By Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx Contrary to popular understanding, people have been making money out of electric vehicles for over 110 years. Unfortunately there have also been bankruptcies in the electric vehicle business in most of those years. The primary difference lies in market positioning not brilliant inventions, working long hours, automation of [...]
September 15, 2011
Wireless Power Transmission for Consumer Electronics and Electric Vehicles
By Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx Over the next decade, the most vibrant Wireless Power Transmission (WPT) markets will be the contactless charging of portable and mobile equipment, in particular consumer electronics and electric vehicles. This is the focus of a new IDTechEx report, “Wireless Power Transmission for Consumer Electronics and Electric Vehicles 2012-2022″ www.IDTechEx.com/WPT. [...]
August 24, 2011
Volvo Plug In Hybrid Updates
Last 2008, green advocates were excited when Volkswagen unveiled the Golf diesel hybrid but it proved to be too expensive to be mass-produced. Supporters are still hoping that the time would come when a diesel engine can be combined with a plug-in hybrid drive.
July 20, 2011
IEEE Electric Vehicle Conference Seeks Technical Papers
WASHINGTON (18 July 2011) — IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC) organizers are seeking technical papers on the technology, standards and engineering of electric vehicles. Accepted papers will be presented during the inaugural conference, 4-8 March 2012, at TD Convention Center in Greenville, S.C. They will also be published in conference proceedings and available [...]
July 18, 2011
Future of Hybrid Cars
Hybrid car is the future of the automotive industry. Car designers are looking for ways to improve the fuel efficiency of cars and they turn to hybrid technology for their answers.
July 1, 2011
3 Types of Hybrid Cars
A hybrid car is car that has two or more energy storage systems that are used to provide propulsion power. There are various types of hybrid cars available in the market today and this cause a lot of confusion.
November 4, 2011
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