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Qualcomm demonstrates dynamic electric vehicle charging

Eynamic electric vehicle charging allows vehicles to charge while driving.

nuTonomy to test its self-driving cars in Boston

nuTonomy will begin testing its self-driving Renault Zoe electric vehicle before the end of the year in the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park in the Seaport section of the city.

Solar hydrogen refuelling station in London

IDTechEx believes that the window of opportunity for fuel cell vehicles in mainstream applications is closing. Whereas Battery Electric Vehicles increasingly have green electricity, fuel cell vehicles almost entirely use hydrogen from fossil fuels and even that is expensive.

If we can't make better batteries, let's make them smarter

IDTechEx Technology Analyst Lorenzo Grande looks at the example of TankTwo. While the US Government throws millions of dollars into post-Li-ion development, and private companies struggle with smartphone recalls due to defective batteries, a bunch of innovative inventors are putting a good deal of lateral thinking into how to make the best of what is already on the market.

Changing dynamics of the electric car business

Barclays Equity Research in the UK surprised the car industry by forecasting a sharp drop in car sales when rental vehicles become more popular.

World's first public trial of self-driving car service and app

nuTonomy has launched the first-ever public trial of a robo-taxi service.

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.

AVERE e-Mobility Conference Amsterdam 13-14.4.16

IDTechEx report on their attendance at the AVERE e-Mobility Conference in Amsterdam.

A road trip through Europe with an electric car

Six friends traveled Europe in the electric Kia Soul EV to show that an electric road trip is possible, this is their account of their journey.

Report: Meeting of SMMT EV Group, London 10 Dec

This article includes a summary of the SMMT EV Group meeting which took place in London on Thursday 10 December.

Back to the future with electric DeLorean

Queen's University Belfast will unveil its electric DeLorean, on the exact date that Marty McFly went Back To The Future in the iconic Belfast-built car - 21 October 2015.

Dongfeng and Renault agree to produce electric vehicles in China

As part of the Joint Venture between Dongfeng and Renault, DRAC will produce an electric vehicle that is based on the Fluence Z.E.

Outlook on fuel cell technologies for automotive applications

Being the automotive sector a trillion dollar market and given the existence of multiple low carbon powertrain technologies and sunk investments in specific powertrains technologies, the possibility of "betting on the wrong horse" makes the transition to low carbon vehicles a very risky process for incumbent automotive companies (global automotive manufacturers and their tier one suppliers). Through these technology developments these incumbent companies are primarily trying to maintain or increase their captured added value of the automotive value chain and their global sales market share. For new entrants with no existing interests, the risks are lower given they are not compelled to capture most of the value of the powertrain technology, giving them the possibility of sharing it with other parts of the value chain (suppliers, technology developers etc.)

48V Vehicle Systems

48V systems are close to adoption in some new cars across the world partly to cope with the greater amount of electricity being stored and distributed. They are also becoming attractive for some of the more basic electric vehicles.

Winners in electric vehicle batteries

IDTechEx is the only market analyst tracking the development of 45 electric vehicle categories and not just electric cars.

EV Insights: Can Motorsport Technology Clean Up Our Cities?

This is an IDTechEx report on the invitation-only meeting "Can Motorsport Technology Clean Up Our Cities?" in London on June 26 2015.

The direction of development in autonomous vehicle research

Autonomous vehicles uses a portfolio of sensors that is highly dependent on Lidar technology, given the high price of these sensors, researchers are looking how to reduce the reliance on this technology through enhancing the capabilities of cheaper sensor technologies.

LG Chem to supply EV batteries to Daimler Group

LG Chem has been selected by Daimler AG (Daimler) as the supplier of lithium-ion batteries for Smart EV that will be newly launched in 2016.

Tesla opens duck hunting season with their new house battery system

What ducks and batteries have in common? The answer is Tesla's new home energy storage system. I will explain why.