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JLR develops hydrogen Land Rover Defender prototype
Jaguar Land Rover is developing a prototype hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) based on the new Land Rover Defender, with testing scheduled to begin later this year. The FCEV concept is part of Jaguar Land Rover’s aim to achieve zero tailpipe emissions by...
SPAC deal sees eVTOL startup Vertical Aerospace become a unicorn
UK eVTOL startup Vertical Aerospace is to merge with special-purpose acquisition company Broadstone Acquisition and become a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange later this year. The pro forma implied enterprise value of the combined company is $2.2...
Inflatable wing sails could improve ship fuel efficiency by a fifth
French tyre manufacturer Michelin has released details of its Wing Sail Mobility (WISAMO) system that could improve a ship’s fuel efficiency by up to 20%. The result of a joint venture between Michelin Research & Development and two Swiss inventors, the automated,...
UK moves to next phase of autonomous vehicle trials on public roads
Birmingham, the UK’s second largest city, is hosting the country’s next phase of autonomous vehicle trials on public roads. The trial is part of Project Endeavour, a Government-backed mobility research project, and the UK’s first multi-city demonstration of autonomous...
Ford and BMW-backed solid state battery producer Solid Power to list on NASDAQ following SPAC merger
Solid Power Inc, the Ford and BMW-backed US producer of all-solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, is to merge with Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation III. DPAC, a decarbonisation focused SPAC, describes itself as a blank check company targeting...
Sustainable boating comes to Lake Tahoe watersports
Florida based electric boat manufacturer Ingenity Electric has developed what is claimed to be the first 100% electric towboat for waterskiing, with the first boat being put in operation this month at Lake Tahoe which straddles the California and Nevada border. The...
Renault and Plug Power joint venture to develop commercial vehicle hydrogen ecosystem
Renault Group and US hydrogen and fuel cell manufacturer Plug Power Inc have formed a joint venture called HYVIA to offer a “complete ecosystem” for fuel cell powered light commercial vans with green hydrogen and refuelling stations across Europe. HYVIA is equally...
First rental e-scooters hit London’s streets for riders who pass safety test
Lime has deployed 200 of its new Gen4 e-scooters across London, working with Transport for London (TfL) and London Councils to launch the UK’s largest for-hire e-scooter trial. Lime, alongside TIER and DOTT, were last month announced as the winning e-scooter operators...
Greek island partners with VW in ambitious plan to decarbonise transport and energy
Volkswagen has supplied eight electric cars to the Greek island of Astypalea, marking an early milestone in an ambitious trial to decarbonise the island's transport and energy systems. Through the initiative, the Greek government hopes to develop a blueprint that it...
UK construction company trials Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone flight
UK drone technology developer sees.ai has teamed up with construction and infrastructure company Skanska in a live test of a remotely operated drone. Last month, the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) granted sees.ai the country’s first approval to trial routine...
Sustainable boating comes to Lake Tahoe watersports
Florida based electric boat manufacturer Ingenity Electric has developed what is claimed to be the first 100% electric towboat for waterskiing, with the first boat being put in operation this month at Lake Tahoe which straddles the California and Nevada border. The...
Renault and Plug Power joint venture to develop commercial vehicle hydrogen ecosystem
Renault Group and US hydrogen and fuel cell manufacturer Plug Power Inc have formed a joint venture called HYVIA to offer a “complete ecosystem” for fuel cell powered light commercial vans with green hydrogen and refuelling stations across Europe. HYVIA is equally...
First rental e-scooters hit London’s streets for riders who pass safety test
Lime has deployed 200 of its new Gen4 e-scooters across London, working with Transport for London (TfL) and London Councils to launch the UK’s largest for-hire e-scooter trial. Lime, alongside TIER and DOTT, were last month announced as the winning e-scooter operators...
Greek island partners with VW in ambitious plan to decarbonise transport and energy
Volkswagen has supplied eight electric cars to the Greek island of Astypalea, marking an early milestone in an ambitious trial to decarbonise the island's transport and energy systems. Through the initiative, the Greek government hopes to develop a blueprint that it...
UK construction company trials Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone flight
UK drone technology developer sees.ai has teamed up with construction and infrastructure company Skanska in a live test of a remotely operated drone. Last month, the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) granted sees.ai the country’s first approval to trial routine...
Rome congestion trial pioneers “data-only” vision technology overcoming smart city privacy issues
Sony Europe is leading a mobility monitoring trial in Rome incorporating embedded vision sensors with on-board artificial intelligence. The project is testing the paradigm that surveillance cameras are no longer going to produce video but data, enabled by millisecond...
US grocery chain takes delivery of Volvo all electric refrigerated heavy trucks
Albertsons Companies, the second-largest grocery chain in the US, recently took delivery of two Volvo trucks at its distribution centre in Irvine, California. The VNR Electric Volvos are the first zero tailpipe emission, battery-electric Class 8 trucks (above 15t) to...
Peugeot to launch “plug-in” hydrogen-fuelled van in Europe by the end of year
Peugeot has unveiled details of its e-Expert Hydrogen light commercial vehicle which will feature both a hydrogen fuel cell combined with a high-voltage 10.5kWh lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack to give over 400km of driving range. Based on parent company...
Electric Google Street View Jag doubles up as Dublin mobile air quality sensor
Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Google to integrate the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE with air quality measuring sensors and Street View mapping technology. The I-PACE is the first all-electric Google Street View vehicle and will be used to measure street-by-street...
Opel launches Movano-e, its first electric large van and rival to Ford’s Transit
Opel has released details of the all-new Movano-e, the first battery electric vehicle from the German brand in the large van market segment. Its electric propulsion system delivers 90 kW (122 hp) and 260 Nm of torque, with the maximum speed electronically controlled...
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