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Electric Traction Motors For Electric Vehicles See 17.4% CAGR Over Next Decade
All electric vehicles have at least one traction motor, so the market for electric vehicle traction motors is one of the largest markets for electric vehicle parts and a primary determinant of the performance and affordability of a given vehicle. Indeed, IDTechEx Research find in a new report, Electric Motors for Electric Vehicles 2013-2023: Forecasts, Technologies, Players, that in 2013 44.6 million electric motors will be needed for vehicles, r...
OLED Lighting developments in Japan
According to analyst company IDTechEx, OLED and LED lighting are expected to compete directly in many instances in order to gain market share in the next decade. As discussed in the newly launched report, OLED vs LED Lighting 2013-2023: Forecasts, Technologies, Players LED lighting has come a long way and offers a better performance than OLEDs, and that at a lower cost. OLED lighting will therefore only gain market success if it clearly defines...
Opportunities for power electronics in electric vehicles
The day is coming when electric vehicles (EVs) land, water and airborne are as much as 80% electronics and electrics if we include the power components. It is even true of hybrids as they shed piston engines and employ ever smaller range extenders, the fuel cell option being fully electric.
Commercial traffic can open the door to electromobility
Despite numerous initiatives, electromobility has yet to achieve a major breakthrough in the area of passenger vehicles. Has the industry been focusing on the wrong market? When compared with private passenger cars, e-mobility is already very attractive for commercial vehicles, says Professor Martin Wietschel of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI in Karlsruhe.
Team observes real-time charging of a lithium-air battery
One of the most promising new kinds of battery to power electric cars is called a lithium-air battery, which could store up to four times as much energy per pound as today's best lithium-ion batteries. But progress has been slow: The nature of the electrochemical reactions as these batteries are charged remains poorly understood.
DoE, Hyundai, Mercedes, Nissan and Toyota in fuel cell initiative
Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Toyota have partnered with the US Department of Energy (DoE) under DoE's new initiative.
Global marine electric vehicle market to reach $6.3bn in 2023
By Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx Virtually all autonomous underwater vehicles are electric for practical reasons - the internal combustion engine ICE is not a realistic option. Not so on the surface, where the ICE is the favoured means of propulsion. However, even here, there is now a strong move to hybrid and pure-electric drivetrains for many powerful reasons, so it is timely to look at marine electric vehicles in general. This article s...
Nanotechnology For Future Energy Efficient Automotive Electronics
Researchers at Tyndall National Institute at UCC in Cork, Ireland are leading an international project in advanced nanoelectronics which is aimed at maintaining Europe's position as a world leader in innovative automotive power electronic systems for both conventional and electric cars.
Novel Heating System Could Improve Electric Car's Range
Buyers considering an electric car must bear in mind that using battery-powered heating and air conditioning can decrease the car's range by a third or more. A New York Times reviewer recently ran into this problem on a test drive, ending up stranded with a dead battery.
Flexible OLED lighting developments in East Asia
OLED lighting developments are taking place worldwide, with a lot of the research focused on phosphorescent OLED materials, which have a theoretical luminous efficacy four times higher than fluorescent materials. Last month, Konica Minolta unveiled its new flexible OLED lighting panels at the Lighting Fair 2013 exhibition in Tokyo. The company has developed its own blue phosphorescent materials, enabling it to commercialize the world's first OLED...