28 Jul 2016

Autonomous electric buses reinvented
There is a frenzy of investment by in fully autonomous cars, some without even a steering wheel, but it is almost entirely supplier push. Virtually no private individual is interested in buying one. It is very different with fleets such as taxis where potential corporate purchasers such as Uber see many benefits including cost and space saving
15 Jul 2016

3D printing truck spare parts on demand
Mercedes-Benz Trucks is using the latest 3D printing processes for plastic spare parts as the standard production method in the Customer Services & Parts sector.
Full profile interview: SWOT
12 Jul 2016

StoreDot Batteries
4 Jul 2016

Hybrid and electric systems R&D at the U.S.-DOE
This paper first presented at EVS29 Montreal Canada provides an overview of the Fiscal Years 2015-2016 Hybrid and Electric Systems research and development activities - with emphasis on its advanced electric drive research -funded by the Vehicles Technologies Office of the U.S. Department of Energy.
31 May 2016

What Lessons Can Europe Learn From The Gigafactory?
In the first of a series of articles on the future of battery manufacturing, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Lorenzo Grande describes the opinions and outlook from the German players relative to the latest worldwide trends in battery manufacturing.
17 May 2016

Electric vehicles; Everything is changing...or has it changed already?
At last year's IDTechEx event 'Electric Vehicles; Everything is Changing', we concluded everything was indeed changing in the electric vehicle sector. At this year's event, still named 'Everything is changing', the question should surely be has everything changed already?
9 May 2016

Some automakers must change course urgently
As more automakers get embroiled in the discreditation of diesel, IDTechEx looks at their very different strategies and considers how some of these strategies now look in urgent need of review.
6 May 2016

Electric Vehicle Awards Presented In Berlin At The IDTechEx Show!
The prestigious Electric Vehicles Awards for 'Most Impressive New Company' and 'Most Significant Innovation' were presented at the IDTechEx Show! in Berlin last week, 27 April 2016.
2 May 2016

Lessons from Electric Vehicles: Everything is Changing Part One
The conference "Electric Vehicles: Everything is Changing" in Berlin 27-28 April was a great success. Here we give only a glimpse at the rich insight and information presented. IDTechEx deliberately pitched the event as different from other electric vehicle conferences in looking firmly at the future including the speculative and ill-defined.
Event summary
27 Apr 2016

AVERE e-Mobility Conference Amsterdam 13-14.4.16
IDTechEx report on their attendance at the AVERE e-Mobility Conference in Amsterdam.
26 Apr 2016

Two sudden changes in electric vehicles
This year sees two sudden changes in electric vehicles predicted by IDTechEx. To expand on what we said last week, the supply of new strong hybrids that do not plug in - like the traditional Prius - has all but ended.
22 Apr 2016

Europe's most important event on emerging technologies opens next week
To date, attendee registrations are up by 17% and exhibiting organizations are up by 27% on last year.
22 Apr 2016

Death of hybrid vehicles?
Sales of hybrid cars in the USA collapsed from 3.2% of car sales in 2013 to under 2% in 2015 as Americans responded to the sharply reduced oil price. However the oil price will recover eventually so commentary that it heralds the death of hybrid vehicles is wide of the mark. Indeed hybrid car sales outside the USA were sharply up.
20 Apr 2016

Speech by Diarmuid O'Connell, VP, Tesla Motors
IDTechEx attended a presentation by Diarmuid O'Connell of Tesla Motors at the AVERE E-Mobility event in Amsterdam 13 April 2016, summarised here.
20 Apr 2016

Printed Electronics Europe: Registrations up 17%, Exhibitors up 27%
Don't miss Europe's largest event on the topic next week. See the full value chain in one place and gain vital insights from end users
15 Apr 2016

Future Electric Vehicle Technology Experts Gather
At the IDTechEx Show! in Berlin on 27-28 April, large numbers of experts are gathering. Most of them specialise in the next wave of technologies becoming key to the automotive, aerospace and electronics industries.
8 Apr 2016

IDTechEx Berlin electric vehicle event excites
The forthcoming "IDTechEx Show!" in Berlin has a two day conference, "Electric Vehicles: Everything is Changing" with an uncompromising focus on the future and the new - 27-28 April.
25 Mar 2016

Smart Materials, Electric Vehicles: The Future Revealed
Uniquely the IDTechEx Show! in Berlin on 27-28 April (www.IDTechEx.com/Europe) reveals the future of electric vehicle technology and other green technologies.