Electric vehicles

Mercedes-Benz is a leading luxury automobile company generating €153 billion in revenue in 2023, selling over 2 million cars. This profile will focus on Mercedes-Benz's strategy and offerings in electrification.

Thursday 27 June 2024 - Comprehensive Overview of Thermal Interface Materials: Trends and Developments; An overview of thermal interface materials by TIM form; TIMs in EV battery packs: Trends of TIM's thermal conductivity and property trend; TIMs in EV power electronics: TIM1 (die-attach technologies) and TIM2 overview; TIMs in data centers: TIM opportunities with the transition to liquid cooling; TIMs in 5G TIMs in ADAS; TIMs in consumer electronics

HYDAC is a German conglomerate manufacturing components and systems for a variety of mobility sectors. This profile will focus on HYDAC's products for the electrification of off-highway machinery, particularly in mining. IDTechEx spoke to HYDAC at the Euro Mine Expo 2024.

Innovation map of the impact on charging and SiC in 800V electric vehicles.

Ferrari is an Italian luxury automobile manufacturer with an extensive history producing iconic supercars. The Maranello-based company has recently announced more details on its decarbonisation and electrification strategy.

In 2008, the commercialization of the silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET marked a major turning point for the power semiconductor market, representing its first significant development in decades. This technology was pioneered in electric vehicles (EVs) with the 2017 Tesla Model 3. The SiC MOSFET is a transistor that promises high power density, greater efficiency, and is less fallible to high temperatures.

Group14 Technologies are a US-based silicon anode material manufacturer.

One of the main reasons that electrification is so appealing in any industry is the reduction in operating costs offered by electric machines. This is especially true across the construction, agriculture, and mining (CAM) industries. Large machines with high uptimes, like mining haul trucks, can consume millions of dollars in fuel over their lifetime.

Electric buses have exhibited strong growth in recent years, with the European market showing particular growth. This premium article takes a closer look at the sales performances and policy drivers across various key regions. This premium article is an extract from IDTechEx's research report, Electric and Fuel Cell Buses 2025-2045.

High-Temperature Material Systems Limited (HTMS) is a UK-based company founded in 2021 to provide material technologies to the high-value manufacturing sector in the UK.

Jakob Mining Vehicles is a German company looking to provide electric light vehicles to mines. IDTechEx spoke to Jakob at the Euro Mine Expo 2024.

Hofer Powertrain discusses its 3-level inverter technology, enabling efficient drivetrains and GaN-on-Si technology.

In April 2024, global energy, technology, and utility provider Hitachi Energy announced a US$1.5 billion investment program to ramp up global transformer production by 2027. IDTechEx's research into electrical grids indicates that transformers are a critical component and potential supply bottleneck for large-scale grid upgrades. These upgrades are essential as society shifts from a transportation sector fuelled by petrochemicals transported in tankers to a sector powered by electricity carried by wires.

Founded in 2007, Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) is a developer of hybrid aircraft for zero-carbon aviation, based in Bedford, UK, specializing in the design and manufacturing of its hybrid aircraft technology.

Jama is a Swedish manufacturer of mining vehicles. IDTechEx spoke to Jama at the Euro Mine Expo 2024. This profile will cover Jama's electric mining scalers.

Innovation map overview of the European electric bus market.

The hydrogen internal combustion engine offers a pathway to drastically reduced emissions while utilizing existing combustion engine technology. This premium article assesses some of the chemical differences of gaseous hydrogen as a fuel compared with petrol, and the differences in the resulting combustion process within the chamber.

Creating a circular economy is an essential sustainability target for numerous stakeholders in the supply chain: governments, brands, suppliers, and consumers. A key element of this is reducing plastic waste; the OECD estimated that over 350 million metric tonnes of plastic waste was generated globally in 2019

This premium article provides an overview of automotive GaN companies.

Thermal management for EV power electronics has long posed significant challenges. The ongoing shift from Si IGBT and SiC MOSFET to potentially GaN HEMT in the future results in higher junction temperatures and increased demand for die-attach materials in EV power modules. In traditional Si IGBT power modules, die-attach materials like Pb95Sn5 and Pb92.5Sn5Ag2.5 struggle to meet reliability requirements for packaging power devices in high-temperature applications due to creep-fatigue concerns.