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European Electric Vehicle Congress

Once again, looking at the agenda, with over 250 presentations in total, the next European Electric Vehicle Congress, to take place from 2nd to 5th December 2014 in Brussels, promises to be a fruitful and informative event.

World's first two-speed eAxle for hybrids and EVs

GKN has produced the industry's first two-speed eAxle. The technology has entered production on the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car.

Perfect torque distribution for safe driving

Researchers have developed a torque vectoring transmission with characteristics that are optimally adapted to electric vehicles.

IDTechEx: Electric Vehicles - A $533 billion credible prospect

Electric Vehicles on a roll, with the global market forecast for all hybrid and pure electric vehicles expected to exceed $533 billion in 2025.

Heliatek completes 18 Million Euro in series C funding round

Heliatek GmbH, the world's leading company in the production and commercialization of organic solar films, has successfully completed its C-Financing round by raising 18 million EUR.

Heliatek completes 18 Million Euro in Series C Funding Round

Heliatek GmbH, the world's leading company in the production and commercialization of organic solar films, has successfully completed its C-Financing round by raising 18 million EUR.

Ulm battery research center now complete

A new battery research platform has been inaugurated in Ulm, Germany.

Niche applications to help OLED lighting market reach $1.9 billion

In the new report OLED Lighting Opportunities 2014-2025: Forecasts, Technologies, Players External Link IDTechEx has assessed the technology and markets for OLEDs in the lighting sector. We find that the market will be slow to take off until 2019-20 but will reach $1.9 billion in 2025.

Formula E course cars to be equipped with Qualcomm wireless charging

The all-electric FIA Formula E Championship has confirmed that its course cars for the inaugural season will be fitted with Qualcomm Halo™ wireless charging technology - an inductive charging system which allows the car's battery to be charged without the use of cables.

IDTechEx reveals multi-billion dollar market for electric motorcycles

Savvy participants in the electric vehicles business see beyond the obvious e-bikes, e-cars and e-buses where little money is made. The other half of the value market is where most of the profits will be made and it is replete with new sub-markets coming from nowhere.

Thermoelectric energy harvester market to reach almost $1bn in 2024

In recent years that interest has increased regarding new applications of power generation through thermoelectric harvesting. IDTechEx research forecasts that the market for thermoelectric energy harvesters will continue to grow and reach over $950 million by 2024.

BMW Group and Samsung SDI expand partnership

The BMW Group and Samsung SDI plan to expand their supply relationship for battery cells for electro-mobility.

Supercapacitors Leap Ahead: Electric Vehicles, Graphene & Printing

Consider three supercapacitor riddles as we reveal how the supercapacitor industry is in good health in 2014 with added potential. What takes a lot of space and no space? What has a rival that is a partner? What do fuel cells need next?

Thermoelectric energy harvesters- market and application assessment

Although thermoelectric phenomena have been used for heating and cooling applications extensively, electricity generation has only seen very limited market penetration in niche applications and it is only in recent years that interest has increased for applications of energy generation through thermoelectric harvesting. This growth in interest will continue and will be characterized by an overall market for thermoelectric energy harvesters that will reach almost US$1 billion by 2024.

Solar carport concept for 360˚ ELECTRIC

The international media launch of the BMW i8 in Los Angeles will include the presentation of a solar carport concept.

Electric cars clock up 500k miles on Electric Highway

The Electric Highway, Ecotricity's national network of electricity pumps for electric cars, and the biggest network in Britain, has grown rapidly in reach over the last year and by the end of this year there will be an Electric Highway pump at every motorway services in Britain.

£31m plan to demonstrate viability of hydrogen vehicles

A pioneering £31 million deal has been struck to make hydrogen vehicles a viable and environmentally friendly choice for motorists across Europe.

Penetration of Second and Third Generation Range Extenders 2014-2024

Range extenders are those technologies in charge of supporting long distance travelling in electric vehicles. Through the transition from petrol cars to electric cars, there is a strong trend to reduce the internal combustion engine and increasingly delegate the traction to electric motors, however ICE will not become the only range extender technology. This article explores all range extender technologies.

BMW will use OLEDs in future vehicles

BMW has revealed that they will be fitting OLEDs in vehicles in the near future under the name BMW Organic Light.

VW and Renault go for plug in hybrids, BMW for fuel cell cars. TRA14

Transport Research Arena, Paris April 2014 coverage by IDTechEx: Renault goes for plug in hybrids, BMW to fuel cells by 2020, meanwhile VW sells now the most efficient car in the automotive history.