Electric vehicles

Flexitricity and ev.energy have partnered with an intent to register the first domestic electric vehicle aggregated unit in the Balancing Mechanism. Utilising ev.energy's smart charging platform with over 10,000 electric vehicle assets, Flexitricity will be able to trade this domestic flexibility as a Virtual Lead Party.

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For 6G communications, the upload/ download of maximum reach is satellites. Here the incumbent, geosynchronous equatorial orbit GEO at around 35k km compete with the new arrival, low earth orbit satellites LEO at 160-2000km vs only 20km for communications drones.

The new IDTechEx report, "Transparent Electronics Materials, Applications, Markets 2021-2041", describes a market increasing fivefold from 2021-2031. By 2041 it will be over $23 billion.

CPI announced its participation in a collaborative project - termed the Quantum Sensors project - to develop sensors for revolutionising quality assessment and battery grading in the manufacturing line. This project will advance electric vehicle battery manufacturing in the UK and overcome cost barriers to enable the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.

The BMW Group has now increased the number of electrified vehicles (fully-electric and plug-in hybrid) in its line-up to 13 models, available in 74 markets around the globe. The BMW Group plans to virtually double the number of electrified vehicles it offers to 25 models by 2023: More than half of these will be fully electric.

Nornickel announces that it is joining the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network, an industry collaboration among members across the minerals supply chain using blockchain technology to support responsible sourcing and production practices from mine to market.

UK Power Networks Services announced that it is undertaking detailed modelling and analysis of Port of Tyne's electricity network, which will enable the port to begin its journey to decarbonisation through electrification.

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), organized by the Consumer Technology Association, is the biggest consumer electronics event in the world. Vehicle technology has become an increasingly important topic at CES: from concept cars to production-ready vehicles, from components to infrastructure, from sensors to the fully autonomous driving solutions. This IDTechEx premium article summarizes trends and announcements from the electric vehicle and autonomous mobility keynotes held virtually this year.