Electric vehicles

Materials for Electric Vehicle Battery Cells and Packs 2026-2036: Technologies, Markets, Forecasts

Join IDTechEx Technology Analyst Shihao Fu on Thursday 19th February for this expert webinar where we will explore how regulatory clarity, automation, sensor integration, and evolving business models are enabling certain drone applications to scale, while others continue to face structural barriers. Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times in one day.

Blueshift specializes in offering lightweight and flexible thermal protection systems and flame & thermal barriers. IDTechEx spoke to Blueshift to get an update on its recently launched flame thermal barriers range.

Join IDTechEx Principal Technology Analyst Conrad Nichols on Tuesday 17th February for this expert webinar "Battery Storage Trends in Data Centers and Commercial & Industrial Applications". Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times during the day.

Elven Technologies provides proprietary fire protection materials with very high flame and temperature resistance for applications in Li-ion battery storage and transport, and EV batteries.

Shanghai JAXX New Material is a Chinese original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specializing in carbon fiber composite materials. Its key markets include gas diffusion layers (GDLs) for fuel cells and proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolyzers, as well as carbon felts for flow battery applications. IDTechEx spoke with Shanghai JAXX New Material at the Hydrogen & Carbon Capture World Expo 2025 in Hamburg, Germany.

While the HEFA pathway dominates sustainable fuel production globally, feedstocks are limited. In this article, IDTechEx explores advanced biofuel technologies expected to rise when the world runs out of HEFA.

HKO is a manufacturer of technical textiles, offering solutions for passive fire protection, thermal insulation, and filtration. IDTechEx spoke to HKO to learn more about its product offerings related to passive fire protection.

IDTechEx spoke to Donut Lab concerning its solid state battery technology, announced at CES 2026

CES 2026: Automotive and Humanoid Robotics

Thermal management systems could be likened to the glue holding operations together, to ensure systems can run smoothly in optimal conditions. This article explores in particular IDTechEx's research into thermal management for battery energy storage systems and electric vehicles.

Rare Earth Elimination Strategies for EV Motors

Axial Flux Motors: Technology & Key Players

Beam Global is a provider of infrastructure solutions for electrification of transport and energy security. IDTechEx spoke to BeamGlobal to learn about its developments in AllCell phase change materials for thermal management and fire protection in EV applications.

CFP Composites is a UK-based manufacturer and developer of ultra-high temperature carbon fibre composites. IDTechEx spoke to CFP to learn more about its materials and one of its key target applications, the electric vehicle (EV) battery space.

Pyrophobic Systems is a supplier of intumescent thermoplastic material for passive fire protection. IDTechEx spoke to Pyrophobic about its LithiumPrevent material, a passive thermal runaway containment and propagation prevention material based on proprietary intumescent technology.

2025 has seen a slew of announcements for high speed electric vehicle (EV) motors, with several exceeding 30,000rpm! What is behind this sudden need for speed? In this article, IDTechEx discusses the benefits, challenges, and solutions for taking this approach. With IDTechEx's latest report on Electric Motors for Electric Vehicles 2026-2036 predicting that over 140 million EV motors will be required in the year 2036, shifting technology trends could see new opportunities for motor manufacturers and their suppliers.

Rare earth magnets, advanced coatings, and aerogels, are just a few of the technologies researched and included in IDTechEx's portfolio of Advanced Materials & Critical Minerals Research Reports.

The article explains some of the benefits that adoption of new advanced coating technologies can bring. This can come both in terms of higher performance, as well as supporting both direct and indirect regulatory compliance. These benefits can be brought to several industries, such as automotive, oil & gas, aerospace, construction and wind energy.

Printed Sensor Application Roadmap: Automotive, Consumer, Healthcare