Dublin, April 05, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Energy Independent Electric Vehicles Land, Water, Air 2017-2037" report to their offering. This report "Energy Independent Electric Vehicles Land, Water, Air 2017-2037" reveals how energy independent electric vehicles (EIV) such as solar racers were a curiosity five years ago, too weak to lead to anything generally useful. Then a solar boat and plane went round the world and a solar plane is now being prepared that will rise from earth to 80,000 feet on sunshine alone. Entirely solar driven golf cars, small buses and passenger boats are on sale. Solar dirigibles for heavy lifting and long distance transport are being prepared for sale and this report reveals details of many solar cars demonstrated for mainstream use from 2020. They generate up to eight times as much electricity as predecessors: learn how and why. Boats are being prepared that are entirely powered by electricity from on-board wind turbines and/or solar and/or tide and waves. These and other developments are about to be recognised as the kernel of a business of over $100 billion in EIVs employing multi-mode energy harvesting, extreme powertrain efficiency and other new advances. Investment in these new technologies is de-risked by the fact that they will be useful way beyond EIVs. The leading solar racer company has already spun off five businesses exploiting its discoveries in aerodynamics and the like. The report shows how EIVs have bigger potential than those navigationally autonomous vehicles that are all the rage right now. Indeed they leverage todays "autonomy" while also transforming the future of land vehicles, boats and aircraft with human drivers. Be first to learn the dramatic winners, losers and benefits to society of all this. The report uses easily understood infograms, graphs and tables to present the discoveries and interpretation by globetrotting multi-lingual, PhD level analysts. There are even latest inputs in 2017. 47 categories of electric vehicle are forecasted by number and value 2017-2027. Key Topics Covered: 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2. INTRODUCTION 2.1. Energy Independent Vehicles: energy, definition and function 2.2. Definition and primary features 2.3. What is energy harvesting? 2.4. Characteristics of the High Power Energy Harvesting essential to EIVs 2.5. Good features and challenges of the four most important EH technologies in order of importance 2.6. High power energy harvesting: examples with intermittency and suppliers 2.7. Efficiency achieved and theoretical potential for improving efficiency of energy harvesting in and on EIVs 2.8. Energy harvesting technologies with examples of good features in blue 2.9. More EH in a vehicle 2.10. Intermittent power generated 2.11. Comparison of pn junction and photoelectrochemical photovoltaics 2.12. Priorities for high power EH in EIVs, for primary traction power, with examples 2.13. Main PV options beyond silicon 2.14. Chasing affordable, ultra-lightweight conformal PV for EIVs 2.15. Best Research-Cell Efficiencies 2.16. Thin, lightweight Fresnel lens concentrator 2.17. PV cost and efficiency trends 2.18. Lizard EIVs 3. NEW FORMATS ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR EIVS 3.1. New formats are very important for EIVs 3.2. Colloidal Quantum Dot spray on solar? 3.3. But mostly still silicon today 3.4. Harvesting technologies now and in future for air vehicles 3.5. Overlap between mechanically and electrically energy independent vehicles 3.6. Examples of e-fiber projects aimed at use in vehicles 3.7. European Powerweave project: airships & sails 3.8. Hybrid piezo photovoltaic material 3.9. Triboelectricity is being developed for car tires 3.10. EIVs - more than adding something to a vehicle 3.11. EH system 3.12. Qualcomm vision - next enabling and transitional technologies 3.13. Autonomous operation + EIV: a synergistic ecosystem 3.14. Dynamic wireless charging - stepping stone to EIV 3.15. Korea - dynamic charging from road 3.16. Dynamic charging will use very low cost electricity 4. ENERGY HARVESTING AS SYSTEMS IN EIVS 4.1. EH system 4.2. Internal vehicle efficiency improvement by EH - progress towards EIVs 5. EXTREME POWERTRAIN EFFICIENCY 6. EXTREME LIGHTWEIGHTING 6.1. Lightweighting materials 6.2. De-icing heater as part of an aircraft wing 6.3. Use of aluminium and plastics to halve microcar weight 6.4. Load-bearing and smart skin electrics/ electronics are part of the EIV end-game 6.5. Structural electronics (referring to electrics and electronics) is the end game for most EIV components 6.6. Lightweighting of electronic components 6.7. Tesla S chassis largely made of aluminium 7. NEXT GENERATION ENERGY STORAGE 8. ENERGY INDEPENDENT VEHICLES IN ACTION 9. EIVS ON LAND, ON-ROAD 9.1. Stella Lux passenger car Netherlands 9.2. Sunswift eVe passenger car Australia 9.3. Immortus passenger car Australia 9.4. POLYMODEL micro EV Italy 9.5. Venturi Eclectic passenger car Italy 9.6. Dalian tourist bus China 9.7. NFH-H microbus China 9.8. Kayoola large bus Uganda 9.9. Cargo Trike micro EV UK 9.10. Sunnyclist Greece 9.11. Hanergy China 9.12. Sion Germany 9.13. Clean Motion Midsummer Sweden 10. SOLAR RACERS 10.1. World Solar Challe 10.2. Other solar races 10.3. Solar racer technologies - non solar parts 10.4. Improvement of solar racer performance parameters 10.5. Solar racer technologies - photovoltaics 10.6. Power of One solar racer car Canada 10.7. Bethany solar racer UK 10.8. CUER Resolution solar racer UK 10.9. EVA solar racer UK 10.10. Nuna 7 solar racer Netherlands 10.11. Nuna 8 solar racer Netherlands 10.12. Drifter 10.13 solar racer USA 11. EIVS ON LAND, OFF-ROAD 11.1. Vinerobot micro EV Europe 12. EIVS ON WATER SEAGOING 12.1. REPSAIL boat Poland, Turkey etc 12.2. Mayflower Autonomous Research Ship (MARS) UK,USA 12.3. RENSEA boat Iceland, Norway, Sweden 12.4. Turanor boat Germany 12.5. Vaka Moana boat Netherlands 12.6. Sun21 boat Switzerland 12.7. Seaswarm boat USA 12.8. Inerjy EcoVert 12.9. SOELCAT boat Netherlands 12.10. SeaCharger autonomous solar boat 12.11. Solarwave autonomous solar boat 12.12. Energy Observer France 13. EIVS SEAGOING UNDERWATER 13.1. Seaglider AUV boat USA 13.2. Cyro AUV jellyfish USA 14. EIVS INLAND WATER 14.1. Solar racing boats Netherlands 14.2. Loon boat Canada 14.3. Alster Sun Netherlands, Germany 14.4. ECO Marine Japan 15. EIVS AIRBORNE INFLATABLE 15.1. Nephelios airship France 15.2. Northrop Grumman airship USA 15.3. Mitre DARPA airship USA 15.4. Lockheed Martin HALE-D airship USA 15.5. Dirisolar airship France 15.6. Turtle airship USA 16. EIVS FIXED WING 16.1. Solarship inflatable fixed wing aircraft Canada 16.2. Atlantik Solar 2 UAV Switzerland 16.3. Zephyr 7 UAV UK, Germany 16.4. Titan Aerospace UAV USA 16.5. Solar Eagle UAV USA 16.6. Facebook AQUILA UAV US, UK 16.7. Silent Falcon UAV USA 16.8. Helios UAV USA 16.9. Sunstar USA 16.10. Sunseeker Duo USA 16.11. Solar Impulse Switzerland 16.12. SolarStratos Switzerland 16.13. China Aerospace 17. EIV TECHNOLOGY SPAWNS ADVANCES FOR ALL VEHICLES For more information about this report visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/xch87g/energy
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