Electric vehicles

The flying Candela C-7 wins world's most prestigious electric speedboat race in Monaco By beating conventional electric boats that pack ten times more power, the ultra-efficient C-7 shows why future boats will be foiling.

Solaris Bus & Coach, part of the CAF Group, is one of Europe's foremost bus and trolleybus manufacturers. With growing electric bus sales and a developing fuel cell bus business, they are a leading OEM in the European zero-emission bus market. In June 2021 IDTechEx Technology Analyst David Wyatt spoke with Solaris' Mateusz Figaszewski, E-mobility Development and Market Intelligence Director.

On the 9th of July 2021, Stellantis presented electrification targets across several of its brands and its technology roadmap for batteries and drive units.

With the passenger electric vehicle market growing and giving rise to new entrants, companies and automotive OEMs are looking to gain advantages with their battery technology and designs. This premium article will highlight some the developments and trends being seen in battery packs for BEVs.

Stellantis NV has presented a comprehensive electrification strategy and plans to invest more than €30 billion through 2025 in electrification and software development, including equity investments made in joint ventures to fund their activities.

2021 is cementing the electric car's dominant position in the future of the auto industry as OEMs have increased electrification targets, announced more battery-electric models, and planned new technology adoption strategies. To properly understand these trends, granular, high-quality data is essential.

Porsche and Rimac have agreed to set up a joint venture that incorporates Bugatti. Oliver Blume and Mate Rimac have signed the corresponding agreements and announced the name of the new hypercar manufacturer: Bugatti-Rimac.

The aerospace industry is preparing for flying with hydrogen. In Hamburg, the world's third-largest aviation center, a new development platform is being launched to test the new technology from as early as 2022.

All of the major heavy-duty truck manufacturers now have ongoing electric truck projects and development effort is intensifying. The transition to zero emission heavy-duty powertrains has begun. This article outlines IDTechEx's early scores for the major electric truck players in Europe and the U.S. benchmarking their electrification efforts up to this point.

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.

For a slaughter-free spaghetti bolognese, a beef burger where no cows were harmed, and fresh produce growing from the walls of skyscrapers, food technology is turning science fiction into science fact one innovation at a time.

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

Researchers have increased the lifetime of a promising electric vehicle battery to a record level, an important step toward the goal of lighter, less expensive and long-lasting batteries for future electric vehicles.

This premium article delves into the advantages and disadvantages of Li-S batteries, how problems may be overcome and look at how the value proposition of Li-S batteries needs to be considered carefully.

Drones are used in a number of applications within logistics and delivery, typically in the "last mile of delivery". Drones are being trialed to fulfill the role of deploying and delivering goods and services. This article focuses on drone delivery use cases.

The Government of Canada is setting a mandatory target for all new light-duty cars and passenger trucks sales to be zero-emission by 2035, accelerating Canada's previous goal of 100 percent sales by 2040.

This database reveals trends derived from over 177 electric marine projects tracked by IDTechEx, including battery demand, electric vessel types and regional uptake.

Expo: Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe Hannover Messe Digital Edition 12th to 16th April 2021

Thermoelectric devices can be energy harvesters making electricity from ambient temperature differences (bottom left or thermoelectric cooling equipment. In the case of thermoelectric energy harvesters known as thermoelectric generators TEG, the same principle can be used for sensing, the power involved being much less.

Practically no graphene manufacturer is making significant revenue, let alone a profit, so continued funding will still be essential - but is there still enough cash being injected?