ne 2025.   Niterra Materials does not supply finished bearings, but rather supplies unpolished silicon nitride balls to bearing manufacturers, which are then incorporated into ceramic ball bearings for use in electrolytic corrosion-resistant insulated bearings.   Silicon nitride ceramic balls are lightweight and have excellent wear and corrosion resistance, making them suitable for use in aircraft, machine tools, and diesel engines (common rail...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/17

ing the engine in the early 2030s.   The six-cylinder hydrogen engine is a mock-up model of a six-cylinder hydrogen-fueled reciprocating engine that Kawasaki Motors is developing and prototyping. The engine is designed to be used in various mobility applications by applying the design concept of a lightweight, high-power motorcycle engine.   The Kawasaki Heavy Industries Group is well known for its development of liquefied hydrogen carriers uti...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/11

Corporation. Subsequent automakers to adopt auxiliary transmissions were Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. The automakers not to adopt the CVT combined with an auxiliary transmission are Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. However, with the development of the lightweight CVT-S for light cars in 2019, the "CVT combined with an auxiliary transmission" is disappearing in mini-vehicles. In 2021, Daihatsu develo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/08

This component achieved up to 51% weight reduction while maintaining energy absorption and crash safety. It was validated in a full vehicle model simulation to ensure compliance with safety standards. Shape-optimized side sill reinforcement using the Moving Morphable Components method and lightweight bumper core for ideal crash performance (34th Aachen Colloquium Sustainable Mobility, organized by © Aachener Kolloquium Fahrzeug- und Mo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/02

ultra-fast charging station allows charging times from 10% to 80% in just 11-12 minutes.   The S5 liquid-cooled ultra-fast charging station has a maximum output of 800kW, a maximum current of 800A, and millisecond-level overcurrent protection, making it safe and highly efficient. In addition, the lightweight charging cable design allows one-handed operation. According to the data, XPeng's high-voltage compatible models have a significantly high...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/02

density. ◯ NACS: North American Charging Standard   When Tesla released the Model S in 2012, it introduced a charging method called the Tesla Supercharger (TPC: Tesla Proprietary Connector) as its own proprietary charging standard. Its characteristics are: Tesla's own network in North America Lightweight and compact using water-cooled cables (V3 charger) Same charging ports for normal and fast charging Plug & Charge function that charges th...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/01

eft and right. Technology Roadmap for the entire automotive industry Product Manufacturing Energy-saving technologies NEV technologies Intelligent-connected technologies Fundamental support technologies Smart manufacturing technologies ・Highly efficient powertrain・Zero carbon engine・Lightweight・Energy-saving vehicles ・Drive batteries・Fuel cells・Electric drive systems・V2G, V2X, etc. for vehicles and infrastructure ・Smar...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/27

VIA faurecia) FORVIA develops technologies for digital and sustainable cockpit experiences, offering solutions that improve comfort and usability while reducing environmental impacts.new materials such as bio-based and recycled compounds, foils and fibers, reduce resource consumption. combined with lightweight architecture and energy-optimized electronics, they enable significantly lower CO₂ emissions. At the Shanghai 2025, the Company demonstr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/20

icle types, although commercial vehicles require a high charging power over a longer period of time due to their large battery capacity. This can lead to a conflict in the design of the charging points. In order to ensure convenient handling, manufacturers usually use relatively thin, flexible, and lightweight cables. However, thinner cables will heat up more if the electric currents are higher. What is more, the pins that connect the charging co...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/19

ms, Inc.) in 2004, and its subsidiaries are located in seven provinces (cities) in China, as well as in the United States, Italy, Brazil, Sweden, India, Russia, and other countries. The Group's core businesses cover areas such as steering system components, automotive electronic systems, automotive lightweight products, NEVs, and intelligent driving. The Group's annual production capacity for steering system components exceeds 7.5 million units, ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/18

ehavior and the associated cockpit HMI in a simulation environment. Its features include the ability to connect with any embedded system, its use in a variety of industrial applications in addition to automotive applications, and its ability to easily create a simulation environment as a relatively lightweight real-time 3D engine. (Figure 32) 31. Real-time OS platform (eMCOS) (Source: Materials provided by eSOL) 32. Real-time 3D engine fo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/13

Japan Mobility Show 2025: High-performance Parts, Lightweighting, Electrification High-end brakes, acoustically controlled mufflers, lightweight and highly rigid frames Summary High-performance components: High-end brakes, acoustically controlled mufflers, etc. Press welding technology: Lightweight & high rigidity technology New energy vehicle (NEV) products Electrification: High-efficiency compact ball screws for steer-by-wire and electrificatio...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/11

South Korea, where demand for inflators is growing, is handled through exports from the Malaysian site. In addition, Nippon Kayaku will increase the production capacity of its site in China to expand sales to Chinese OEMs. The inflator products that the company is focusing on expanding sales of are lightweight disc type and lightweight, small-diameter cylinder type inflators. In February 2018, the company announced that it had agreed to a capital...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/27

igh power generation efficiency of 40% to 65%, but its operating temperature is as high as 700 to 1000°C. Therefore, it is being commercialized as a household fuel cell system rather than for FCVs (fuel cell vehicles).   Niterra has developed and mass-produced flat-plate SOFC cell stacks that are lightweight, compact, and have high power density, and these stacks are being used in industrial fuel cell systems.   The exhibited product is an SOF...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/15

tered in San Francisco and founded in 2013, specializes in developing innovative urban mobility solutions.   Unlike traditional carmakers, PIX Moving uses artificial intelligence to automate and optimize the entire design and manufacturing process. This includes generative design, where AI creates lightweight, efficient vehicle structures, and digital manufacturing techniques like 3D printing. The result is faster development cycles and highly c...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/07

me, with black and yellow 21-inch wheels at the front and white and yellow 22-inch wheels at the rear, all supported by Bilstein dampers for improved handling. Interior design   The interior of the Opel Corsa GSE Vision Gran Turismo offers a minimalist, race-focused cockpit with a head-up display, lightweight sport seats, and illuminated safety features, all wrapped in a bold black and yellow color scheme. Inside the cockpit of the O...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/02

covered. (Source: Created by MarkLines based on EVE Energy's releases) Pioneering new applications for batteries   In the robotics field, multiple battery cell models were exhibited, including 18650, 21700, and 26700 types. Of these, the 26700 (G26Q) has an energy density of 310Wh/kg, and its lightweight aluminum case design reduces its weight by 5%. Battery tab structure optimizes internal resistance and heat dissipation performance, reduc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/29

utonomous driving, energy saving, and comfortable ride performance," and "environmentally friendly products." As part of efforts to reduce weight, following a seat frame that is already being mass-produced using ultra-high tensile steel sheet with a strength of 1,200MPa, NHK Spring has developed a lightweight frame that uses high-strength material with a strength of 1,500MPa, which allows for even thinner steel. In the future, the company will p...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/27

oration (Myway Plus) pMOTION portable general-purpose inverter is suitable for test inverters that drive motors in motor drive load tests, etc. It has large capacity specifications with 850V input voltage, 300kW capacity, and 420Arms output current (30S), but weighs only 12kg, making it compact and lightweight compared to conventional test inverters with freestanding housings.   It is equipped with control software compatible with permanent magn...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/29

ransmission. This system is widely used in mid-size and large vehicles because it has low operating noise, fast assist response speed, and can provide greater assist power. March 2025, Nexteer reported it would begin production of rear-wheel steering in 2026. The company announced a cost-effective, lightweight, durable, and seamlessly integrated rear wheel steering (RWS) system. The company's RWS is optimized to improve maneuverability, stability...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/21