Electric vehicles

Electrification of cars, buses, and trucks drastically reduces CO2 emissions at the point of use compared to a diesel or petrol alternative. The adoption of EVs across all sectors, with IDTechEx predicting over 180 million electric vehicles to be sold annually by 2044. This will contribute to a drastic reduction in tailpipe emissions.

This premium article discusses mergers, acquisitions and spinouts of construction, agriculture, and mining (CAM) battery suppliers.

Sensors act as a middle ground between the physical and digital. They measure all sorts of variables from touch, temperature, and heart rate across many different sectors, which IDTechEx's report "Printed and Flexible Sensors 2024-2034: Technologies, Players, Markets" explores in detail. As technology continues to become streamlined and autonomous, there is a great demand for multi-functionality and seamlessness, meaning a high demand for sensors that can be printed and applied to flexible surfaces. IDTechEx explores the main sectors where this technology is in most demand.

There are many companies producing off-the-shelf battery pack products aimed at a range of industries with series production electric vehicles and machines, but in far smaller volumes than automotive. Typically, these companies market towards heavy-duty on-road vehicles, like buses, trucks, vans, etc. but also to off-road machines in the CAM markets. IDTechEx has built a database of nearly 200 battery pack products from over 40 manufacturers. In this premium article the offerings from these manufacturers are benchmarked against a variety of key performance indicators that are relevant to the CAM market. Gravimetric energy density, volumetric energy density, power density, longevity, maximum charging rate and more are considered, revealing which packs and which technologies meet the needs of a range of machines.

Fresh city air and guilt-free online shopping could be two benefits of electric and fuel cell trucks. With the growth of environmental awareness and the hydrogen economy, zero- and low-emission trucks could see larger-scale adoption over the next decade.

Innovation map of battery chemistry adoption across construction, agriculture & mining (CAM) industries.

Founded in 2012, Noveon Magnetics are a short-loop rare-earth magnet recycler based in Texas, USA. Noveon Magnetics use a patented powder metallurgy technology to recover, process and regenerate NdFeB magnets. IDTechEx spoke with Chief Technical Officer and Co-founder, Dr Miha Zakotnik.

In-car payments and cars that communicate are becoming possible with software-defined vehicles (SDVs), enhancing experiences within the car. Cars are becoming not just a means to travel but a base that uses smart qualities to integrate work and lifestyle into the vehicle.

IDTechEx recently attended the Materials Research Exchange 2024 conference and exhibition in London, United Kingdom on 23rd-24th March. This premium article discusses insights from the Circular Critical Materials Conference presented and exhibited at the event, predominantly focussing on rare earth magnet recycling.

BUS2BUS is a tradeshow hosted in Berlin connecting leading figures in the European Bus industry. IDTechEx attended the event in person to monitor the latest updates in electric buses, including battery electric, hydrogen fuel cells, electric motors, heating componentry, and more. This premium article covers those developments and offers some wider commentary on the European bus market.

SPE Automotive focussed on accomplishments in automotive plastics. It aims to advance plastic technology and adoption in the automotive industry. This premium article provides an insight into companies featured at the event.

Over the last three to four years, the driverless robotaxi industry has begun to flourish. Driverless services are coming online in multiple cities across the US and China. IDTechEx's recent report, "Future Automotive Technologies 2024-2034: Applications, Megatrends, Forecasts", predicts that the driverless robotaxi industry will be generating over US$470 billion annually through services in 2034.

With the rapid growth of the electric vehicle market and a focus on the importance of safety, EV fire protection brings a large opportunity for material suppliers. In this article by Dr James Edmondson, Research Director here at IDTechEx, we share some of these opportunities including those outside of the automotive market, along with some challenges for material suppliers in this space and findings from recent industry events.

IDTechEx, a trusted provider of independent market intelligence, announces the availability of a new market report, "Battery Markets in Construction, Agriculture & Mining Machines 2024-2034". The report forecasts battery demand for off-highway industries will be worth nearly US$8 billion in 2034.

SAINT-GOBAIN-HKO has typically focussed on construction and industrial markets for various fiberglass and fiber solutions. IDTechEx spoke to a representative from SAINT-GOBAIN-HKO as it has branched out from industrial applications and is developing materials for electric vehicle battery fire protection.

EACON is a Chinese autonomous haulage solutions (AHS) company providing autonomous technology to mining dump trucks.

Innovation map of supply chain analysis from semiconductor suppliers to tier ones and automotive OEMs.

ChargedEVs is an online series of presentations relating to the electric vehicle (EV) market. They are largely given by companies supplying materials or components to the EV industry, along with some battery manufacturers. The event is often a good way to keep up to date with the latest products and developments from these companies as well as some of the more general EV component design trends. This article covers several presentations relating to materials and components for the EV battery pack, electric motors, power electronics, and charging infrastructure.

Wednesday 8 May 2024 - Advanced Thermal Management in EV Power Electronics; A high-level examination of the conventional thermal framework in EV power electronics alongside projections for future structures; Analysis of trends of die-attach and substrate-attach materials; Trends in Thermal Interface Materials (TIM) and an assessment of commercially available TIMs tailored for power electronics; Comparison of single and double-sided cooling, alongside emerging trends and commercial applications

Innovation map summarizing the relationship between semiconductor suppliers and automotive OEMs.