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Automotive Industry Yearbook 2009: Electric Cars - Electric Drivetrain - Infrastructure


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DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 1, 2008 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Automotive Industry Yearbook 2009: Electric Cars - Electric Drivetrain - Infrastructure" report to their offering.

Automotive Industry Yearbook 2009: Electric Cars - Electric Drivetrain - Infrastructure analyses the major trends towards the electrification of the automobile and a related electric mobility infrastructure, the associated drivers and hurdels, the most recent strategies and studies. It is the currently most detailed image of the industry landscape with in-depth analyses of the 200 most important market players.

“The electric reinvention of the automobile has lifted off”: That’s the bottom line of the Automotive Industry Yearbook 2009: Electric Cars - Electric Drivetrain - Infrastructure. Skyrocketing fuel prizes in 2008 have encouraged strategic decisions throughout the whole automotive industry towards the alternative: the electrification of the automobile. Progress in battery storage with new generations of Li-ion batteries has enabled a consequent next step - from Hybrids (HEV) to Plug-in Hybrids (PHEV). Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) will be another future game - with recharge grid roll-outs started in Stockholm, Berlin, San Francisco …and soon everywhere else?

The YEARBOOK 2009 is analysing these current trends and gives insights into the strategies of the large carmakers and the independent newcomers. It describes and discusses co-operation models between carmakers, public utilities, communities, and customers. The YEARBOOK 2009 analyses over 250 companies enabling the electrification of the automobile - the most complete picture of the industry landscape available.

Since the Li-ion traction battery and power electronics will replace the combustion engine as the technological heart of the automobile, the YEARBOOK 2009 is focusing on the major players in this field. The YEARBOOK 2009 analyses the new joint ventures between automotive incumbents/suppliers and market leaders from the electronic industry – combining valuable know-how from energy storage for consumer electronics with automotive and drive train know-how. Will this “mélange” succeed? Or will independent solution providers be able to bring superior technologies into the race…