22 Apr 2011

New military supercapacitor funding
ADA Technologies, Inc. has been awarded a $70,000 contract from the U.S. Army to begin Phase 1 of the development of an electrochemical supercapacitor (ultracapacitor) for use in hybrid military vehicles.
21 Apr 2011

Intense interest in energy harvesting for electric vehicles
Two forthcoming events in Germany reflect the intense interest in energy harvesting for electric vehicles.
20 Apr 2011

Electric Vehicles for Military, Security and Police - Land, Water, Air
This article shares some of the research carried out for the new IDTechEx report, "Electric Vehicles, Military, Security, Police 2011-2021".
External press release
8 Mar 2011

Valence Tech lithium phosphate batteries to power Courb C-ZEN
A revolutionary design for a passenger vehicle, the C-ZEN can be legally driven in many European countries and is targeted at urban commuters, particularly the younger generation of drivers.
16 Feb 2011

Future of marine electric vehicles
Marine electric craft have recently entered a phase of rapid market growth and radical change. A new IDTechEx report "Marine Electric Vehicles 2011-2021" is the world's first comprehensive report on marine electric vehicles with latest ten year forecasts and assessment of important new projects such as submarines that will fly.
4 Oct 2010

Winning EnerDel strategy?
Lithium polymer construction - whatever the cathode chemistry - is also taking market share because it can have lightweight plastic casing and tolerate high pressure and it is highly unlikely to leak.
1 Sep 2010

Traction battery price war
News is coming in that the predicted car traction battery shakeout has begun.
30 Jul 2010

Lithium polymer traction on and under the water
Using lead acid batteries, many electric boats have been plying waterways in Europe since 1890, when electric cars were also popular.
16 Jul 2010

Electric Vehicles but not as we know them
The increasing variety of applications of electric vehicle technology.