ially colorless and difficult to see, but the hydrogen grill exhibited by Rinnai has sodium on the surface of the burner inside the grill, making it appear orange due to flame color reaction. Adding impurities to the hydrogen has an adverse effect on the fuel cell, so the burner is used as a countermeasure. Sodium is consumed in the process and needs to be replaced periodically.   Heating with a hydrogen flame produces more water vapor than natu...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/04/07

cilities in cooperation with other companies). In addition, the company plans to introduce a mobile emergency charging station, which will be the first in Thailand. MOUs were signed in April 2022 with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), and the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA). The companies plan to partner in strengthening the EV ecosystem, supporting the EV industry, mar...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/04/05

to 775,000 units. Exports from Thailand grew 30.4% y/y to 959,000 units. Although the Covid-19 lockdown and global semiconductor shortages had an impact on the automotive industry, 2021 sales exceeded the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI)’ target of 750,000 units with the government’s support measures to encourage consumer spending and the Thailand Motor Expo exhibition in December. Output in January-October 2022 increased 12.4% y/y to 1.53...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/12/12

TECHNO-FRONTIER 2022: Electrification-related Technologies Mirai teardown exhibit, motor/inverter parts, experimental/testing inverters, measurment instruments Summary Mirai teardown exhibit, and the smart factory V2L using the Mirai (exhibit planned by the organizer) Parts and materials for motors and inverters (Koshin Electric, Höganäs, Yantai Zhenghai Magnetic Material, Fortior Technology) Inverters for experimental/testing purposes (SMACH, ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/08/16

, Kobe Steel, Ltd.) V2X, Charger (Tsubakimoto Chain, Origin, Valeo, Continental Engineering Services) Electric powertrain parts such as bearings and insulating materials (Schaeffler, NSK, NTN, JTEKT, Toshiba, VICTREX, Furukawa Electric, Sumitomo Chemical, Taiho Kogyo, Sumitomo Bakelite, Witzenmann) Measurement / evaluation equipment (Toyo Denki Seizo, Meidensha, Chiyoda Kiko, Shin Nippon Tokki, JFE Techno-Research)  The Automotive Engineering Ex...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/06/29

NC titanium material and Toyota Mirai FC stack (1st generation)   Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Kobelco Group) introduced NC (nano-carbon composite coat) titanium material for FC separators used in the Toyota Mirai.   Cells stacked in a fuel cell stack consist of a separator, electrode material, and MEA (Membrane Electrode Assembly). Separators require corrosion resistance, surface conductivity, and formability, and Kobelco's NC titanium material ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/04/08

Single-seat walking area EVs: standing EVs, seated EVs, folding EVs, etc. Decorative plastics technology Lightweight technology: Cold pressed B-pillars, aluminum doors, sheet metal water pumps, pipe bending contract processing, etc. EV cooling system, FCV fuel cell FC stack components COVID countermeasures: Taxi seat system   The 12th Toyota Business Fair (Date: March 10 (Thursday) to March 11 (Friday), 2022; Venue: Sky Hall Toyota) was organiz...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/03/22

cing the mass and cost. The high-pressure hydrogen tank uses high-strength, high-elasticity carbon fiber to reduce the number of CFRP layers by 7%, increasing the volume and reducing the weight of the tank, while increasing productivity by speeding up the winding process and automating tank quality measurements. The mass efficiency of the high-pressure hydrogen tank has been improved by 5% to achieve 6.0wt%. All-new Mirai launched in Dece...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/09/01

40.   The key technology is the evolution of material technology, which reduces the amount of precious metals used per unit output by 58% by dispersing the platinum inside the porous carbon support to increase the utilization efficiency and promote the diffusion of ionomer (an electrolyte polymer, meaning ion + polymer).  The flow path of the FC stack has been improved to drain the generated water in the cell by narrowing the flow path to drain...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/04/15

ta technologies).   Technology strategies for commercial vehicles   ① Core issues of strategic opportunity and transition (safety, energy savings, efficiency)   ② Technology trends: the rapid upgrading of traditional technologies and the evolving convergence of new technologies   ③ Countermeasures: the big picture (automobile and transportation systems, life cycle costs)   Hybrid technology roadmap analysis for commercial vehicles   U...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/12/01

and 560 lb-ft of torque while providing fully variable all-wheel drive. In terms of performance, the Vision EQS has a 0-60 mph acceleration time of less than 4.5 seconds, and a top speed of over 120 mph.   The Vision EQS will be the first model developed on the new modular electric architecture (MEA) platform. The new platform enables scalability and variability in the wheelbase, track and battery. The lithium-ion battery in the Vision EQS has...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/02/04

W fast-charging. While no specific details have been announced, a production version of the Vision EQS is expected to launch by the end of 2021. EQE: While no model or concept has been shown, Mercedes-Benz is expected to launch an EQE electric sedan in 2022. The EQE is speculated to be based on the MEA electric car platform and may have a range of approximately 373 miles. EQB: According to a Mercedes-Benz board member at the 2019 New York Interna...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/10/04

d North America dropped.    The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) forecasts that, in 2019, vehicle production will decrease 0.6% y/y to 2.15 million units. Production for domestic sales is expected to increase 0.8% y/y to 1.05 million units backed by Thailand’s GDP growth outlook of 3.5-3.8%. Meanwhile, production for exports is projected to fall 3.6% y/y to 1.1 million units (51.2% of total production) with some of destination countries im...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/07/08

President Antoine Barthes of Nissan Thailand commented that “Nissan will cooperate with the Thai government to support electrification,” as he unveiled the Leaf. Nissan will contribute to establishing the electrification infrastructure by partnering with the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) and establishing charging stations. In addition to the Leaf, Nissan also unveiled its newly redesigned Teana. Nissan LEAFStarted accepting...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2018/12/18

Chief Engineer, Technology Development Div. 5, Automobile R&D Center, Honda R&D Co., Ltd. If we look at what is happening in the world the most pressing issues involve climate change, unstable energy supply, and environmental problems on a global scale. For each of these issues are their respective measures as shown below. Air Pollution – Emissions Reduction Global Warming – CO2 Reduction Depletion of Energy Sources – Renewable Fuels To r...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2018/03/27

e cabin.    An aluminum-lined hydrogen tank (a plastic three-layer tank that uses carbon fiber reinforced plastics [CRFP] has been adopted for the Toyota Mirai; see the Note below) with a filling pressure of 70 MPa has been adopted. It is the first in the world to achieve zero hydrogen permeation.  Note: Reference-Toyota Mirai tank (from Toyota press release)  Electricity generated by the fuel cell stack is boosted to 500 V by the FC ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2016/05/19