21 Jul 2016

Hino motors advances hybrid buses
Controlled by Toyota, Hino Motors of Japan is a $13 billion company making buses, trucks and pickups that is similar in size to competitor BYD in buses, cars, forklifts and batteries in China.
Background
7 Jul 2016

Materialise
Rachel Gordon met Emma Kwon at Inside 3D Printing Seoul. She shared her thoughts on the state of 3D printing technology for producing industrial parts and the hurdles to overcome.
5 Jul 2016

Toyota development of power control unit for compact-size vehicle
This article looks at the 4th generation power control unit (PCU) that was developed by Toyota for their 4th generation HV, launched in 2016.
Youtube
5 Jul 2016

Ilika Discuss Their New Thin Film Batteries At The IDTechEx Show!
Video interview with Ilika Technologies at the IDTechEx Show! (27-28 April, 2016 | Berlin, Germany).
1 Jul 2016

Come back rear wheel drive in cars: All is forgiven?
This article discusses rear wheel drive technology in mild hybrid and full hybrid vehicles.
29 Jun 2016

Toyota: big gains from downsizing PM motor
While forklifts, buses, Tesla cars and some new electric motorcycles tend to use asynchronous (induction) traction motors, most other cars and motorcycles stick to permanent magnet machines, seeing considerable development potential including using less permanent magnet material with its potentially high cost.
27 Jun 2016

Which traction motor wins?
In this article IDTechEx analyzes the trends in traction motors at EVS29 in Montreal, Canada last week.
24 Jun 2016

Lessons from EV patents
This article discusses a presentation by members of the European Patent Office at EVS29 in Montreal Canada, June 22, on intellectual property showing the future of electric vehicles.
22 Jun 2016

Opening of EVS29 Montreal Canada
This event wanders the world, being largest when in China. After being in Los Angeles then Korea it is now taking place in Montreal Canada with a nominally 136 stand exhibition (actual count rather less) and an almost exclusive focus on land vehicles.
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21 Jun 2016

Toyota Motor Europe Discusses Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Video interview with Toyota Motor Europe at the IDTechEx Show! (27-28 April, 2016 | Berlin, Germany).
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16 Jun 2016

Toyota Motor Europe Discusses Powertrains and EV Infrastructure
Video Interview with Toyota Motor Europe at the IDTechEx Show! (27-28 April, 2016 | Berlin, Germany)
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?
13 May 2016

Manned electric aircraft get investment
The unique new IDTechEx Research report Manned Electric Aircraft 2016-2031 explains how, so far, electric aircraft have largely followed electric land and water vehicles.
11 May 2016

IDTechEx Show! Berlin grows 27%
IDTechEx Research announced today that Europe's largest event on emerging technologies, IDTechEx Show! held in Berlin on 27-28 April, grew 27% vs. last year's event. This year's exhibition and conference featured attendees from 57 countries with 171 exhibitors and 2,300 attendees.
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.