Electric vehicles

Volvo Group is proud to reveal the world-first vehicle made of fossil-free steel from SSAB. More vehicles will follow in 2022 in what will be a series of concept vehicles and components using fossil-free steel from SSAB.

Hydrogen is a fabulous, clean source of energy that can be used as both a raw material for industry and as a power source for transport and the home. It has a massive role to play in lowering the UK's greenhouse gas emissions and INEOS is committed to playing a leading role in the hydrogen revolution.

Agri-tech company Agribot AI has won the Agri-EPI and Hands Free Farm hackathon tackling safety and security concerns around autonomous agricultural vehicles.

The first-ever double decker hydrogen bus tour of the UK set off from London to shine a spotlight on the part hydrogen has to play in the country's race to net zero.

OBRIST Group is an Austrian engineering and technology company developing emission reduction technologies for the automotive sector. In September 2021, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Hydra Rodrigues spoke to Chris Meusburger, project lead for synthetic fuels at OBRIST Group.

NanoCnet is an early-stage company making conductive inks and other products based on their proprietary "silver nanostrand" technology, high aspect ratio silver nanoparticles with an oblong cross section. They state that these are more stable and much cheaper to make than silver nanowires whilst fulfilling a similar function.

Quantum Technologies is an early-stage Germany company that has developed a new method of remotely measuring magnetic fields (and hence electric currents, including in EVs) that is both isotropic and suitable for harsh environments. It utilizes the quantum phenomena to measuring magnetic field induced changes in the fluorescence of a diamond nitrogen vacancy center.

Think of a temperature sensor - and a traditional glass thermometer, or perhaps a small thermistor would probably spring to mind. However, a new class of temperature sensors is rapidly emerging that offers spatial resolution together with a thin-film format.

As part of the agreement, ABB will develop, test and supply the MegaWatt fast charging infrastructure necessary for the quick turnaround times needed for electric aviation. The ABB charging points are designed to be capable of fully charging batteries in approximately 30 minutes, and charging up to 80% in 15 minutes, enabling the 20-25 flights per aircraft per day planned across Lilium's global vertiport network.

IDTechEx interviewed Axalta to discuss their powder coating options for dielectric, impact and fire protection in EV battery packs.

I spoke to Pedro Pena, head of European marketing at Asada Mesh, at a TechBlick virtual event in Ocotber 2021. We discussed new uses for their stainless steel meshes and their growth during the pandemic.

I spoke to the Chief Marketing Officer of Meta at the October 2021 TechBlick Printed and Flexible Electronics online conference who detailed Meta's acquisiton of Nanotech Security, a firm making devices for banknote security, in early October 2021.

Founded in Israel in 2013, Driivz is a software platform provider to the global EV charging sector. It is a data-driven platform that is connected to the EV ecosystem. Driivz serves global EV charging network operators and providers with a scalable, hardware-agnostic platform. Their solution spans multiple sectors including power utilities, oil and gas, automotive, charge point operators (CPOs), EV fleets and electric mobility service providers (e-MSPs).

Unither Bioelectronics has set its sights on transforming the way we think of transplantable organ transportation, either donor organs or manufactured organs. In a proof-of-concept flight, the company transferred donor lungs for transplant between two hospitals using its proprietary aerial drone organ transportation technologies.

ISO 15118 - The Plug and Charge standard that will revolutionise authentication, payments and load management for charging sessions.

For electric vehicles (EVs), efficiency is the name of the game. In the past few years, we have started to see wide bandgap semiconductors such as silicon carbide (SiC) adopted in EV inverters to replace the typical silicon insulated-gate bipolar transistors (Si IGBTs).

Volocopter's electric heavy-lift drone VoloDrone conducted its first public flight today. Together with the international logistics leader DB Schenker, Volocopter demonstrated VoloDrone's seamless integration into the logistics supply chain with an end-to-end cargo transport demonstration.

Thursday 14 October 2021 - What is the deployment outlook in 5 key regions including China, the U.S., Europe, South Korea, and Japan? Who are the key players? How will this technology disrupt 5G industry dynamics? - and much more.

ASCA solar films can be used in a wide range of applications - from individual small projects to facades in commercial housing construction. In the community of Löchgau in Germany the company has designed, conceived and implemented a solar tree for the construction company STRENGER Bauen und Wohnen.

Hydrogen solutions company OÜ Stargate Hydrogen has signed a letter of intent with AS Operail, the international rail company, to convert diesel-electric locomotives to zero-emission fuel cell electric locomotives.