While Tesla and BYD lead the pack, according to researchers at the International Council on Clean Transportation, Volkswagen is making strong plans and rapid progress toward decarbonizing its light-duty fleet and Toyota lags by nearly every measure.
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It is the first pure EV maker to top the global rankings, just above Mercedes-Benz and Toyota, with Ferrari being the strongest and Sokon the fastest-growing brands. Denso, Valeo, and Aptiv topped the Auto Component categories, Michelin and Sailun for Tires, and Uber and Enterprise in Mobility.
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According to Luke Gear of IDTechEx, passenger car electrical vehicle networks of 800 V and more—pioneered by Lucid, Porsche/Audi, and Hyundai/Kia—will eventually be the automotive standard, and the time has come for high-voltage wide bandgap materials like silicon carbide and gallium nitride for power electronics.
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Ethan Goldsmith, of Keyframe Capital Partners, L.P., writes about the four steps to secure the grid for electrification as the Inflation Reduction Act looks set to unleash more than $800 billion in spending and turn the U.S. into one of the world’s leading energy providers.
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A new educational resource from the motorist advocate is a car buyer’s guide on how to shop for used electric vehicles, which a AAA survey from last July revealed that 25% of consumers surveyed would purchase used, with 32% of Millennials the most likely to consider this option.
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The study, from the provider of solutions that digitize and automate workflows in collaboration with Azure Knowledge, reveals high demand for knowing the origin and sustainability level of materials and automotive parts as well as an end-to-end view of the manufacturing process.
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The top innovators are combining electric motors with other components to form e-axles; exploring new concepts such as axial flux, higher 800-900 V voltages, denser stator coil windings; and moving away from costly rare earth materials.
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Richard Felton of Amazon Web Services writes about the auto industry’s structural reorganization rooted in digital transformation is being enabled by software-defined vehicle platforms for a future of continuously updated vehicle content and personalized customer experiences.
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The trend toward e-mobility increases pressure on suppliers of traditional drive technology, with the consultancy’s organizational robustness analysis finding the most significant challenges being liquidity management, modernization of IT systems and processes, and knowledge exchange.
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Phison Electronics’ Sebastien Jean and Rick Wang discuss the increasing demand, key considerations, and challenges for automotive storage.
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