9 May 2017

When electric vehicles crash, what happens to the battery?
Safety, range and costs: these are the three big premises of electromobility. Safety definitely comes first. Lithium-based traction batteries are usually completely enclosed in the battery case and integrated in the vehicle to protect the battery from all conceivable stresses and external influences. This "armour" has an effect on construction, weight, size and overall design of the vehicle.
2 May 2017

EV forecasts turn upwards
From its facts based research, IDTechEx has what some regarded as over-optimistic forecasts for electric cars. However, others are now matching or exceeding our optimism.
27 Apr 2017

ACS Forecourt Conference Report Birmingham UK 26 April
This conference concerned petrol stations in the UK. They have collapsed in number from 35,948 in 1971 to a mere 8,434 today. The collapse would have been worse were it not for hypermarkets opening new stations.
26 Apr 2017

Uber partnership to design chargers for flying cars
Uber is looking beyond ground transportation and has announced that the company has partnered with ChargePoint to create rapid-charging stations for Uber's planned network of on-demand flying electric cars that will be capable of vertical take-off and landings.
24 Apr 2017

Making money from connected cars
The increasing ability of cars to exchange data with the outside world opens new opportunities and with the right framework, massive amounts of data generated by connected cars can be leveraged to introduce revolutionary services.
13 Apr 2017

Germany EV laggard to leader
Germany took a wrong course in vehicle powertrains initially resisting government support for electric vehicles, but many German industrial and commercial vehicle manufacturers are now going electric.
12 Apr 2017

EV programs accelerated in face of new air pollution horrors
The more you look the more you see and, in the case of air pollution, it is bad news all the way.
11 Apr 2017

First purchasable electric car by Kreisel
Almost 50 years after this vehicle type participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the electromobility specialist Kreisel Electric has completely converted a Porsche 910, turning it into an electrified supercar.
5 Apr 2017

Europe's Most Important Event on Emerging Technologies
The IDTechEx Show! takes place on 10 & 11 May in Berlin, hosting over 200 exhibitors and over 3,000 attendees.
5 Apr 2017

48V mild hybrid: Greater ambitions now
IDTechEx are at the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Conference in Sindlefingen, Germany where 48V mild hybrids are rightly a strong focus.
3 Apr 2017

Pilot program for robotic pizza deliveries
Starship Technologies, the company building a fleet of autonomous robots designed to deliver goods locally, has announced the launch of pizza deliveries in co-operation with Domino's Pizza Enterprises.
31 Mar 2017

Mercedes fast forward on battery cars
In the IDTechEx report,"Fuel Cell Vehicles 2016-2026" we predicted that the window of opportunity for fuel cell vehicles is closing as battery pure electric vehicles grab their target markets.
13 Mar 2017

Autonomous cars re-thought
Suppliers such as Delphi argue that autonomous cars will sell first to organisations, notably as taxis but, after a delay, they will be bought strongly by private individuals. IDTechEx notes that many cities will ban private cars, autonomous or not
9 Mar 2017

Electric trucks reinvented this year
At the recent Future Powertrain Conference in Solihull UK, Professor Matthias Wellers, Managing Director AVI Powertrain, said he liked the idea of intermittent catenaries on major roads charging inter-city pure electric trucks.
23 Feb 2017

Shell launches its first hydroge refuelling station in the UK
Shell announces the launch of its first hydrogen refuelling station in the UK at its Cobham service station on the M25.
22 Feb 2017

E 350 e passes environmental audit
The Mercedes-Benz E 350 e has successfully completed the TÜV validation audit and received the Environmental Certificate.
External press release
10 Feb 2017

Canatu demonstrates innovative door control solution
n 2016 Canatu was selected to participate in the STARTUP AUTOBAHN program. The founders of STARTUP AUTOBAHN - Daimler, Plug and Play, the University of Stuttgart, and ARENA2036 - believe in disruptive thinking, and the sharing of ideas, technology, and connections to help startups thrive faster.
2 Feb 2017

Industrial electric vehicles: Rapid change, $350 billion market
IDTechEx finds that the construction, agriculture and mining part alone will be an $81 billion market in 2027 with considerable opportunities for consolidation of players and technological breakthroughs with major market disruption and creation.
30 Jan 2017

Huge bet on hydrogen economy
In January 2017, it was announced that Toyota Motor Corporation and four of its biggest automotive competitors are joining oil and gas giants including Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Total SA with plans to invest a combined 10 billion euros ($10.7 billion) in hydrogen-related products within five years.