

External Company Press Release

Charge Expands its Charging Docking Stations Across the US and Europe
With some cities housing over 50,000 shared electric scooters from operators such as Bird, Lime, Spin and Voi, and more and more landing every week, something has to give. Cities are unable to cope with the extreme clutter caused by these vehicles and the race to build infrastructure for micro-mobility has begun.
External Company Press Release

Impressive Proportion of UK Universities Have Electrified Their Fleet
As hotbeds of innovation, many people expect universities to be early adopters of electric vehicle technology and drive progress from the front. But how are UK institutions performing?
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 30, 2019

Form AND Function with 3D Electronics: Have Your Cake and Eat It
The general trend in electronics is towards smaller and faster devices. Now something different is coming to market. The new competitive frontier is form factor: flexible, stretchable and structural electronics.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 29, 2019

Lilium Completes Flight Testing & Builds First Manufacturing Facility
Lilium has released new footage of its all-electric Lilium Jet as it celebrates completing its first phase of flight testing, a milestone it has reached less than six months since starting its flight test campaign.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 28, 2019

Swarm of Tiny Drones Explores Unknown Environments
Researchers have presented a swarm of tiny drones that can explore unknown environments completely by themselves.
IDTechEx Research Subscribers
Electric Bus Lessons from Busworld
Busworld
Belgium, the largest bus event in the
world, had 37,500 attendees, about 550 exhibits,
many very large with up to eight buses on display
from a single manufacturer, and a conference with
parallel streams.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 28, 2019

Daimler Trucks Targets Completely CO2-Neutral Fleet of New EVs by 2039
Daimler Trucks & Buses pursues a sustainable corporate strategy and aims to offer only new vehicles that are CO2-neutral in driving operation in the triad markets of Europe, Japan and NAFTA by 2039.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 28, 2019

The Lidar Revolution: Enabling Machines to See Our World
New Report from IDTechEx Research forecasts the global market for lidar in autonomous vehicles growing to $5.4 billion by 2030. Analysis of 100+ 3D lidar companies; automotive focus. Mechanical, MEMS, OPA, flash, liquid crystal and other solid-state lidar for ADAS, autonomous vehicles, industrial, smart city, security and mapping.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 27, 2019

What to expect at the IDTechEx Show! USA | Nov 20 - 21 | CA, USA
On November 20 & 21 the IDTechEx Show! opens in the Santa Clara convention center to 3,500 people representing technology scouts and innovation managers from global brands to suppliers from across the value chain.
IDTechEx Research Subscribers
Technology Lessons from Busworld
Busworld is the largest bus event. It takes place every two years. Next one is in Beijing 2021. This one had 37,500 attend over
5 days with 110 countries involved and a multi stream conference and exhibition of 600 or so stands.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 25, 2019

New IDTechEx Research Report: Radars 2020-2030
Radars evolve towards 4D imaging with improved resolution and object detection AIs, surpassing $15Bn as forecast by IDTechEx Research in their latest report on the topic, covering ADAS and autonomous driving, 4D imaging radars, semiconductor technology, low insertion loss materials, advanced packaging, deep learning, object detection/ classification/ tracking.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 25, 2019

Race for 1000 km Electric Vehicles
Range sells electric cars. Long range ones sell in 100 times the numbers and have three times the resale value. In this article Dr Peter Harrop discusses the future of electric vehicles capable of 1000km range.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 25, 2019

Robots to Improve Mine Safety
Injuries and deaths caused by roof collapses and falling debris, common culprits for underground mine accidents, could be prevented by the unlikely force of robots and drones, thanks to the work of engineers.
IDTechEx Research Subscribers

Will Fuel Cells Succeed in Buses?
At the world's largest bus event, Busworld in Belgium in October 21-23 2019, Herald Ruijters of DG Move in the European Commission was very enthusiastic about fuel cell buses.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 23, 2019

First machine learning based smart cruise control
Hyundai Motor Group announced the development of the world's first Machine Learning based Smart Cruise Control, a technology that incorporates the driver's patterns into its self-driving behavior, creating a custom experience for the driver.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 22, 2019

Ford introduces largest EV charging network in North America
Ford is providing easy access to more electric vehicle public charging stations in North America than any other automaker, Ford will make it easier for customers to find a place to charge when the company starts delivering new models next year.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 21, 2019

A lithium-ion battery that won't catch fire
A flexible lithium-ion battery designed by a team of researchers and built to operate under extreme conditions—including cutting, submersion, and simulated ballistic impact—can now add incombustible to its résumé.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 21, 2019

Volvo Buses launches new electric articulated bus
Volvo Buses is launching a new electrically-powered articulated bus that can carry up to 150 passengers and with 80 per cent lower energy consumption compared to a corresponding diesel bus.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 18, 2019

Rivian Overblown?
Those desperate to invest in "The next Tesla" continue to pile into start-up Rivian, the latest $350 million coming from a media company. That takes investment up to the $2 billion level familiar at Tesla.
External Company Press Release

Charge Expands its Charging Docking Stations Across the US and Europe
With some cities housing over 50,000 shared electric scooters from operators such as Bird, Lime, Spin and Voi, and more and more landing every week, something has to give. Cities are unable to cope with the extreme clutter caused by these vehicles and the race to build infrastructure for micro-mobility has begun.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 30, 2019

Form AND Function with 3D Electronics: Have Your Cake and Eat It
The general trend in electronics is towards smaller and faster devices. Now something different is coming to market. The new competitive frontier is form factor: flexible, stretchable and structural electronics.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 28, 2019

Swarm of Tiny Drones Explores Unknown Environments
Researchers have presented a swarm of tiny drones that can explore unknown environments completely by themselves.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 28, 2019

Daimler Trucks Targets Completely CO2-Neutral Fleet of New EVs by 2039
Daimler Trucks & Buses pursues a sustainable corporate strategy and aims to offer only new vehicles that are CO2-neutral in driving operation in the triad markets of Europe, Japan and NAFTA by 2039.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 27, 2019

What to expect at the IDTechEx Show! USA | Nov 20 - 21 | CA, USA
On November 20 & 21 the IDTechEx Show! opens in the Santa Clara convention center to 3,500 people representing technology scouts and innovation managers from global brands to suppliers from across the value chain.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 25, 2019

New IDTechEx Research Report: Radars 2020-2030
Radars evolve towards 4D imaging with improved resolution and object detection AIs, surpassing $15Bn as forecast by IDTechEx Research in their latest report on the topic, covering ADAS and autonomous driving, 4D imaging radars, semiconductor technology, low insertion loss materials, advanced packaging, deep learning, object detection/ classification/ tracking.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 25, 2019

Robots to Improve Mine Safety
Injuries and deaths caused by roof collapses and falling debris, common culprits for underground mine accidents, could be prevented by the unlikely force of robots and drones, thanks to the work of engineers.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 23, 2019

First machine learning based smart cruise control
Hyundai Motor Group announced the development of the world's first Machine Learning based Smart Cruise Control, a technology that incorporates the driver's patterns into its self-driving behavior, creating a custom experience for the driver.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 21, 2019

A lithium-ion battery that won't catch fire
A flexible lithium-ion battery designed by a team of researchers and built to operate under extreme conditions—including cutting, submersion, and simulated ballistic impact—can now add incombustible to its résumé.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 18, 2019

Rivian Overblown?
Those desperate to invest in "The next Tesla" continue to pile into start-up Rivian, the latest $350 million coming from a media company. That takes investment up to the $2 billion level familiar at Tesla.
External Company Press Release

Impressive Proportion of UK Universities Have Electrified Their Fleet
As hotbeds of innovation, many people expect universities to be early adopters of electric vehicle technology and drive progress from the front. But how are UK institutions performing?
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 29, 2019

Lilium Completes Flight Testing & Builds First Manufacturing Facility
Lilium has released new footage of its all-electric Lilium Jet as it celebrates completing its first phase of flight testing, a milestone it has reached less than six months since starting its flight test campaign.
IDTechEx Research Subscribers
Electric Bus Lessons from Busworld
Busworld
Belgium, the largest bus event in the
world, had 37,500 attendees, about 550 exhibits,
many very large with up to eight buses on display
from a single manufacturer, and a conference with
parallel streams.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 28, 2019

The Lidar Revolution: Enabling Machines to See Our World
New Report from IDTechEx Research forecasts the global market for lidar in autonomous vehicles growing to $5.4 billion by 2030. Analysis of 100+ 3D lidar companies; automotive focus. Mechanical, MEMS, OPA, flash, liquid crystal and other solid-state lidar for ADAS, autonomous vehicles, industrial, smart city, security and mapping.
IDTechEx Research Subscribers
Technology Lessons from Busworld
Busworld is the largest bus event. It takes place every two years. Next one is in Beijing 2021. This one had 37,500 attend over
5 days with 110 countries involved and a multi stream conference and exhibition of 600 or so stands.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 25, 2019

Race for 1000 km Electric Vehicles
Range sells electric cars. Long range ones sell in 100 times the numbers and have three times the resale value. In this article Dr Peter Harrop discusses the future of electric vehicles capable of 1000km range.
IDTechEx Research Subscribers

Will Fuel Cells Succeed in Buses?
At the world's largest bus event, Busworld in Belgium in October 21-23 2019, Herald Ruijters of DG Move in the European Commission was very enthusiastic about fuel cell buses.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 22, 2019

Ford introduces largest EV charging network in North America
Ford is providing easy access to more electric vehicle public charging stations in North America than any other automaker, Ford will make it easier for customers to find a place to charge when the company starts delivering new models next year.
Electric Vehicles Research
Oct 21, 2019

Volvo Buses launches new electric articulated bus
Volvo Buses is launching a new electrically-powered articulated bus that can carry up to 150 passengers and with 80 per cent lower energy consumption compared to a corresponding diesel bus.