Category: Special Reports

Thermal management is a critical consideration for many technologies and markets, from electric vehicle battery packs to data centers and 5G devices.  Several news stories, announcements, trends and acquisitions in 2020 have highlighted the need for effective thermal management in these emerging technology areas. A huge market is opening for component and material suppliers in the thermal management arena. In 2020, we have seen several industries and material suppliers continue…

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are an interim product. PHEV cars are particularly valuable to traditional automotive companies buying time as they figure out how to make desirable battery-electric cars the end game. Manufacturers continue to launch many PHEVs but these are more complicated than alternatives, and large recalls are occurring. IDTechEx has an overview report…

Commercial vehicles are going battery-electric, assisted by battery life of one million miles (fit-and-forget). Shenzhen alone has 70,000 electric logistics vehicles.  Coming next are robot buses, robotrucks and robotaxis, with driver elimination reducing cost by intensive use. For cities, they will replace ten or more types of vehicle.  And they will be allowed to go where none of these are allowed, such as down paths,…

It is in China that General Motors is leading the way in 48V hybrid cars and their next technology. This 48V mild hybridization of conventional car models gives them another ten years in the market. They do not become illegal from tightening emissions regulations. Indeed they gain up to 15% reduction in emission and fuel consumption. The upgrade consists of…