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Electric Boats & Ships: Five Key Battery Suppliers

The IDTechEx report "Electric Leisure & Sea-going Boats and Ships 2021-2040" reveals the battery demand expected from maritime transport over the next two decades, from leisure boats to ocean-crossing ships. In this article, IDTechEx summarizes the leading battery suppliers underpinning the industry.

Volvo Penta Starts Production of E-Driveline for Electric Fire Truck

Volvo Penta has commenced production of bespoke electric drivelines for leading fire service vehicle manufacturer Rosenbauer's pioneering fire truck, named "Revolutionary Technology."

Elaphe (2021)

Elaphe is a start-up based out of Slovenia making in-wheel motors primarily for automotive applications. IDTechEx caught up with Luka Ambrozic, Chief Marketing Officer at Elaphe.

Nidec Japan

Nidec is one of the world's largest motor manufacturers run tightly for cash and gaining advanced technology mainly by acquisition.

Volvo Cars Opens Orders for New, Pure Electric C40 Recharge

Volvo Cars will roll out several additional electric models in coming years and aims for 50 per cent of its global sales volume to consist of fully electric cars by 2025. By 2030, it plans for every car it sells to be pure electric.

PowerCell Sweden Industrialized Fuel Cell Module for Marine Solutions

PowerCell Sweden AB is now presenting PowerCellution Marine System 200, an industrialized high-power fuel cell module with low weight and a compact format, especially developed for the electrification of marine applications.

World-Leading Circular Solutions for Charging of Vehicles Inaugurated

The solution at Essity has been developed through a collaboration between Volvo Cars, Essity, Stena Fastigheter and BatteryLoop, a company within Stena Recycling that is a leader in the reuse and recycling of batteries, primarily from the automotive industry.

TactoTek

TactoTek® is the leading company in developing and commercializing in-mold structural electronics (IMSE®), in which electronic, decorative and mechanical features are combined in a single injection molded component. IDTechEx caught up with Dave Rice, SVP of Marketing and Business Development, to hear about its latest progress.

Volvo Penta and Tractor Manufacturer TICO Partner in Electromobility

Volvo Penta and TICO are taking the first step in their ambitions to introduce an emission-free, electric terminal tractor. This partnership and project represent another milestone in Volvo Penta's electromobility journey and aligns with its wider sustainability ambitions.

Geely Auto Forms New Premium Electric Car Company - Zeekr

Geely Auto Group has announced the formation of a new company, Zeekr Company Limited, a new electric mobility technology and solutions company based in China that will serve growing global demand for premium electric vehicles.

DHL and Volvo Join Forces on Heavy Duty Electric Trucks

DHL Freight, one of the leading road freight providers in Europe, and Volvo Trucks have partnered to speed up the introduction of heavy duty electric trucks to be used for regional transport in Europe. The combined effort marks another important step towards climate neutral transport solutions.

Biden's EV Revolution: A Boon for Electric Trucks and the Tesla Semi

The electric truck market in the US is primed for huge growth. Having largely lagged behind China and Europe in electric commercial vehicle deployment, the transition to zero-emission vehicles in this sector now seems set to begin in earnest.

IDTechEx Assesses 5 Significant Electric Vehicle Opportunities in 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused 2020 to become the pivotal year as the automotive industry goes through a once in a hundred-year transformation.

Electric Trucks: Charging Towards Zero-Emission

IDTechEx believe it is increasingly self-evident that the future of the industry cannot rely on the deployment of traditional combustion engines.

IDTechEx Have Released a New Report on Electric Truck Markets

IDTechEx have released a new market research report on electric truck markets - analysis of the medium and heavy-duty BEV, PHEV & FCEV electric truck markets; detailed Covid-19 adjusted sales, battery demand and market value forecasts by region; Li-ion and electric motor technologies.

Volvo Trucks Launches Complete Range of Electric Trucks Starting 2021

Next year, hauliers in Europe will be able to order all-electric versions of Volvo's heavy-duty trucks. This means that Volvo Trucks will offer a complete heavy-duty range with electric drivelines starting in Europe in 2021.

Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG New Fuel Cell Joint Venture

The Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG have now a signed binding agreement for a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize fuel-cell systems for use in heavy-duty trucks as the primary focus, as well as other applications.

Akasol

Akasol is an energy storage startup emerging as the leading supplier for heavy-duty battery packs. In an interview, IDTechEx learned of the company's interesting answer to emerging solid-state technologies.

Volvo Trucks Awarded $21.7M to Deploy 70 Class 8 Electric Trucks

Volvo Trucks Awarded $21.7M from U.S. EPA and South Coast AQMD to Deploy 70 Class 8 VNR Electric Zero-Emission Trucks. This award enables the nation's largest commercial deployment of Class 8 battery-electric trucks

SafeRide Technologies Joins New Vehicle Health Management Consortium

SafeRide to contribute AI-based vehicle health management expertise to the SAE Health-Ready Components and Systems (HRCS) Consortium to facilitate industry-wide application of Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) technology