2025-10-24
In the October 2025 issue of the Alternative Power Report produced by Power Systems Research and authored by Guy Youngs, you’ll find articles on carmakers meeting EU emission requirements; India’s electrification of motorcycles, US tariffs on China rare minerals, and items on hydrogen power. Read the October Alternative Power Report today. PSR
Guy Youngs is Forecast and Technology Adoption Lead at Power Systems Research
2025-10-20
In China this year, green construction machinery is seeing rapid growth, and demand across multiple scenarios is becoming unmistakable. EVE Energy is delivering full-scenario solutions for earthmoving equipment, aerial work platforms and specialized machinery. After six years of shipments in the construction-machinery segment, EVE Energy now ranks second nationwide; individual vehicles have logged more than 16,000 operating hours, and the company’s products are fitted to over 60 OEMs including LiuGong, SANY and Lingong.
According to data from the Construction Machinery Association, domestic sales of new-energy construction equipment are expected to surpass one million units by 2028, and the incremental market for green machinery is opening up rapidly—yet pain points remain: bulky batteries, short cycle life and complex assembly.
2025-10-19
Hitachi Energy has successfully deployed its first-ever customer HyFlex hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) generator in Rotterdam, Netherlands, where the generator will replace an equivalent diesel generator producing 500-kilovolt-amperes (kVA). In doing so, the HyFlex-powered construction site could save as much as 200,000 gallons of diesel fuel per year, and reduce the company’s carbon-dioxide emissions by about 2,900 tons
Hitachi plans to have a full zero-emission “ecosystem” on display at the pilot site, with plans to deploy similar low carbon ecosystems in noise-and pollution-sensitive areas like hospitals, critical data centers, disaster relief efforts, or shore-to-ship power applications
Source: Electrek: Read The Article
PSR Analysis. Most Hydrogen is not readily available except as a byproduct of fossil fuels. So, it might be misleading to call this a clean power source depending on the source of the hydrogen, and the question remains about how readily available is the hydrogen. PSR
Guy Youngs is Forecast and Technology Adoption Lead at Power Systems Research
President Trump is threatening new tariffs (at 100%), after China introduced new restrictions on exports of rare earths and related technology.
Analysts say the export controls were an attempt to boost China’s leverage in trade talks with the United States, but Trump now says he may call off a planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this month
European carmakers sold 38% more electric cars in the first seven months of this year, ensuring that all but Mercedes-Benz are on track to comply with the EU’s 2025–27 emission targets, new T&E research finds
The report suggests that the two-year extension of the targets allowed carmakers to take the foot off the gas and will lead to 2 million fewer electric cars being sold between 2025 and 2027
2W mobility in India represents over 70% of all mobility in India and accounts for 60% of gasoline consumption. Motorcycle sales are twice the scooter sales in India. While scooters are seeing ~20% penetration of EV, motorcycles are at 0.1%. This implies that a very significant portion of 2W mobility remains untouched from electrifications.
The market is vast – The number of motorcycles in India is approximately 250 M and almost all are entirely petrol powered. Every year 20M new motorcycles are sold in India. Petrol’s share today is approximately 99.9%
Source: Clean Technica: Read The Article PSR Analysis. The most popular motorbikes in India are in the range of 100-125cc. These are the kind of class that electric motorbikes should be able to compete in; there are a lot of “125cc-equivalent” electric motorbikes around. The cost of purchase and the ease of charging are key drivers in the potential growth of 2W electric machines. PSR
Guy Youngs is Forecast and Technology Adoption Lead at Power Systems Research
2025-09-16
In the September 2025 issue of the Alternative Power Report produced by Power Systems Research and authored by Guy Youngs, you’ll find articles on another major OEM dropping EV plans, an article on falling battery prices, a new more powerful and flexible EV battery from CATL, India’s EV pickup revolution and much more. Read the September Alternative Power Report today. PSR
Guy Youngs is Forecast and Technology Adoption Lead at Power Systems Research
2025-09-13
Yet another big name in automaker is pulling back on its EV plans, blaming slower than expected demand for electric vehicles. Volkswagen’s luxury sports car brand, Porsche, has announced that it no longer plans to build EV batteries in-house.
Cellforce, Porsche’s high-performance EV battery company, will shrink and only focus on research and development, rather than production. In a statement, Porsche blamed “the slower ramp-up” of EVs and “challenging market conditions” in its biggest markets, the US and China, for the changes.
Porsche plans to continue offering internal combustion engine (ICE), hybrid, and all-electric options across every segment “well into the 2030s.”
The automotive industry is currently paying about US$ 63 (€54) per kilowatt-hour for LFP battery cells and US$ 68 (€58) per kilowatt-hour for NMC battery cells. Three years ago, when the price of battery-grade lithium was soaring into the stratosphere and supply chain interruptions were affecting industries around the globe, LFP batteries were costing manufacturers US$ 148 (€127) per kilowatt-hour, with NMC batteries costing US$ 164 (€140) per kilowatt-hour — both more than double their cost today.
At the Munich Motor Show, the global leader in electric vehicle batteries made its presence known. CATL introduced its Shenxing Pro, deeming it “the world’s first LFP battery to deliver a 758 km WLTP range.”
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