27 Jan 2017

Electricity utilities reinvented and bypassed
"Death by a Thousand Cuts" was the brutal appraisal of the power generation goliaths by Jeffrey Eckel of Hannon Armstrong, the leading energy investment house, at the Barclays Future Energy Conference December 2016 in London.
17 Jan 2017

Investment in Starship Technologies, manufacturer of delivery robots
In furtherance of its strategic future initiative adVANce Mercedes-Benz Vans invests in Starship Technologies, the world's leading start-up company for the development of ground-based, autonomous delivery robots.
6 Jan 2017

CES 2017- Day 1, January 5th, 2017
The excitement has been building up in Las Vegas over the past few days with media days and press conferences, expectations have been riding high and the opening day of CES did not disappoint. Dr Harry Zervos reports from Las Vegas, Nevada.
20 Dec 2016

Barclays Energy Revolution Conference Report
In this article Dr Peter Harrop provides exclusive details of the invitation-only Barclays Energy Revolution Conference which took place recently in London.
14 Dec 2016

Electricity supply and energy harvesting reinvented
Oil and coal are now rapidly losers and the future is wind and solar with solar costs dropping faster than predicted by the industry.
13 Dec 2016

Electricity supply and electric vehicles reinvented
IDTechEx expects EVs to create significant electricity demand in about ten years and be key to huge improvements in local noise and air pollution and in global warming reduction.
12 Dec 2016

Electricity supply and 3D printing
Oil and coal are now rapidly losers and the future is wind and solar with solar costs dropping faster than predicted by the industry.
9 Dec 2016

EVs go all-wheel drive
Jaguar Land Rover wants half its cars to be available in an electric version by the end of the decade, after showcasing its first electric car at the Los Angeles Auto Show earlier this month.
8 Dec 2016

Joint venture for ultra-fast, high-power charging along major highways
BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create the highest-powered charging network in Europe.
2 Dec 2016

Cars reinvented: huge new opportunities and dangers
The new IDTechEx report, Electric Car Technology and Forecasts 2017-2027 finds that the biggest change in cars for one hundred years is now starting. It is driven by totally new requirements and capabilities.
14 Oct 2016

When will 48V mild hybrids become EVs?
48V mild hybrids will start series production at many automotive manufacturers in 2017 with many others following shortly after.
Full profile interview
13 Oct 2016

Litarion
Litarion produces lithium-ion battery cells for high-performance applications. The company also supply electrodes as well as ceramic separators. Since April 2015, Litarion has become a subsidiary of Electrovaya.
12 Oct 2016

Searching for a fuel cell USP
Toyota and Daimler presented at a recent IDTechEx conference on their fuel cell vehicle programs. A questioner asked them to reveal the unique selling proposition of fuel cell vehicles. They said there is no USP.
6 Oct 2016

Low-emissions vehicles are less expensive overall
You might think cars with low carbon emissions are expensive. Think again.
28 Sep 2016

Sidewalk robots partnership with Mercedes-Benz
The worlds first transportation system integrating specially-adapted vans with autonomous delivery robots to allow efficient delivery of goods in neighbourhoods.
27 Sep 2016

Electric Smart car
Just ahead of the Paris Auto Show, Daimler officially presented its pure electric Smart ED models.
Full profile interview: SWOT
23 Sep 2016

SGX Sensortech
External press release
29 Aug 2016

Automotive 48V Power Supply Systems
The electric power supply can be seen as one of the key enablers for future automobiles.
16 Aug 2016

Mercedes 48V mild hybrids from 2017
As detailed in the IDTechEx report, Mild Hybrid 48V Vehicles 2016-2031, this option will become a huge business from 2017 as Ford, Hyundai, Bentley, Volkswagen, Audi, Geely and many others adopt them as the most cost-effective way of meeting 2025 and 2030 carbon dioxide emissions regulations while sharply improving economy - even improving performance in some respects.
1 Aug 2016

Short radius trucks go pure electric
Pure electric short range trucks are rapidly becoming viable as they face much tougher local and global emissions regulations.