One of the major environmental issues facing the planet today is the rising levels of plastic consumption and waste. As carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions also soar, the emerging carbon capture and utilization (CCU) industry propose a solution for both issues: creating lower-carbon, degradable polymers using CO2 emissions as the feedstock.

The European Commission finances with more than 10 million euros a project to develop new technological processes for the recovery of critical raw materials contained in electric vehicle batteries, through the Horizon Europe programme. A consortium of 18 partners from seven countries will develop this project, known as BATRAW, which is of strategic importance for the EU in reducing its dependence on imports of these critical raw materials, as well as being able to guarantee a stable supply chain in view of the expected growth of the electric mobility market in Europe in the coming years.

Mercedes-Benz is aligning its global production network to manufacture its reshaped product portfolio focused on luxury electric vehicles as the car brand prepares to go all electric by the end of the decade - wherever market conditions allow. The future product portfolio will focus on three categories: Top End Luxury, Core Luxury and Entry Luxury.

As our tech needs grow and the Internet of Things increasingly connects our devices and sensors together, figuring out how to provide power in remote locations has become an expanding field of research.

Nanomaterials remain a significant growth area with the potential to enable a wide range of next-generation technologies. This article will focus on CNT yarns and sheets before expanding on to high-aspect-ratio and hybrid materials; these are all at an earlier commercial stage than the main MWCNT market.

The technology group Wärtsilä will partner with low carbon energy company SSE to deliver a 50 MW / 100 MWh energy storage system in Salisbury, Wiltshire. The battery will be the first connected directly to the transmission network by SSE's new solar and battery division and will support access to clean, reliable energy by balancing the intermittency of renewables.

Both parties are leveraging their expertise to jointly develop energy storage systems based on ProLogium's unique solid-state batteries technology which are a suitable energy storage alternative with particularly high energy density for a wide range of applications, such as the transportation sector.

The 35th edition of the International Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS) & Exhibition was held in Oslo, Norway, from 11th-15th June 2022. IDTechEx attended the event and learnt about the latest technology developments and witnessed new product launches. This article includes all the highlights and important trends we observed in the e-mobility industry.

This premium article explores the TechConnect 2022 event, held from 13th-15th June near Washington DC. The event covered a wide range of technologies and this article will particularly focus on photonics, displays, and augmented reality, materials informatics and AI, and materials and electronics.

Toyota has embarked on a mission to create a sustainable, closed-loop battery ecosystem for its electrified powertrains. This mission focuses not only on the collection, testing and recycling of batteries into raw materials to create a sustainable supply chain, but also aims to develop second-life opportunities for remanufactured and repurposed Toyota hybrid electric vehicle batteries by leveraging battery health screening tools and empowering data from its vehicles.

The following premium article discusses the current North American market for portable power stations. These products provide on-the-go power for those who enjoy an outdoor lifestyle and for homeowners who may require backup power in the case of blackouts. Several companies are ranked and their products' technologies are analysed.

To decarbonize transport, Volvo Trucks already today offers battery electric trucks and trucks that run on renewable fuels, such as biogas. In the second half of this decade, a third CO2-neutral option will be added to its product portfolio - fuel cell electric trucks powered by hydrogen.

AFC Energy is pleased to announce its partnership with Kier Group plc for the initial lease of its new Power Tower clean Hydrogen power generator units for deployment to a UK construction site.

This premium article introduces cell-to-pack and cell-to-body, looking into their advantages and disadvantages. It will also explore key OEM and battery supplier examples in the market, as well as recent announcements.

A second life for electric car batteries: The German-Indian start-up Nunam is bringing three electric rickshaws to the roads of India. They are powered by used batteries taken from test vehicles in the Audi e-tron test fleet. The aim of the project is to explore how modules made with high-voltage batteries can be reused after their car life cycle and become a viable second-life use case.

Konecranes, a container handling equipment and service supplier, now offers large container handling machines that are battery-driven: the Konecranes Battery RTG, the Battery Konecranes Noell Straddle Carrier, and all-electric Konecranes Gottwald Generation 6 Mobile Harbor Cranes.

FREYR Battery has entered into a reservation agreement with Changzhou Senior New Energy Materials Co Ltd. and Senior Material (Europe) AB to supply battery materials for its Customer Qualification Plant currently under construction in Mo i Rana, Norway, as well as for the company's planned combined Gigafactory 1 & 2.

This IDTechEx premium article provides an update on China's new energy vehicle market in 2022, including an update on annual and monthly sales, market trends, policy drivers, and battery trends.

Enovix Corporation has demonstrated the ability of its 0.27 Ah Electric Vehicle test cells to charge from 0-80% state-of-charge in as little as 5.2 minutes and achieve a greater than 98% charge capacity in under 10 minutes.