Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 17, 2025
Webinar: Transportation and the Coming Electrification of Everything
Thursday 23 January 2025 - Key drivers and challenges in each sector, as well as a snapshot of the electrification picture in 2024; Evolving global Li-on battery demand, and how battery performance requirements change for different applications; Market outlook until 2045
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 17, 2025
Robotaxis on the Rise - IDTechEx Explores Autonomous Vehicles
Robotaxis are proving they can offer driverless services in certain cities, as a means of accessible and modern public transport. In 2023, IDTechEx reports that 9 million registered autonomous vehicle miles were logged across the state. Key leaders in this commercial autonomous vehicle and robotaxi space are Waymo, having submitted half of all the miles recorded in California to date, and Cruise, which, although accounted for 30% of these miles, has recently been shut down.
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 16, 2025
Iron and Phosphate to Unlock the Mass-Market EV at Last
By far, the biggest factor that determines the range and cost of an electric car is the battery. The now ubiquitous lithium-ion battery comes in a variety of chemistries. The first commercialized Li-ion batteries were lithium cobalt oxide (LCO), which remains the chemistry of choice in portable electronic devices, but the quest for a higher range has led to a search for new chemistries.
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 15, 2025
Webinar: Re-shaping Automotive Radar: Huge Technology Transition
Wednesday 29 January 2025 - State of the industry update on autonomous cars and factors driving demand for higher-performance radars; State-of-the-art technology from tier ones; Next-generation technologies from start-ups; Longer-term prospects for automotive radar
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 15, 2025
Zero Emissions Trucks: Market Progress Raises Infrastructure Needs
2024 was a year of progress for zero-emissions trucks (battery-electric and fuel cell) globally. With sales numbers, range, and model availability all increasing, the other part of the puzzle is refueling. For both electric charging and hydrogen refueling, barriers remain concerning grid capacity, costs, scalability, and sustainability.
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 13, 2025
What to Expect From Electric Vehicle Markets in 2025 and Beyond
Electrification is rapidly expanding beyond automotive, with IDTechEx predicting that by 2045, the electric vehicle market (ex. Automotive) will be worth US$1 trillion. IDTechEx's new report, "Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea, and Air 2025-2045", covers 11 key vehicle segments, breaking down historic and forecast growth across 148 forecast lines, including battery demand, drivetrain share, and market value. What is the outlook for such diverse sectors as buses, planes, boats, and planes?
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 10, 2025
The Latest Trends and Changes in the EV Market Forecasted by IDTechEx
While EV market growth has slowed down, particularly in Europe and the US since 2023, China has maintained uptake and is currently the largest single market for EVs in the world. The new energy vehicle (NEV) market in China sees PHEV cars driving this strong growth in the future, with the market share for PHEVs having nearly doubled from 2023 to H1 2024.
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 9, 2025
IDTechEx Technology Innovations Outlook 2025-2035
A free collection of insights from our industry experts, sharing some of the key technology innovation trends shaping the next decade.
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 8, 2025
Which Trends Are Redefining The Global Sensor Market Landscape?
Sensor technology comes in many shapes and sizes, designed to measure a wide range of metrics for a host of different applications. There are sensors to collect data from almost all physical parameters: motion, magnetic field, current, temperature, force-light intensity - the list goes on. These miniaturized components are everywhere, from our smart-phones and home appliances to within cars, factories, and satellites.
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 8, 2025
Why Hydrogen Vans Will Lose Out on the Future of Cargo Movement
Electric light commercial vehicles (eLCVs) now make up nearly 5% of the global light commercial vehicle (LCV) market - but an overwhelming majority of these have been battery-electric (BEV). With hydrogen fuel cell vehicles yet to impact in this segment of commercial vehicles, the question has to be asked whether they will ever have a place in the future of LCVs.
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 7, 2025
Enabling New EV Battery Chemistries Through Battery Pack Structure
This article discusses the changes in battery pack design that impact which cell chemistries can be used in a commercially viable way. An overview is given for future adoption of new cell chemistries such as LMFP and solid state batteries, and how pack structure will impact their applicability.
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 2, 2025
Webinar: Future Battery Cell and Pack Materials Enabling Cheaper EVs
Wednesday 22 January 2025 - An overview of materials used in battery cells and battery packs; Trends in cathode chemistry and anode materials; Battery pack designs: cell-to-pack and cell-to-body; The impact on pack materials including thermal management, composite/polymer enclosures, interconnects and insulation
Electric Vehicles Research
Dec 30, 2024
Second-Life Batteries: Revenues from EV Battery Repurposing
Second-life battery storage technologies are struggling to be a cost-competitive technology against first-life Li-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS). In their report on the topic, "Second-life Electric Vehicle Batteries 2025-2035: Markets, Forecasts, Players, and Technologies", IDTechEx explores various means for repurposers to generate revenue within the sector including renting systems and incentivizing automotive OEMs to share revenues.
Electric Vehicles Research
Dec 26, 2024
LFP and Graphite - IDTechEx Explores Li-ion Battery Technologies
IDTechEx reports positive growth of Li-ion batteries to be expected over the coming years, largely due to policy, technological improvements, and demand in major sectors such as the EV market and stationary energy storage.
Electric Vehicles Research
Dec 26, 2024
Thermal Management for EVs: Cooling Systems Down
Air cooling dominated the battery cooling market a few years ago but was overtaken by active cooling (using indirect liquid cooling methods) due to its ability to keep the cells at a more optimal temperature range, enabling greater battery longevity and faster charging. According to IDTechEx, this method is expected to be just as popular over the next decade, with trends predicted to be similar except for a small increase in immersion for niche applications.
Electric Vehicles Research
Dec 24, 2024
Cars, Cables & Components - IDTechEx Covers Copper's Role in Vehicles
Copper has been used in cars for as long as vehicles have had electrically powered features. Its main use today is as the vehicle's central nervous system, connecting a network of sensors, actuators, displays, and more to the vehicle's ECU brains. As cars evolve and utilize more electronic components, the demand for wiring will inevitably increase.
Electric Vehicles Research
Dec 23, 2024
Trends Driving EV Charging Modules
A power module in DC fast chargers is a critical component that converts AC grid power into high-voltage DC power to charge EV batteries efficiently. It integrates rectifiers, inverters, and control systems to ensure precise power delivery while optimizing energy efficiency and minimizing heat loss. Power modules are essential for achieving rapid charging speeds and supporting high-power applications, meeting the demands of growing EV adoption.
Electric Vehicles Research
Dec 20, 2024
Quieter & Cleaner Worksites: Exploring Electric Construction Vehicles
Construction vehicles running on diesel can be a creator of constant costs and air pollution, with continuous negative impacts on the environment and communities. The goal for electric construction vehicles is to achieve maximum productivity, reliability, and efficiency, while keeping costs minimized. Finding the right battery chemistry for electric construction machines is, therefore, a necessary consideration so that costs can be low enough to ensure the total cost of ownership over the vehicle's lifetime is cheaper than diesel alternatives.
Electric Vehicles Research
Dec 20, 2024
Webinar: Trends for Economic Development of Second-Life EV Batteries
Thursday 9 January 2025 - Navigating Emerging Trends for the Economic Development of Second-Life EV Batteries; Applications of second-life electric vehicle batteries; Overview of the global second-life electric vehicle battery market, including commentary on key players, regional activity, and an introduction to policies; Discussion on cost bottlenecks identified by IDTechEx in the second-life battery repurposing process, informed by primary interviews with key repurposers; Emerging trends to impact repurposing costs and economic development of second-life EV batteries. This includes business-to-business (B2B) battery marketplaces, advanced battery testing / grading / diagnostics technologies, semi-automated EV battery disassembly technologies, EV battery trends, and revenue sharing business models; IDTechEx's outlook and conclusions on the global second-life EV battery market
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 17, 2025
Webinar: Transportation and the Coming Electrification of Everything
Thursday 23 January 2025 - Key drivers and challenges in each sector, as well as a snapshot of the electrification picture in 2024; Evolving global Li-on battery demand, and how battery performance requirements change for different applications; Market outlook until 2045
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 16, 2025
Iron and Phosphate to Unlock the Mass-Market EV at Last
By far, the biggest factor that determines the range and cost of an electric car is the battery. The now ubiquitous lithium-ion battery comes in a variety of chemistries. The first commercialized Li-ion batteries were lithium cobalt oxide (LCO), which remains the chemistry of choice in portable electronic devices, but the quest for a higher range has led to a search for new chemistries.
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 15, 2025
Zero Emissions Trucks: Market Progress Raises Infrastructure Needs
2024 was a year of progress for zero-emissions trucks (battery-electric and fuel cell) globally. With sales numbers, range, and model availability all increasing, the other part of the puzzle is refueling. For both electric charging and hydrogen refueling, barriers remain concerning grid capacity, costs, scalability, and sustainability.
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 10, 2025
The Latest Trends and Changes in the EV Market Forecasted by IDTechEx
While EV market growth has slowed down, particularly in Europe and the US since 2023, China has maintained uptake and is currently the largest single market for EVs in the world. The new energy vehicle (NEV) market in China sees PHEV cars driving this strong growth in the future, with the market share for PHEVs having nearly doubled from 2023 to H1 2024.
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 8, 2025
Which Trends Are Redefining The Global Sensor Market Landscape?
Sensor technology comes in many shapes and sizes, designed to measure a wide range of metrics for a host of different applications. There are sensors to collect data from almost all physical parameters: motion, magnetic field, current, temperature, force-light intensity - the list goes on. These miniaturized components are everywhere, from our smart-phones and home appliances to within cars, factories, and satellites.
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 7, 2025
Enabling New EV Battery Chemistries Through Battery Pack Structure
This article discusses the changes in battery pack design that impact which cell chemistries can be used in a commercially viable way. An overview is given for future adoption of new cell chemistries such as LMFP and solid state batteries, and how pack structure will impact their applicability.
Electric Vehicles Research
Dec 30, 2024
Second-Life Batteries: Revenues from EV Battery Repurposing
Second-life battery storage technologies are struggling to be a cost-competitive technology against first-life Li-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS). In their report on the topic, "Second-life Electric Vehicle Batteries 2025-2035: Markets, Forecasts, Players, and Technologies", IDTechEx explores various means for repurposers to generate revenue within the sector including renting systems and incentivizing automotive OEMs to share revenues.
Electric Vehicles Research
Dec 26, 2024
Thermal Management for EVs: Cooling Systems Down
Air cooling dominated the battery cooling market a few years ago but was overtaken by active cooling (using indirect liquid cooling methods) due to its ability to keep the cells at a more optimal temperature range, enabling greater battery longevity and faster charging. According to IDTechEx, this method is expected to be just as popular over the next decade, with trends predicted to be similar except for a small increase in immersion for niche applications.
Electric Vehicles Research
Dec 23, 2024
Trends Driving EV Charging Modules
A power module in DC fast chargers is a critical component that converts AC grid power into high-voltage DC power to charge EV batteries efficiently. It integrates rectifiers, inverters, and control systems to ensure precise power delivery while optimizing energy efficiency and minimizing heat loss. Power modules are essential for achieving rapid charging speeds and supporting high-power applications, meeting the demands of growing EV adoption.
Electric Vehicles Research
Dec 20, 2024
Webinar: Trends for Economic Development of Second-Life EV Batteries
Thursday 9 January 2025 - Navigating Emerging Trends for the Economic Development of Second-Life EV Batteries; Applications of second-life electric vehicle batteries; Overview of the global second-life electric vehicle battery market, including commentary on key players, regional activity, and an introduction to policies; Discussion on cost bottlenecks identified by IDTechEx in the second-life battery repurposing process, informed by primary interviews with key repurposers; Emerging trends to impact repurposing costs and economic development of second-life EV batteries. This includes business-to-business (B2B) battery marketplaces, advanced battery testing / grading / diagnostics technologies, semi-automated EV battery disassembly technologies, EV battery trends, and revenue sharing business models; IDTechEx's outlook and conclusions on the global second-life EV battery market
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 17, 2025
Robotaxis on the Rise - IDTechEx Explores Autonomous Vehicles
Robotaxis are proving they can offer driverless services in certain cities, as a means of accessible and modern public transport. In 2023, IDTechEx reports that 9 million registered autonomous vehicle miles were logged across the state. Key leaders in this commercial autonomous vehicle and robotaxi space are Waymo, having submitted half of all the miles recorded in California to date, and Cruise, which, although accounted for 30% of these miles, has recently been shut down.
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 15, 2025
Webinar: Re-shaping Automotive Radar: Huge Technology Transition
Wednesday 29 January 2025 - State of the industry update on autonomous cars and factors driving demand for higher-performance radars; State-of-the-art technology from tier ones; Next-generation technologies from start-ups; Longer-term prospects for automotive radar
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 13, 2025
What to Expect From Electric Vehicle Markets in 2025 and Beyond
Electrification is rapidly expanding beyond automotive, with IDTechEx predicting that by 2045, the electric vehicle market (ex. Automotive) will be worth US$1 trillion. IDTechEx's new report, "Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea, and Air 2025-2045", covers 11 key vehicle segments, breaking down historic and forecast growth across 148 forecast lines, including battery demand, drivetrain share, and market value. What is the outlook for such diverse sectors as buses, planes, boats, and planes?
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 9, 2025
IDTechEx Technology Innovations Outlook 2025-2035
A free collection of insights from our industry experts, sharing some of the key technology innovation trends shaping the next decade.
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 8, 2025
Why Hydrogen Vans Will Lose Out on the Future of Cargo Movement
Electric light commercial vehicles (eLCVs) now make up nearly 5% of the global light commercial vehicle (LCV) market - but an overwhelming majority of these have been battery-electric (BEV). With hydrogen fuel cell vehicles yet to impact in this segment of commercial vehicles, the question has to be asked whether they will ever have a place in the future of LCVs.
Electric Vehicles Research
Jan 2, 2025
Webinar: Future Battery Cell and Pack Materials Enabling Cheaper EVs
Wednesday 22 January 2025 - An overview of materials used in battery cells and battery packs; Trends in cathode chemistry and anode materials; Battery pack designs: cell-to-pack and cell-to-body; The impact on pack materials including thermal management, composite/polymer enclosures, interconnects and insulation
Electric Vehicles Research
Dec 26, 2024
LFP and Graphite - IDTechEx Explores Li-ion Battery Technologies
IDTechEx reports positive growth of Li-ion batteries to be expected over the coming years, largely due to policy, technological improvements, and demand in major sectors such as the EV market and stationary energy storage.
Electric Vehicles Research
Dec 24, 2024
Cars, Cables & Components - IDTechEx Covers Copper's Role in Vehicles
Copper has been used in cars for as long as vehicles have had electrically powered features. Its main use today is as the vehicle's central nervous system, connecting a network of sensors, actuators, displays, and more to the vehicle's ECU brains. As cars evolve and utilize more electronic components, the demand for wiring will inevitably increase.
Electric Vehicles Research
Dec 20, 2024
Quieter & Cleaner Worksites: Exploring Electric Construction Vehicles
Construction vehicles running on diesel can be a creator of constant costs and air pollution, with continuous negative impacts on the environment and communities. The goal for electric construction vehicles is to achieve maximum productivity, reliability, and efficiency, while keeping costs minimized. Finding the right battery chemistry for electric construction machines is, therefore, a necessary consideration so that costs can be low enough to ensure the total cost of ownership over the vehicle's lifetime is cheaper than diesel alternatives.