn/low-Co and high-Ni/zero-Co.

Rivian is an American designer and manufacturer of electric pickup trucks, SUVs, and electric light commercial vehicles. This profile covers the company's vehicles, sales, and future activities.

This premium article provides key takeaways from the London EV Show 2024.

Wednesday 29 January 2025 - State of the industry update on autonomous cars and factors driving demand for higher-performance radars; State-of-the-art technology from tier ones; Next-generation technologies from start-ups; Longer-term prospects for automotive radar

2024 was a year of progress for zero-emissions trucks (battery-electric and fuel cell) globally. With sales numbers, range, and model availability all increasing, the other part of the puzzle is refueling. For both electric charging and hydrogen refueling, barriers remain concerning grid capacity, costs, scalability, and sustainability.

Greene Tweed is an engineering company with a significant focus in energy transition applications, developing materials and manufacturing components.