Amazon Web Services announces the launch of new Smart City Competency initiative
Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of its new Smart City Competency, an initiative that “will deliver world-class AWS Partner recommendations to customers searching to build and deploy innovative smart city solutions,” according to a statement. It’s...
Chairwoman Maloney introduces Strategic EV Management Act to help manage federal fleet
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, has introduced the Strategic EV Management Act to streamline the process of recycling and reusing vehicle batteries from the federal fleet of electric vehicles and move the United States closer...
bp Pulse announce new partnership with Hertz at MOVE America 2022
bp pulse and Hertz have just announced a strategic partnership to transform the future of EV adoption at MOVE America 2022. Vic Shao, CEO at bp pulse and Jeff Nieman, Senior Vice President of operations initiatives at Hertz, took to the keynote stage to announce that they will drive forward the future of mobility and accelerate EV consumer adoption. Both companies have major global footprints and big legacies in global transport. This...
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Fetii To Showcase at Y Combinator S22 Demo Day
Picture: Fetii Fetii, a Texas-based startup on a mission to revolutionise urban group travel and remove traffic congestion, has announced that they have secured the backing of Y-Combinator, the influential technology startup accelerator. The support comes in the...
Rad Power Bikes partners with Cycle to offer e bike subscription service
Rad Power Bikes has announced that it will start offering ebikes as a subscription service next week. The company is partnering with Cycle, a Berlin-based e-bike subscription service that caters to couriers and last mile delivery, to pilot the offering in Berlin. ...
Zap-Map partners with Nissan to offer premium subscription with every EV
Zap-Map and Nissan have entered into a new partnership that will offer those who purchase a Nissan Electric vehicle, Zap-Map Premium subscription that includes in-car support via Apple Carplay or Android Auto. Nissan EV customers can now receive three years of free...
NXP partners with Elektrobit to develop software for next generation battery management systems
Picture: NXP NXP Semiconductors has partnered with Elektobit to co-develop the software platform that supports NXP’s newly introduced high-voltage battery management system (HVBMS) reference design. Using Elektrobit’s Classic AUTOSAR tooling and software, the new...
STEER EV expands electric vehicle subscription to Florida
STEER has announced that its electric vehicle subscription service, STEER EV, has added Florida as a new service area with an operational hub in Tampa. STEER is now expanding its geographical footprint and growing its EV fleet to support the new regions in...
Tesla partners with EV charging reliability platform ChargingHelp!
Tesla is now partnering with electric vehicle charging reliability platform ChargerHelp! To survey the status of various chargers in the company’s Destination Charger Network. ChargerHelp! is an app-based dispatch and deployment system that helps to resolve issues...
Terbine to link EV chargers with drivers across the U.S
Picture: Terbine Terbine has announced today an open initiative to digitally bring electric vehicles and EV chargers from all manufacturers as well as power utilities into a unified system called TerbineLink. The system is designed to synchronise the core elements...
Leoparda Electric is looking to bring network of battery swapping to Latin America
Leoparda Electric, a São Paolo–based startup, is looking to build out a network of battery swapping stations that should help spread adoption of electric two-wheelers in the region. While LatAm is the second largest two-wheeler market after Southeast Asia,...
LATEST
Hertz to order 175,000 EVs from GM including BrightDrop Vans
Picture: General Motors Vehicle renters can soon expect to see EVs from GM brands Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and commercial delivery unit BrightDrop at Hertz rental locations. Hertz has said that it plans to order up to 175,000 electric vehicles from General...
XPeng debuts City Navigation Guided Pilot
Picture: XPeng XPeng has announced that the company has launched the pilot program City Navigation guided Pilot making it the first Chinese auto company to launch a high-level Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) functions for complex urban driving scenarios. The...
Veo set to launch duel-passenger e-bike
Picture: Veo Veo has unveiled, what it describes as an industry first at Microbility America: the Apollo Class II e-bike, which can accommodate two riders or additional cargo storage. The aim of the Apollo is to increase ridership and reduce dependence on gas-powered...
Ford working on mobile app to alert drivers of pedestrians nearby
Ford has announced that it is designing an app to alert drivers to pedestrians and bicyclists nearby. The app is scheduled to debut at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s world Congress in Los Angeles this week. The app uses Bluetooth Low Energy to...
Moovit partners with RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to improve mobility options for fans
Picture: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Moovit has announced a joint venture to improve the mobility of pericos fans. Blanquiazul supporters will receive detailed information on how to get to the stadium efficiently and sustainably via public...
American Rebel to enter E-Bike business partnership with Sierra E-Life
Picture: American Rebel Holdings American Rebel Holdings, Inc. has announced the signing of a letter of intent with Deerfield, Florida based Sierra E-Life, a full-service USA manufacturer of E-Bikes. “We are very excited to diversify our product offerings, thereby...
VIDEOS
Kent Helfrich: Connected Innovation
"I’d really like to crack open the playbook, and talk about open innovation and combining the best internal and external research and ideas and really specifically zoning in on the series of investment and industry collaborations, partnerships and purchasing...
GrapeUp, our platinum sponsor, joined us ahead of MOVE America!
“Grape Up provides software development services and consulting for vehicle manufacturers, mobility providers, and tier 1 suppliers, so by delivering end to end services for building software defined vehicles we enable most innovative companies to create the future of...
Investissement Quebec, our platinum sponsor, joins us to talk all things MOVE America!
We caught up with Pier-Luc Laurin from Investissement Quebec, to talk about mobility infrastructure in Canada and what we can expect to hear from them at MOVE America Don't miss out on joining us this September, find out more at:...
Ezra Goldman talks Upshifts vision and developments ahead of MOVE America 2022!
Picture: Republic Upshift saw a problem…124 million Americans drive less than 10,000 miles per year in their cars, and they are still spending $10,000 a year on car payments, maintenance, insurance, and parking. Upshift is a flexible, convenient, and affordable...
Alex Sobel from UK Parliament joined us at MOVE 2022!
"Too many people are still driving ICE vehicles, for too short a distance, polluting, creating poor air quality. We need people to move out of the traditional ICE and into other forms of zero- carbon transport using electricity or hydrogen.”- Alex Sobel, Chair- Net...
We spoke with our platinum sponsors Hogan Lovells at MOVE 2022!
We caught up with our Platinum Sponsors Hogan Lovells at #MOVE2022! It was great to talk about what we heard from them at #MOVE2022 and what we can expect to see from them in the future! Don't miss out on getting your MOVE 2023 tickets here!- https://lnkd.in/g8JeA-sD...
ENERGY
Ohio Supreme Court upholds permit for North America’s first freshwater wind farm
The Supreme Court of Ohio has upheld a permit for the 20.7-MW Icebreaker wind farm, a demonstation project that is poised to be the first freshwater windfarm in the United States. In a 6-1 decision, the court rejected arguments the Ohio Power Siting Board in May 2020...
Verra Mobility announces expanding operations
Picture: Verra Mobility Verra Mobility has announced that it is continuing to expand its European operations with new contract wins, partnerships and strategic memberships to further solve complex challenges for rental, fleet and issuing authorities operating within...
Renault and Atos launch unique service, ID@Scale
Picture: Renault Group Renault and Atos launch ID@Scale, a new service for industrial data collection to support manufacturing companies in their digital journey towards 4.0. “ID@S (Industrial Data @ Scale) claims to allow manufacturers to collect and structure data...
Siemen Commissioned for first Hydrogen-Powered trains
Picture: Siemens Siemens has been commissioned by Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn to deliver the first hydrogen-powered trains for the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region as part of a green energy pilot project. The trains will be equipped with a fuel cell drive and...
VISION EQXX breaks its own efficiency record, driving from Stuttgart to Silverstone on one charge
Picture: Mercedes-Benz The Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX beats its own efficiency record by driving a 1,202km summer road trip on a single battery charge. The record-breaking journey started in Stuttgart and ended in Silverstone in the UK. The company negotiated an...
EVs
bp Pulse announce new partnership with Hertz at MOVE America 2022
bp pulse and Hertz have just announced a strategic partnership to transform the future of EV adoption at MOVE America 2022. Vic Shao, CEO at bp pulse and Jeff Nieman, Senior Vice President of operations initiatives at Hertz, took to the keynote stage to announce that...
Chairwoman Maloney introduces Strategic EV Management Act to help manage federal fleet
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, has introduced the Strategic EV Management Act to streamline the process of recycling and reusing vehicle batteries from the federal fleet of electric vehicles and move the United States closer...
Zap-Map partners with Nissan to offer premium subscription with every EV
Zap-Map and Nissan have entered into a new partnership that will offer those who purchase a Nissan Electric vehicle, Zap-Map Premium subscription that includes in-car support via Apple Carplay or Android Auto. Nissan EV customers can now receive three years of free...
NXP partners with Elektrobit to develop software for next generation battery management systems
Picture: NXP NXP Semiconductors has partnered with Elektobit to co-develop the software platform that supports NXP’s newly introduced high-voltage battery management system (HVBMS) reference design. Using Elektrobit’s Classic AUTOSAR tooling and software, the new...
STEER EV expands electric vehicle subscription to Florida
STEER has announced that its electric vehicle subscription service, STEER EV, has added Florida as a new service area with an operational hub in Tampa. STEER is now expanding its geographical footprint and growing its EV fleet to support the new regions in...
INFRASTRUCTURE
bp Pulse announce new partnership with Hertz at MOVE America 2022
bp pulse and Hertz have just announced a strategic partnership to transform the future of EV adoption at MOVE America 2022. Vic Shao, CEO at bp pulse and Jeff Nieman, Senior Vice President of operations initiatives at Hertz, took to the keynote stage to announce that...
Amazon Web Services announces the launch of new Smart City Competency initiative
Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of its new Smart City Competency, an initiative that “will deliver world-class AWS Partner recommendations to customers searching to build and deploy innovative smart city solutions,” according to a statement. It’s...
Rad Power Bikes partners with Cycle to offer e bike subscription service
Rad Power Bikes has announced that it will start offering ebikes as a subscription service next week. The company is partnering with Cycle, a Berlin-based e-bike subscription service that caters to couriers and last mile delivery, to pilot the offering in Berlin. ...
NXP partners with Elektrobit to develop software for next generation battery management systems
Picture: NXP NXP Semiconductors has partnered with Elektobit to co-develop the software platform that supports NXP’s newly introduced high-voltage battery management system (HVBMS) reference design. Using Elektrobit’s Classic AUTOSAR tooling and software, the new...
STEER EV expands electric vehicle subscription to Florida
STEER has announced that its electric vehicle subscription service, STEER EV, has added Florida as a new service area with an operational hub in Tampa. STEER is now expanding its geographical footprint and growing its EV fleet to support the new regions in...
MODES
Pedestrian, bike and transit projects in D.C. area get federal funding boost
A proposed bicycle and pedestrian crossing that would create a walkable connection from Northern Virginia’s growing Crystal City neighborhood to the District’s Southwest Waterfront area is getting a $20 million federal grant. In Southeast Washington, a long-planned...
BRP pushes forward with electrification plan by introducing all-electric Can-Am motorcycles and all-new electric Sea-Doo Hydrofoil
Picture: BRP BRP has announced that in addition to electrifying its existing product, it is aiming to seize the opportunity to enter new markets with game-changing electric products. BRP has unveiled the first two models of its Can-Am all-electric motorcycle lineup,...
Rolls-Royce says hybrid-electric propulsion could unlock new doors for eVTOL companies
Rolls-Royce is developing turbogenerator technology that could support hybrid-electric aircraft in performing longer-range, higher payload missions than those that use all-electric propulsion systems — a development, says Rolls-Royce, that could unlock new doors for...
Britishvolt sets out roadmap for high-performance battery development
British battery technology company Britishvolt has announced it is working on a larger format high-performance lithium-ion battery cell designed specifically for high-performance electric vehicles. The 4690 format is to be developed and prototyped at the recently...
Eve and Fahari reveal ambition to develop urban air mobility in Kenya
Eve Air Mobility, the eVTOL subsidiary of Brazilian multinational aerospace manufacturer Embraer, has signed a letter of intent with Kenya Airways’ subsidiary Fahari Aviation. The deal includes a pre-order for up to 40 of Eve’s eVTOL aircraft, with deliveries expected...
SMART CITIES
Amazon Web Services announces the launch of new Smart City Competency initiative
Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of its new Smart City Competency, an initiative that “will deliver world-class AWS Partner recommendations to customers searching to build and deploy innovative smart city solutions,” according to a statement. It’s...
Boston to expand bike network and public bike-share
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Transportation Department have announced a 9.4-mile expansion of bike lanes providing key connections within the City’s existing bike network and the launch of a Citywide design process to bring safer streets to every neighborhood. ...
WEF issues detailed blueprint for future-ready cities
The World Economic Forum has released four reports on how cities can take a systems approach to finance and deliver urban transportation projects in the wake of Covid-19, widening inequality and global conflicts. Each report – on city financing models, technology...
Louisiana Clean Hydrogen Plan wins $50M federal grant
The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded a $50 million federal grant to H2theFuture, a 25-organisation partnership that plans to develop a new offshore wind-powered hydrogen energy industry cluster in south Louisiana. The proposal – led by nonprofit...
New York may be on the verge of tackling congestion and ending gridlock
Sam Schwartz, best known to New Yorkers as “Gridlock Sam” has been advocating congestion prices for five decades. The aim of this is to discourage people from driving into crammed midtown and downtown Manhattan by charging people when they enter these zones. This is...
TECH
Fetii To Showcase at Y Combinator S22 Demo Day
Picture: Fetii Fetii, a Texas-based startup on a mission to revolutionise urban group travel and remove traffic congestion, has announced that they have secured the backing of Y-Combinator, the influential technology startup accelerator. The support comes in the...
Ford working on mobile app to alert drivers of pedestrians nearby
Ford has announced that it is designing an app to alert drivers to pedestrians and bicyclists nearby. The app is scheduled to debut at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s world Congress in Los Angeles this week. The app uses Bluetooth Low Energy to...
NeoVolta Systems used in EOS Linx EV charging stations, starting in Georgia
Picture: Neovolta Neovolta, a manufacturer of Smart Energy Storage Solutions, has announced that its systems will be deployed in electric vehicle charging stations at select national gas and convenience store locations, starting in Georgia. This initial phase of...
Meta launches start up accelerator with India’s IT ministry in metaverse push
Meta platforms is partnering with the Indian IT Ministry’s startup hub to launch an accelerator in the country to broaden innovation in emerging technologies including augmented reality and virtual reality. MeitY Startup Hub and Meta’s effort, called XR Startup...
Magna to manufacture Cartken’s fully autonomous delivery robots in the US
Picture: Magna International Magna International is one of the top contract manufacturers in the world, particularly in the world of automotive mobility. The company has produced over 3.7 million vehicles across thirty different models for 10 different OEM...
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