Electric vehicles

Volta Charging has announced the closing of a $35M Series C Funding Round. The round, designed to accelerate the rapid expansion of Volta's Electric Vehicle charging and media network, is led by the Invenergy Future Fund, with both the Invenergy Future Fund and Activate Capital assuming Series C Board seats.

A new era is starting at Audi Hungaria. On Tuesday, series production of electric motors officially started in Győr.

In a UK airport first, passengers, staff and local residents can now reserve and pick up a 100% electric car at Gatwick - and return it to any of 300 compatible pick up/ drop off points across London or back at Gatwick.

The new autonomous driving "Robot Tractors" are designed to greatly enhance farm management efficiency, while realizing significant labor-savings.

Henkel is actively investing in new technologies and products for efficient large-scale manufacturing of safe and reliable electric drive systems.

AUDI AG and Hyundai Motor Group are driving the development of fuel cell technology. The two companies plan to cross-license patents and grant access to non-competitive components.

This premium article will give some of the key conversations with the most technically innovative companies that IDTechEx analysts spoke while at the show.

A Medium-altitude, Long-endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft produced by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc made history as it landed at the Royal Air Force, Fairford in Gloucestershire, UK and became the first MALE RPA to successfully complete a trans-Atlantic flight.

OPENER has revealed BlackFly; the world's first ultralight all-electric fixed-wing extreme short/vertical take-off and landing aircraft. BlackFly is a single-seat Personal Aerial Vehicle with simple controls requiring no special skills to master and operate safely.

GreenPower Motor Company Inc announces that 10 States have recently released their proposed mitigation plans with $400 million available to purchase new all-electric school, transit and shuttle buses from the VW Mitigation Trust.

NKM Mobilitas Ltd in Hungary recently ordered the first 12 Veefil-RT 50kW DC fast chargers from Tritium, the leading international specialist in DC charging infrastructure solutions for the electric vehicle market.

Coherent are a laser manufacturer. IDTechEx had discussions with Coherent at SPIE Photonics West 2018 (USA) and LASYS 2018 (Germany).

A new two-part webinar from IDTechEx is available on Additive Manufacturing and Lightweight Materials for Aerospace and Defense.

McLaren Automotive has announced its ambitious, wide-ranging business plan that will take the company to its fifteenth anniversary. McLaren is committed to ensuring that its sportscar and supercar range will be hybrid within seven years.

Fuji Electric are a Japanese company has a wide range of products and solutions for different electrical applications

GeneSiC is a company that has been working on SiC (silicon carbide) power and silicon high power devices for approaching 14 years

EPC (Efficient Power Conversion) is an American company, set up by Alex Lidow, who has an extensive background in transistors and was the co-inventor of the silicon MOSFET in the 1970s.

Littelfuse is a Chicago based multinational electronic manufacturing company.

GaN Systems is a semiconductor company developing wide bandgap semiconductor devices using Gallium Nitride (GaN).

Danfoss Silicon Power, part of the Danish Danfoss Group, is a leading manufacturer of IGBT and MOSFET power modules for use in automotive, solar, wind and industrial applications.