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Kinto launches DerbyGo and becomes UK’s largest MaaS scheme
Kinto, Toyota’s mobility brand, has launched a major new app-based service that will help people plan and make ...
New electrified vehicle concept promises almost unlimited range and indefinite life span
A new British company has launched an electrified adventure vehicle that features a range extender generator that could ...
Utrecht supports development of bi-directional EV charging ecosystem
The city of Utrecht, the Netherland’s fourth largest city, and EV car sharing and bi-directional charging operator We ...
Hyundai backs plan to develop 65 electric urban-air ports worldwide
Urban-Air Port and the Urban Air Mobility division of Hyundai Motor Group plan to develop 65 electric urban-air ...
Lucid EV smashes 500-mile barrier on single charge
Lucid’s Air Dream Edition R is the first EV passenger car to exceed 500 miles on a single ...
Ford puts Mustang Mach-E on police duty in US and UK
Ford is using a pilot programme with Michigan State Police to demonstrate that a vehicle with an electric ...
Osprey’s planned UK EV hub network uses Finnish charger optimisation technology
UK EV charging network operator Osprey Charging has released plans to install over 150 high-powered electric vehicle (EV) ...
Volocopter eyes Los Angeles’ urban air mobility services potential
Volocopter, the German electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer, has signed a partnership deal with Los ...
Volvo and Ericsson trial simulates 5G continuity across national borders
Volvo Cars and mobile operator Ericsson claim to have overcome the technical challenges of achieving seamless service continuity ...
Walmart, Ford, Argo AI to launch multi-city autonomous delivery service
Ford Motor Company, Argo AI and Walmart are working together to launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service in ...
DPD-led team achieves 1,100km run on single charge
A European team has set a new World Record for the longest distance covered by an electric truck ...
Luna and Tier partner on e-scooter-based mobile sensor networks
Irish micromobility tech platform Luna is to partner with European e-scooter operator Tier to explore the use of ...
British Government to mandate EV charge points on all new-build properties
The British government has outlined details of new legislation that will require the installation of electric vehicle (EV) ...
E-hydrofoil offers speed of a powerboat with the tranquillity of sailing
Dutch zero-emission powerboat company Edorado has announced the launch of the Edorado 8S. Similar in concept to Swedish ...
Baidu pilots Apollo Go robotaxi service in Shanghai
Chinese search engine and tech giant Baidu has begun testing its Apollo Go robotaxi offer in Shanghai. While ...
Open collaboration develops novel urban cargo e-scooter
Volvo-owned Polestar has developed a fully-functioning prototype of its Re:Move electric cargo scooter concept revealed back in March. ...
Dutch initiate inland waterway giant swappable electric battery pack network
Dutch low carbon technology company Zero Emission Services (ZES) has modified the shipping vessel Alphenaar to run on ...
Dutch students head to southern Spain in their self-powered solar camper
Dutch students from the Solar Team at the TU Eindhoven are about to undertake a 3,000km road trip ...
Zap-Pay signs up five more UK charge point operators
UK EV mapping service Zap-Map has signed up five more charge point operators to join its Zap-Pay payment ...
Sono bi-directional AC wallbox turns Sions into decentralised mega-storage
German solar-powered electric car start-up Sono Motors has launched what it claims to be the first bidirectional AC ...
London study suggests cargo bikes significantly more productive than vans
New research reveals huge opportunities for cargo bikes to make last mile deliveries, after GPS tracking of deliveries ...
German environmental NGOs take legal challenge to VW, BMW and Mercedes
Greenpeace Germany and environmental NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) have coordinated statements saying they will take legal action against ...
Arriva launches multimodal journey planning app in partnership with Moovit
Transport operator Arriva Group has launched a travel platform designed to connect passengers to multiple modes and operators ...
Crowd-sourced dash cam data provides real-time status on road works
Smart dash cam developer Nexar has launched a service for US transit agencies, cities and transport authorities that ...
Wallbox launches 15-minute public charger aimed at drivers on long journeys
Barcelona-based Wallbox, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions worldwide, has launched Hypernova, the company’s fastest ...
NZ Fleet management company rolls out driver fatigue system
New Zealand-based fleet management solutions company EROAD is to integrate Seeing Machines’ Guardian technology into software to help ...
Japanese researchers improve recovery of rare earth elements from EV motor magnets
Nissan and Waseda University in Tokyo have announced the start of testing in Japan of a jointly developed ...
Vantage Apex offers HD video, 4D radar sensor with integrated Al
California-based smart infrastructure software management company Iteris has launched Vantage Apex, which it claims to be the industry’s ...
Shell bases UK target for 50,000 on-street chargers on government funding scheme
Energy company Shell has set an ambition to have 50,000 on-street electric vehicle (EV) charge posts installed across ...
Israeli telecoms company develops 5G for areas not served by fibre
Israel’s Ministry of Communications and the Israel Innovation Authority have selected telecoms infrastructure specialist RAD for a smart ...
Piaggio strengthens Japanese-founded Swappable Batteries Motorcycle Consortium
Italian scooter maker Piaggio has joined forces with a Japanese consortium of major bike manufacturers set up to ...
Fast-fuelling hydrogen system game-changer for air taxi operations
California based hydrogen fuel cell innovator HyPoint has teamed up with US vertical flight pioneer Piasecki Aircraft to ...
Intelligent control critical to grid during workplace EV charging
A programme to introduce workplace electric vehicle charging by Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Germany’s largest research organisation, provided the perfect opportunity ...
Robotaxi reveal keeps Motional’s 2023 autonomous taxi service on track
Motional the Boston-based autonomous vehicle company founded in March 2020 as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group ...
Green hydrogen-from-solar fuels Austrian bus trial
Austrian solar energy company Fronius has completed a two-week test operation with a bus fuelled with green hydrogen ...
Berlin e-bike riders dancing to a different tune
Dance, the e-bike subscription start-up led by SoundCloud founders, has launched its full services in its home city ...
Renault and Jiangling launch model designed for ride hailing
The joint venture between Renault Group and Jiangling Motors is to launch the new all-electric Mobilize Limo. Designed ...
Baltic ferry powered by solar modules comes into service
German ferry company Oderhaff Reederei Peters has put a solar-electric ferry into service for the short crossing from ...
Five little ducks will go shopping one day…
German startup DroidDrive has unveiled the Trailerduck, a last mile e-cargo system that combines a bike with an ...
Inner London borough tackles EV inequality for those without off-street parking
The London Borough of Lambeth and electric vehicle charging specialist Connected Kerb, have completed a project to demonstrate ...
Volvo secures largest order of electric trucks in North America
Performance Team, a US warehousing and distribution company owned by Maersk, has placed an order for 16 Volvo ...
Google Maps tie up sees Spin’s biggest integration into journey planning apps
A tie up by Spin, the micromobility business of Ford and Google Maps, means Google Maps users are ...
Volta Minus One trials prototype Zero full electric 16-tonne truck
Volta Trucks, the Swedish automotive company specialising in the manufacturing of electric trucks, has confirmed the start of ...
Swedish drone delivery start-up receives operational authorisation to pilot last-mile trial
Swedish drone start-up Aerit has received operational authorisation from Transportstyrelsen, Sweden’s national transportation agency, to pilot last-mile drone ...
UK Government invests in novel corner technology for EV platforms
Tel Aviv-based REE Automotive has been awarded £12.5 million funding from the UK government’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC). ...
Ford delivers E-Transit prototypes to companies in Germany, Norway, and the UK
Ford’s all-electric E-Transit van has begun customer trials in Europe within major fleets operating in Germany, Norway and ...
Montreal’s transport decarbonisation strategy heralds major investment
Montreal is to invest Can$ 885 million in new charging stations for EVs, eBikes, and city vehicles over ...
Siemens app offers Stuttgart riders ‘best price’ transport
Siemens Mobility subsidiary Eos.uptrade has integrated a 'best price' ticketing module into an app provided by German transport ...
E.ON expands its German EV charger portfolio through Vestel deal
Leading German energy company E.ON has partnered with Turkish sustainable technologies company, Vestel, to bring "ultra-convenient" EV charging ...
Pirelli launches low rolling resistance and noise tyre designed for electric vehicles
Pirelli has launched its first tyre dedicated to the specific requirements of electric and hybrid cars and SUVs. ...
UK trial to electrify 30km of motorway with overhead catenary power
The UK’s Department for Transport has awarded funding through Innovate UK to a consortium to undertake the UK’s ...
Funding deal supports start-up’s plan to disrupt vehicle financing in Africa
Series A funding secured by mobility fintech Moove will enable the Lagos-based start-up to accelerate its products and ...
Starship Technologies expands US college autonomous takeaway delivery services
Starship Technologies, a provider of autonomous delivery services at US college campuses, is to provide deliveries from on-campus ...
Mercedes develops new level of road condition alerts. “Look out, pothole”
Mercedes-Benz has developed its vehicle-to-infrastructure warning system to include the detection of potholes and speed bumps. The newest ...
Trial investigates potential of wireless charging at taxi ranks
UK electric vehicle technology company Sprint Power is leading a UK government-backed project that aims to demonstrate the ...
Latest ChargePoint acquisition strengthens electric bus and fleet management capabilities
US electric vehicle charging network operator ChargePoint has acquired Dutch eBus and commercial vehicle management provider ViriCiti for ...
Innovate UK launches UK Transport Vision 2050 with six areas of focus
The UK’s government backed innovation agency Innovate UK has launched its UK Transport Vision 2050. The vision sets ...
Iteris and Wejo collaboration to enhance connected vehicle data content
California based Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, and UK’s Wejo, a global leader in ...
British bank installs 600 EV chargers for staff and customers
British bank NatWest is to install 600 electric vehicle charging points across its UK locations by 2023. Charging ...
Spain’s national railway company invests in multimodal door-to-door MaaS platform
Siemens Mobility and business transformation consultancy everis have been awarded a five-year contract by Renfe, the national railway ...
Virtual Valet technology could prevent e-scooters cluttering footpaths
Irish smart scooter technology company Luna and US based company JUMPWatts have announced a project to find a ...
Arrival and Microsoft to develop open data platform for vehicles and fleets
Electric vehicle technology developer Arrival has announced a tie up with Microsoft to develop an open data platform ...
Shared scooter riders – is Big Brother watching you?
Link shared electric scooters are to be fitted with a system that detects improper scooter usage and responds ...
DHL plans US electric express plane delivery network
DHL Express has committed to purchase 12 fully electric eCargo planes developed by Washington state-based electric aircraft maker ...
London gets retractable charge points designed to keep streets clear of clutter
Prototypes of a new design of retractable on-street electric vehicle charge points that sit flush within the pavement ...
Fully driverless truck demo completed successfully on Chinese highway
Plus, a US-based developer of self-driving truck technology, has completed an autonomous Level 4 truck demonstration on a ...
Moovit journey planning app to simplify access to Spin scooters
Spin, Ford’s micromobility subsidiary, and Moovit, the Intel owned urban mobility app have announced a partnership in three ...
Bird to implement geofenced slow-riding zones
Californian micromobility company Bird is to work with cities across the world to extend its network of geofenced ...
Geely and Renault to sign MOU on Chinese and South Korean joint
France's Renault is looking to revive its business in China by forming a hybrid vehicle joint venture with ...
VW to acquire Europcar anticipating mobility services complementing car ownership
Volkswagen (VW) has confirmed it is to buy French car rental company Europcar. VW is interested in gaining ...
Ottopia to provide remote vehicle assistance tech for Motional’s robotaxi fleet
Driverless technology developer Motional has selected Ottopia, the Israeli developer of technologies to control vehicles remotely, to support ...
Real-time data underpins future mobility services insurance model
Connected vehicle and drone insurance tech startup Flock has received $17 million in its series A funding round. ...
Tap to ride demo on Californian buses supports seamless multimodal journeys
A new contactless tap to ride bus fare payment system in California marks the early stages in a ...
Ford, Argo AI, Lyft to launch US autonomous ride service this year
Argo AI, Lyft and Ford have announced they are working together to commercialise autonomous ride hailing at scale ...
Commercialisation of SiFAB battery technology could overcome critical EV barrier
BCG Digital Ventures, the corporate innovation and business building arm of Boston Consulting Group, and Unifrax, a provider ...
TotalEnergies wins Amsterdam EV public charging network concession
The municipality of Amsterdam has awarded the concession for the expansion of its electric vehicle public charging network ...
Hydrogen pod system offers claimed emission free flight range of nearly 750km
US clean fuel company Universal Hydrogen has signed letters of intent with three airlines to convert at least ...
Mercedes-Benz sets out plan to be electric-only by end of the decade
Mercedes-Benz has pledged to go all electric by the end of the decade, where market conditions allow. Shifting ...
Moovit integrates Lime e-scooters, mopeds and bikes into journey planning app
Moovit and Lime have announced a global partnership that will integrate Lime’s scooters, mopeds, and cycles into the ...
Musk tweet confirms Tesla to make US Supercharger network open to all
Tesla is to make its North American high capacity EV charging network available to other EVs. The intention ...
Shell ties up with UK supermarket chain doubling access to Shell Recharge
Multinational energy company Shell will install 800 electric vehicle chargers at high-end British grocer Waitrose by 2025, roughly ...
US Electric Highway Coalition gains support of major energy company
US Energy company and utility Exelon has joined the Electric Highway Coalition, a partnership of 14 US utilities ...
VinFast secures industry stalwart in bid to become global smart electric car
VinFast – a member of Vingroup – Vietnam’s leading manufacturer of premium automobiles and the first Vietnamese automotive ...
Mexico calls on international expertise to decarbonise road freight
British energy and environment consultancy Ricardo is leading an international consortium to support the Mexican Government’s plan to ...
EAV’s LINCS offers versatile lightweight urban cargo and passenger capabilities
Electric Assisted Vehicles Limited (EAV), the Oxford, England-based sustainable zero-emissions vehicle manufacturer, has released renderings of its new ...
Mobileye starts New York autonomous vehicle testing program
Mobileye, the intel owned company that specialises in vision-based autonomous vehicles, is now testing its AVs in New ...
Malaysia to trial integration of urban air mobility services within an existing
Malaysia Airports has signed a memorandum of understanding with Skyports, a designer and operator of vertiport infrastructure for ...
UK publishes plan to decarbonise its entire transport system by 2050
The UK Government has published its long-awaited Transport Decarbonisation Plan which provides a ‘greenprint’ to cut emissions from ...
Drones could answer inequities in health-care supplies to remote British Columbia communities
Drone Delivery Canada Corp has signed an agreement with the University of British Columbia (UBC) as part of ...
Veoneer partners with Baraja to industrialise LiDAR for Level 4 autonomy
Swedish automotive technology company Veoneer has signed an agreement with Australian LiDAR company Baraja to industrialise its Spectrum-Scan ...
Dutch EV charging provider Allego to build out infrastructure at Radisson hotels
Dutch charging provider Allego is partnering with Radisson Hotel Group to build charging infrastructure for electric vehicles at ...
Guest blog – why the flying car is no longer science fiction
Human efforts to achieve flight date back to the ancient world, says Rani Plaut, CEO and Co-Founder of ...
bp collaborates with Tomorrow’s Journey to offer ride hail EV subscription
Energy company bp has launched a trial EV subscription service designed to help ride hail drivers in London ...
Swedish electric plane maker hopes short-haul advantages could open up clean inter-city
Swedish startup Heart Aerospace is developing an all-electric aircraft designed for short trips. While current battery technology limits ...
ChargePoint strengthens European growth through acquisition of established charging platform
US electric vehicle charging network provider ChargePoint Holdings is to acquire has·to·be, an Austrian e-mobility provider and developer ...
Arrival to supply cars-as-a-service provider LeasePlan with 3,000 eLCVs
British electric vehicle manufacturer Arrival has announced a contract to produce some 3,000 electric vans for cars-as-a-service provider ...
Otonomo partners with Mercedes to accelerate fleet use of OEM data
Israeli vehicle data platform provider Otonomo Technologies has announced an agreement with Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services to offer advanced ...
British electric vehicle leasing company plans European and modal expansion
British electric vehicle leasing company WeVee has closed a seed financing deal of seven million dollars. The company ...
VB’s green-labelled stubbies just got greener
Australian beer brand Victoria Bitter has started using zero-emissions delivery trucks promising beer with a reduced environmental impact. ...
EU recovery funds underpin Spanish electric vehicle and battery push
Spain will invest Euro 4.3 billion to kick-start the production of electric vehicles and batteries as part of ...
Stellantis electrification strategy will invest more than €30 billion across the group
Stellantis, whose brands include Fiat, Opel, Chrysler, Citroën and Peugeot, has set out its electrification strategy supported by ...
Tesvolt investment aims to take inductive roads to next level
German energy storage systems developer Tesvolt has become a shareholder in Munich-based Stercom Power Solutions, which develops inductive ...
Madrid to make public transport free during morning peak hours
The Spanish capital Madrid has unveiled a range of plans to support a return to public transport which ...
US electric vehicle developer ELMS signs components deal with China’s Wuling Motors
Electric Last Mile Solutions, Inc, a US designer of last mile e-mobility vehicles, has signed a long-term supply ...
Indian manufacturer Hero EV gears up for explosive growth in electric two-wheelers
Indian electric bike, motorbike and scooter manufacturer Hero Electric Vehicles plans to invest Rs 7 billion to meet ...
German urban air mobility company Volocopter boosts design and production capabilities
German urban air mobility (UAM) group Volocopter is to acquire DG Flugzeugbau, a global leader in composite aircraft ...
Russian self-driving robots selected for student food delivery across US campuses
US online food-ordering and delivery platform Grubhub has announced a partnership with Russia’s Yandex Self-Driving Group as its ...
Stellantis gives Vauxhall UK plant an electric-van lifeline
Stellantis announced it will build full-electric versions of its Opel/Vauxhall Combo, Peugeot Partner and Citroen Berlingo small vans ...
Charging-as-a-Service concept designed to allow bus and truck operators to decarbonise fleets
Australian investment bank Macquarie’s Green Investment Group has partnered with Dutch fast charging solutions provider Heliox to offer ...
Volvo previews its future electric vehicles with the Concept Recharge
Volvo Cars presented its plans to become an all-electric premium car brand by 2030 at the recent Volvo ...
Real-time road safety warning system offers less than ten milliseconds latency
Porsche, Vodafone and HERE Technologies have teamed up to trial ways to use 5G and precise geo-location technology ...
Gogoro signs deal with Foxconn to expand bike battery swap technology
Taiwanese electric bike and scooter maker Gogoro and Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturer of Apple iPhones, have signed a ...
LeasePlan aims for zero emissions on two million vehicle fleet by 2030
NewMotion, a leader in smart EV charging solutions and a Shell group company, has been selected as a ...
EV battery recycling breakthroughs reduce need for cobalt and nickel
Researchers in Britain and the US are reporting significant breakthroughs in recycling electric vehicle batteries that could help ...
Nissan and Envision AESC invest £I billion in UK Gigafactory
Nissan has confirmed plans to turn its Sunderland manufacturing facility into a £1 billion electric vehicle (EV) hub ...
Electric black cab drivers to benefit from integrated vehicle optimisation tool
LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company), the wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese automaker Geely, has announced the launch of ...
TIER offers visibility of nearby e-scooters through Google Maps
TIER, a leading European micro-mobility provider has teamed up with Google Maps to offer ‘first and last mile’ ...
Solar cells and new battery extend Sion range
German electric vehicle developer Sono Motors has released details of a greener and upgraded battery with revised range ...
SAN Group HQ incorporates solar powered green hydrogen hub
Austrian solar energy company Fronius has broken ground on a green hydrogen hub at the SAN Biotech Park, ...
Leading heavy-duty truck manufacturers plan European high-performance charging network
Three leading commercial vehicle manufacturers Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and the TRATON GROUP have signed a non-binding agreement ...
Bird launches shared e-bike across North America and Europe
California-based e-scooter rental company Bird has announced the addition of shared e-bikes to its portfolio with the launch ...
New partnership to develop drones operating environment
The Urban Air Mobility Division of Hyundai Motor Group has announced a new partnership with ANRA Technologies – ...
Jive talking London gets fleet of 20 hydrogen double-deckers
England’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered double-decker buses has gone into service in London. Twenty fuel cell vehicles, built ...
Ambarella to enable advanced ADAS features on Arrival’s commercial vehicles
UK-based EV developer Arrival is to use Californian AI vision company Ambarella as the provider of the environmental ...
National Grid pledges to electrify 6000 vehicles in US and UK
Energy company National Grid is joining EV100, an initiative by environmental think tank the Climate Group, as the ...
Welsh Government announces freeze on new road building projects
Wales’ Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters has confirmed a review of major highway schemes as part ...
Microsoft and Wejo agreement aims to unlock connected vehicle data
Wejo, a UK-based connected vehicle data startup, has announced that Microsoft and Japanese insurance group Sompo have added ...
Hyundai hydrogen bus introduced to Germany to gain European experience
Hyundai has delivered a hydrogen-powered test bus for in-service trials in Munich, Germany. Two bus operators Ettenhuber and ...
Renault partnerships support French Gigafactory project
Renault Group has announced major partnerships with Envision AESC and Verkor, both designed to accelerate the French automaker’s ...
EU-funded collaboration supports multimodality and interoperability among transport systems
The newly launched EU-funded FRONTIER project will bring together the private and public sector with academia to develop ...
Turntide Technologies financing accelerates aim to eliminate rare earth magnets in EVs
Turntide Technologies, the Amazon and BMW-backed US company that has developed an electric motor system free of rare ...
Flying battery concept underpins mass transport-sized air bus
New York startup Kelekona has outlined an ambitious and frankly jaw-dropping variant on the eVTOL concept – a ...
Hydrogen powered scooter prototype refuelled by canisters in seconds
French electrical engineering innovation company Mob-Ion has developed the AM1, a prototype hydrogen powered scooter that uses rechargeable ...
Hyundai and Grab to tackle SE Asian barriers to EV adoption
Hyundai Motor Group and Singapore based mobility, delivery and payment app Grab have expanded their partnership to accelerate ...
UK establishes region-wide 5G traffic control network
Major roads across the UK’s West Midlands region, centred around second city Birmingham, have been equipped with an ...
Ford acquires EV commercial fleet monitoring software developer
Ford has announced it is acquiring Electriphi, a California-based provider of battery management and fleet monitoring software for ...
FedEx and Nuro deepen autonomous delivery collaboration
FedEx and Nuro have announced a multi-year agreement to test Nuro’s next-generation autonomous delivery vehicle within FedEx operations ...
MIT spin out puts emphasis on smart and safe e-scooters
Superpedestrian, a transportation robotics company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that develops electrified and AI technologies for micromobility vehicles, ...
Woven Capital invests in IoT vehicle fleet platform
Toyota subsidiary Woven Capital has made an investment in Ridecell, a US based Internet of Things automation platform ...
Volvo and Northvolt collaborate on next gen pure electric
Volvo Car Group intends to establish a joint venture with leading Swedish battery company Northvolt to develop and ...
Port of Los Angeles establishes hydrogen trial for regional movement of goods
The Port of Los Angeles has taken delivery of five hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles and established two ...
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 ...
Major UK construction firm installs car chargers at all sites and offices
UK construction firm Willmott Dixon has unveiled plans to install electric car chargers at all of its sites ...
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 ...
Manchester Mobility Hub prioritises streets for people, but locals call it a
A planning application for an urban mobility hub in Ancoats area of Manchester in north west England has ...
Gridserve takes over the UK’s Electric Highway charging network
Ecotricity has confirmed the sale of its Electric Highway national charging network to Gridserve. The sale comes after ...
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 ...
Hitachi and Arrival offer European bus operators competitive total cost of ownership
Electric vehicle developer Arrival and Hitachi Europe have announced a partnership to deliver electric bus and infrastructure solutions ...
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 ...
Ford and BMW-backed solid state battery producer Solid Power to list on
Solid Power Inc, the Ford and BMW-backed US producer of all-solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, is to merge ...
Toyota reveals plan to establish city scale hydrogen societies across Japan
Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture and Toyota Motor Corporation have outlined plans to build a city scale testbed for hydrogen ...
My Ami Cargo – probably a very sensible alternative to an e-cargo
Citroën this month launches My Ami Cargo, a commercial version of its electric ultracompact and all-electric Ami. The ...
Joby plans to build out “skyports” at car park rooftops across the
Californian electric vertical take-off aircraft developer Joby Aviation has announced a partnership with major US parking company REEF ...
India’s Medicine from the Sky project sets pathway for beyond visual line
India's on-demand delivery platform Dunzo is to pilot the delivery of medicines via drones in the southern Indian ...
Performance 3D printed e-scooter manufacturer seeks pre-launch crowd funding
Carbon fibre extreme street bike manufacturer Superstrata has taken its 3D-printed unibody construction approach to e-scooters with the ...
Chinese develop electric school bus with bi-directional charging
BYD, China’s leading electric bus maker, has introduced an 84-seat battery-electric school bus that supports bi-directional charging. Potentially, ...
Another electric, retro-iconic microcar comes to market…
Hot on the heels of the Microlino, the electric powered reimagination of the 1950s bubble car, MOVEmnt is ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Greek island partners with VW in ambitious plan to decarbonise transport and
Volkswagen has supplied eight electric cars to the Greek island of Astypalea, marking an early milestone in an ...
Dutch transport companies order 50-ton hydrogen trucks
US based Hyzon Motors, a leading global supplier of zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell powered commercial vehicles, is to ...
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 ...
Goldman Sachs financing deal accelerates e-scooter operator TIER’s international expansion
German electric scooter operator TIER has secured $60m of asset-backed financing from Goldman Sachs. TIER claims to be ...
Thai government brings in Foxconn to develop low cost EV “open platform”
Taiwan's Apple iPhone assembler Foxconn has announced a partnership with Thailand's state-run energy group PTT to make electric ...
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. ...
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 ...
Peugeot to launch “plug-in” hydrogen-fuelled van in Europe by the end of
Peugeot has unveiled details of its e-Expert Hydrogen light commercial vehicle which will feature both a hydrogen fuel ...
Electric Google Street View Jag doubles up as Dublin mobile air quality
Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Google to integrate the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE with air quality measuring sensors ...
Opel launches Movano-e, its first electric large van and rival to Ford’s
Opel has released details of the all-new Movano-e, the first battery electric vehicle from the German brand in ...
Oxbotica and TRL pilot safety framework for off-highway automated vehicles in complex
The UK Government backed agency Innovate UK has funded an industry led consortium of autonomous driving experts to ...
Bird says bigger battery is key to its world’s most eco-conscious claim
US electric scooter developer Bird says its newest scooter model, the Bird Three, is the world’s most eco-conscious. ...
Aurrigo secures UK first as its Auto-Shuttle takes to the road in
A trial in Cambridge, England marks the first use of Aurrigo’s self-driving shuttles on public roads in the ...
MaaS Global acquires Wondo marking first steps in expected consolidation of mobility-as-a-service
MaaS Global, the Finish mobility-as-a-service platform and the company behind the Whim app has acquired Spanish mobility startup ...
Worldwide transport activity to double by 2050 and carbon emissions to keep
Latest projections presented at a global summit of transport ministers paints a downbeat view that global transport activity ...
Audi charging hub concept largely independent of local grid capacity
Audi is developing a concept to develop modular electric vehicle charging hubs incorporating second life batteries to reduce ...
May Mobility equips Toyota to test “Autono-MaaS” service in Ann Arbor
May Mobility, a leader in autonomous vehicle technology and shuttle operations, is testing a Toyota Sienna equipped with ...
Robot runner trial set to speed up home food and grocery deliveries
Singapore superapp Grab is set to pilot a robot runner service from several restaurants at the Paya Lebar ...
Paris-based Virtuo raises €78.7 million to scale its car-on-demand service
Virtuo, the car-on-demand service that sets out to drive the shift away from car ownership across Europe, has ...
UK transport charity launches campaign to get people back on public transport
UK sustainable transport charity, Campaign for Better Transport, has launched a national campaign to help get people back ...
Chart Industries invests in cryogenic hydrogen refuelling start-up
Germany’s Cryomotive, a green-tech start-up and US company Chart Industries, a leading global manufacturer of liquefaction and cryogenic ...
New model suggests the economics of rural charging infrastructure can work
The UK’s Connected Kerb is to install electric vehicle chargers to deliver sustainable, affordable and accessible charging infrastructure ...
Swedish parcel locker firm acquires Dutch market leader in same day deliveries
Swedish parcel locker delivery company Instabox is entering the Dutch market through the acquisition of Red je Pakketje, ...
Ford invests in next generation batteries… again
Ford and South Korea’s SK Innovation have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a joint venture – ...
Oxford Superhub sets blueprint for fast, convenient, omnipresent EV charging
Fastned, the Dutch electric vehicle fast charging company, has joined up with UK-based Pivot Power, Tesla Superchargers and ...
ZF and Mobileye to develop driver-assistance and safety technology for Toyota
Germany’s ZF and Mobileye, an Intel company, have been chosen by Toyota to develop advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) ...
UK energy regulator kick starts market in EV infrastructure grid connections
The UK’s energy regulator Ofgem is investing £300 million to kick start investment in the cabling, substations and ...
Tech firms tie up to ease first and last journey segments across
Australian micro mobility company Beam has teamed up with Israeli journey planning app Moovit to give real-time access ...
Is this electric car from German manufacturer e.Go the “People’s Car” of
German electric car start-up e.Go Mobile plans to enter the Mexico market and launch a production plant in ...
Hyundai puts down marker for Europe’s hydrogen-powered heavy goods transport
South Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai plans to ship a new series of fuel-cell trucks to Europe later this ...
Swedish researchers suggest buildings could become giant renewable energy storage cells
Researchers from the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology have released outline ...
UK Government backs location data innovations to solve contemporary transport challenges
The UK’s Geospatial Commission has launched the second phase of its transport location data competition, in partnership with ...
Volocopter’s newest eVTOL aircraft built for longer flights and higher payloads
Volocopter, the German urban air mobility (UAM) group, has unveiled its newest aircraft, VoloConnect, offering a larger aircraft ...
Suncor and ATCO seek fiscal support for potential CCS hydrogen project in
Two Canadian companies, Suncor Energy and ATCO are collaborating on early-stage design and engineering for a potential blue ...
UK multi-sector coalition set up to decarbonise road transport at pace and
The UK based Green Finance Institute has launched the Coalition for the Decarbonisation of Road Transport, bringing together ...
Production of retro electric bubble car to start in September
Swiss electric scooter and bike manufacturer Micro Mobility Systems has announced its Microlino bubble car will enter production ...
Mobility attitudes report suggests Gary Numan was on to something…
"People feel more protected in their car than in public transport," says Guillaume Saint of the consumer research ...
UK firms develop new approach to crucial autonomy question “Where am I,
UK firms Oxbotica and Navtech have launched Terran360, the world’s first all-weather radar localisation solution for industrial autonomous ...
Los Angeles suburb adopts smart parking to support the high street and
Munich based smart parking solutions provider Cleverciti has introduced its new parking guidance solution at El Monte, a ...
AI-enabled lidar based system offers “breakthrough” in mobility data gathering
A project in New Jersey will act as a testbed project for Californian based Velodyne’s new Intelligent Infrastructure ...
US EV charging company acquires Blue Corner to establish European presence
Florida-based electric vehicle charging equipment and services company Blink Charging has established a European foothold through the acquisition ...
Accurate real time information on EV charge point status vital to electric
A new report from IoT research analysts Beecham, sponsored by UK-based mobile virtual network operator Caburn Telecom, warns that in ...
Major boost to Australia’s EV fleet through collaboration targeting rideshare drivers
Sydney-based Splend, which specialises in vehicle ownership plans for rideshare drivers, has entered a Memorandum of Understanding with ...
“Monstrous” lidars on autonomous vehicles set to become a thing of the
Toyota backed Pony.ai says its next-generation robotaxis will feature discrete lidars made by US developer Luminar Technologies. Lidars ...
Plug Power and BAE Systems to develop powertrains and infrastructure for North
Hydrogen fuel cell engine developer Plug Power and BAE Systems are to collaborate on the development of hydrogen-powered ...
Home energy app developed by bp-backed Pure Planet offers EV control and
Energy company bp has announced a new partnership with UK renewable energy supplier Pure Planet, launching a digital ...
Event preview: Transport’s 5G future – from smart railways to autonomous vehicles
Over the last year, 5G mobile technology has been rolled out in markets around the world. Offering data ...
Study suggests ride-hailing can intensify urban transport challenges and road congestion
New research suggests that the perceived environmental and traffic congestion easing benefits of ride-hailing services are harder to ...
Dutch e-moped company secures investment for modal and geographical expansion
GO Green, the parent company of Dutch shared electric moped provider GO Sharing, has raised €50 million, led ...
Volta sets out plan to produce 27,000 electric trucks annually from 2025
Swedish full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, Volta Trucks, is to launch four new fully electric commercial vehicles by 2024 ...
Think tank urges UK to become first mover in hydrogen race
A new report from the Centre for Policy Studies, a leading UK think tank, argues the UK’s approach ...
Finland starts roll-out of multimodal contactless transit payment system
Littlepay, the UK-based, transit-focused payment service provider, has implemented the first phase of its open loop payment system ...
Long range lidar promises breakthrough in autonomous delivery and ride-hailing
US autonomous vehicle technology developer Argo AI says its latest lidar system overcomes a number of technical limitations ...
Arrival and Uber tie up will develop new car optimised for ride-hailing
Arrival, a UK based electric vehicle (EV) developer, is partnering with Uber to develop an affordable, purpose-built EV ...
UK phases out dynamic hard shoulder motorways, but sticks with all lane
The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) and its national roads agency Highways England have announced an acceleration in ...
South Korea sets up seventh autonomous vehicle technology demonstration zone
South Korea's government has designated Pangyo, a satellite city south of the capital Seoul, as a demonstration zone ...
Ride-hailer Lyft sells autonomous driving division to Toyota’s Woven Planet
Toyota subsidiary Woven Planet is to buy Level 5, the self-driving division of Lyft, one of the largest ...
Ricardo develops hydrogen combustion engine prototype
British engineering and environmental company Ricardo has developed a hydrogen-fuelled combustion engine that could offer a renewable, economic ...
Ford establishes global battery centre to accelerate breakthrough cell technology
Ford has revealed plans to establish a global battery centre of excellence – called Ford Ion Park – ...
Finland pilots low carbon, autonomous street cleaning
Finland’s Trombia Technologies is running a pilot trial using its autonomous, electric cleaning robot Trombia Free to sweep ...
UK high power motorway charging site heralded as start of major transformation
Electric Highway, the Ecotricity-owned UK trunk road network of electric vehicle (EV) charge points, has opened the UK’s ...
European trucking alliance pushes for decarbonisation of road freight
Lobby group, the European Clean Trucking Alliance (ECTA), has launched a campaign to encourage the European Commission to ...
Indonesian ride-hailer Gojek pledges to shift to electric vehicles by 2030
Indonesian ride-hailing company Gojek plans to make every car and motorcycle on its platform an electric vehicle by ...
US autoworkers union challenges EV incentives for non-US assembled vehicles
United States union, the United Auto Workers (UAW) says it wants the US$ 7,500 tax incentive for electric ...
Global Electric Vehicle Outlook report indicates phenomenal rate of market uptake
New analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts there will be 145 million electric cars, buses, vans ...
Hyzon convenes alliance to stimulate global hydrogen vehicle supply chains
Hyzon Motors, the US developer of hydrogen fuel cell commercial vehicles, has announced the launch of the Hyzon ...
Greater policy coherence and data sharing key to sustainable urban mobility
A new report from influential global sustainability organisations and the International Road Federation (IRF) highlights the urgent need ...
All-electric plane propulsion technology matches twin turboprop performance
Electric US aircraft manufacturer Bye Aerospace has announced the launch of an all-electric plane capable of speeds of ...
Porsche sets out to be at the forefront of high-performance German battery
Porsche is planning to set up a high-performance battery cell factory in Germany to support the company’s shift ...
App collaboration aims to turn private home EV chargers into shared community
London based parking app JustPark has teamed up with Zap-Map to give easier access to electric vehicle charge ...
Big grocers invest in the promise of autonomous home deliveries – everywhere
UK online grocery Ocado is taking a £10 million stake in Oxford based autonomous driving systems startup Oxbotica. ...
FirstGroup to sell the US bus divisions to investment firm EQT Infrastructure
Transit operator FirstGroup has announced it has entered into an agreement for the sale of First Student and ...
Honda commits 100% of car sales to be electric or fuel cell
Honda has committed 100% of its sales to be electric or fuel cell vehicles by 2040. Speaking at ...
BMW next generation battery projects secure national and EU funding
Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy is to provide BMW with 68 million euros in funding ...
UK authorises beyond visual line of flight drone trials
In a significant step for the drone industry, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has authorised a trial ...
Thailand accelerates EV push in bid to become SE Asian electric vehicle
Thailand’s government has brought forward to 2035 the date at which it wants only purely electric vehicles to ...
ABB high-powered chargers become future proofed and smart grid compatible
Swiss energy technology company ABB has unveiled the third generation of its high-powered 350kW Terra electric vehicle charging ...
Málaga is testbed for Kapsch’s real-time traffic optimiser
Kapsch TrafficCom has announced that the Spanish city of Málaga is the first European city to test the ...
Texas pilot project integrates on demand AVs and public transport
New York based on-demand ride-share company Via is taking part in a pilot programme that integrates on-demand autonomous ...
Vianova develops centralised digital platform to integrate Milan’s shared mobility
A collaboration between Milan’s Mobility and Environment Agency (AMAT) and the French tech start-up Vianova is to develop ...
Nuro offers driverless delivery to Domino’s pizza customers in Houston
Takeaway Pizza company Domino's and California robotics startup Nuro have launched an autonomous pizza-delivery service in Houston, Texas. ...
The Republic strikes back
Leading French companies in the automotive and technology sectors have announced their intention to create the Software République, ...
Dubai plans to deploy 4,000 robotaxis on its roads by 2030
Cruise, the San Francisco based autonomous vehicle company backed by General Motors and Honda, has revealed plans to ...
German collaboration addresses two of the biggest hurdles in autonomous driving
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure has awarded €10.9 million to the KelRide project in Southern ...
Mobileye and Udelv tie up promises major roll out of autonomous deliveries
Intel subsidiary, Mobileye, the Israeli company that specializes in vision-systems for autonomous vehicles, is collaborating with self-driving delivery ...
Honda and Moixa collaborate on flexible tariff home EV charging offer
Honda Motor Europe has launched e:PROGRESS, an intelligent home EV charging system that selects the most cost-effective times ...
Volvo Trucks ready to electrify large part of goods transports
Volvo Trucks is gearing up for a rapid upswing in electrification of heavy road transport in the expectation ...
European cities urge EU to use once in a decade opportunity to
Cities across Europe are calling for at least half of new vans to be zero-emission by 2030. In ...
Volkswagen Group EVs will support bidirectional charging from next year
Volkswagen has confirmed that from next year all electric cars built on its next generation MEB platform will ...
French government backs hydrogen trains in bid to become hydrogen champion
SNCF Voyageurs, the public limited company that handles France’s passenger rail transport, has placed an order with Alstom ...
Volvo and SSAB plan first fossil-free steel trucks on road to carbon
Swedish truck maker AB Volvo and steel maker SSAB have signed an agreement to produce the world’s first ...
WEF initiative supports cyber security and smart city development in smaller cities
About 50% of the world's urban population live in small and medium-sized cities, but smaller cities have fewer ...
Shell plans massive ramp up of rapid EV chargers, UK details revealed
Royal Dutch Shell has confirmed its plan to install 5,000 electric vehicle chargers across the UK by 2025. ...
Honda and Verizon explore 5G enabled mobile edge computing and connected vehicle
Honda and Verizon are teaming up to research how new connected safety technology using 5G and mobile edge ...
Swedish battery-powered leisure boat start-up sees demand outstripping supply
Stockholm-based X Shore has secured investment of 15 million euros to scale up production of its battery-powered leisure ...
Lime launches e-mopeds with emphasis on rider safety
US e-mobility provider Lime has added e-mopeds to its range of shared e-mobility services. The first e-mopeds are ...
Trip planning information app supports range of Long Beach mobility options
Isreali journey planning app Moovit has partnered with California’s Long Beach Transit to provide a single app that ...
UK train station harvests kinetic energy from passenger footsteps
Leighton Buzzard train station in the UK has installed two walkways incorporating kinetic floor tiles that use passenger ...
Siemens provides chargers and app for On’s multimodal electric vehicle sharing service
Siemens Smart Infrastructure is providing the charging infrastructure and cloud-based user management software for new Italian e-mobility service ...
Dutch e-moped mobility provider expands into Austria
Dutch electric moped start-up GO Sharing has marked its first international success with the deployment of 200 e-mopeds ...
Hyundai and Kia establish high power chargers in South Korea ahead of
Hyundai Motor Group is setting up a network of high power charging stations in South Korea in preparation ...
Boston trials free public transit scheme
Boston Mayor Kim Janey has announced the city is piloting a two-month program to explore the impacts on ...
Rivian takes exclusive approach to EV charging in out of the way
Amazon-backed US electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive is building an exclusive, fast-charger network for its two key launch ...
Hyzon pioneers lifecycle leasing model for heavy duty hydrogen vehicles in Europe
US hydrogen fuel cell powered commercial vehicle developer Hyzon has launched a leasing service for the provision of ...
E-ferry services set for Stockholm archipelago from 2023
Swedish electric boat startup Candela has announced it is developing an all-electric 30-person hydrofoiling passenger boat to serve ...
Interoperability and partnerships key to EV charging expansion
European EV charging provider NewMotion, a subsidiary of Shell, has announced its charging infrastructure network now extends to ...
UK’s Faraday Institution launches new commercialisation strategy
The UK’s battery technology and research organisation The Faraday Institution has signalled a new commercialisation strategy and announced ...
ABB and Amazon Web Services collaborate on EV fleet management platform
Swedish-Swiss technology manufacturer ABB and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are jointly developing a cloud-based digital solution for the ...
Expansion of Sydney’s digital transport payment card supports modal shift
New South Wales’s digital Opal transport card is set to be expanded to services such as Uber and ...
Mexico City plastic waste cycle path doubles up as flood storage facility
Dutch plastic road developer PlasticRoad has installed a multifunctional cycle path made from waste plastic and incorporating temporary ...
Global chip shortage forces major auto makers to stop production
The global shortage of semiconductor chips is hitting car production around the world and it's a problem partly ...
New economic model could deliver better digital connectivity in under-serviced communities
A project in a rural part of Scotland's north east Highlands aims to explore and develop new business ...
Uber’s London EV service set to roll-out across Europe and the US
Uber has launched a new service, Uber Green, that allows users in central London to request an all-electric ...
IKEA owner buys major stake in novel global address tech startup
Sweden’s Ingka Group, the owner of most IKEA stores, has bought a 12 million pound stake in what3words, ...
Skoda invests in electric vehicles, but will not yet switch fully from
Czech carmaker Skoda, part of the Volkswagen Group, plans to invest around 2.5 billion euros over the next ...
Toyota and Isuzu revive partnership with focus on connected trucks
Toyota Motor Corp and Isuzu Motors have revived a partnership designed to bolster their competitive edge in connected, ...
World’s first tidal powered EV charger launched in Scotland
Electric vehicle drivers on the Scottish Shetland Islands can recharge their cars directly using tidal power, after the ...
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Boabab tree inspired vertiport
Chinese autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) manufacturer EHang Holdings has co-developed a novel air mobility concept with Italian architecture ...
Goodyear and UFODRIVE bring commercial vehicle monitoring systems to EV passenger fleets
Goodyear has announced a strategic relationship with UFODRIVE, the first all-digital, all-electric car rental service controlled from an ...
The EV Network and bp pulse to roll-out ultra-fast charging e-forecourts across
Independent EV charging infrastructure development company EV Network and bp pulse have joined forces to develop new rapid ...
Toyota and Hyundai both push Australian hydrogen fuel facilities
Toyota has opened its first commercial hydrogen fuel pump site in the Australian state of Victoria. The facility ...
Japan’s major electric motorbike manufacturers agree swappable battery standard
A Japanese consortium of motorbike manufacturers has reached an agreement to standardize swappable batteries, allowing battery sharing and ...
Mercedes develops first fully electric ambulance based on the eSprinter
Mercedes-Benz Vans, in partnership with Ambulanz Mobile from Schönebeck in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, has developed a ...
Kia launches “long range” sub-£35,000 electric vehicle to UK market
Kia has launched a long-range version of its e-Niro battery electric vehicle that the Korean car maker says ...
UK consortium takes ecosystem approach to regional electric aviation
US hybrid-electric aircraft manufacturer Ampaire is leading the 2ZERO consortium in a UK project that aims to demonstrate ...
IRENA identifies urgent need for 30-fold increase in the electrification of transport
The International Renewable Energy Agency’s influential annual report says planned investment in clean energy must increase by 30% ...
Novel two-stage eVTOL concept offers huge potential efficiencies
Two former engineers from SpaceX, the American space transportation services company founded by Elon Musk, have proposed a ...
Volkswagen to build six European battery gigafactories by 2030
Volkswagen plans to build half a dozen battery cell plants in Europe and expand infrastructure for charging electric ...
Volvo warns shortage of semiconductors is impacting production
Volvo Group has warned that the global shortage of semiconductors will have a substantial impact on production in ...
Canadian autonomous trucking startup develops “middle mile” solution
Toronto-based autonomous trucking startup NuPort Robotics has received $1 million in funding from the Ontario government for a ...
Lion Electric’s Canadian battery pack factory to open in early 2023
Lion Electric, a Canadian manufacturer of electric trucks and buses, has secured investment to build its own battery ...
London introduces electric fleet for recycling and waste collection
Veolia, the waste management company responsible for waste collection, recycling, and street cleansing operations in the City of ...
Siemens US initiative aims to increase accessibility to EV charging solutions
Siemens has launched its eMobility Partner Ecosystem to increase accessibility of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and financing solutions ...
Singapore trials autonomous robot parcel and grocery deliveries
A new trial to test the use of autonomous robots in providing on-demand “courier” deliveries is underway in ...
2020 breakthrough year for EVs in Europe, but growth highly concentrated in
A new publication from the European Alternative Fuels Observatory (EAFO) sets out latest EV sales and the extent ...
Industry calls for dedicated European governance regime for EV charging infrastructure
ChargeUp Europe, an association of European charging infrastructure providers, has called for a stronger and more coherent approach ...
Cambridge signal control trial uses AI to distinguish different road users
Vivacity Labs’ Smart Junctions AI traffic signal control is to be trialled at busy junctions in the English ...
Volvo venture capital invests in EV charging software company
Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has invested in Isreali EV charging software company Driivz, developer of a platform ...
US Scientists identify route to net-zero carbon flights using food waste derived
US scientists have reported a breakthrough in the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) based upon food ...
Partnership plans all-electric scheduled aircraft service within five years
Rolls-Royce and airframer Tecnam are joining forces with Widerøe, the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, to deliver an ...
Imperial College research simulates self-driving fleet impacts on cities
Researchers at Imperial College, London, have simulated the potential impact in cities of fleets of self-driving autonomous vehicles ...
Hyperloop safety valve brings concept a step closer
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT), the group behind the proposal to propel people and goods through large diameter vacuum ...
UK forecourt chain plans 300 fast chargers
Britain’s largest independent chain of petrol stations is to spend £400 million on installing 3,000 fast electric chargers ...
AirAsia diversifies into drone delivery and air taxi services
Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia Group plans to launch an air taxi service and the country's first drone delivery service ...
Japanese/Australian collaboration delivers lightweight platform for modular EV concept
Japanese high tech materials manufacturer Teijin has teamed up with Australian modular vehicle developer Applied Electric Vehicles (Applied ...
INRIX analysis suggests big health and environment gains from re-timing traffic lights
Latest insights from US traffic data and analysis company INRIX reveal that small changes in the timing of ...
Nokia 5G network turns KymiRing motor racing circuit into CAV test environment
Finland’s new motor racing circuit, KymiRing, is set to receive a 5G private network using Nokia’s Digital Automation ...
Williams partners with Fortescue to develop battery-electric mining haul truck
Williams Advanced Engineering is partnering with Fortescue Metals Group to design, build, test and integrate a battery system ...
Affordable e-trikes launched into North American market sell out
Canadian affordable EV sales and marketing company Imperium Motor Corp has launched an electric-powered enclosed three-wheel vehicle aimed ...
UK funds competition to stimulate zero-emission vehicles innovation
The UK government has launched a £20 million research and development competition to promote innovations in zero-emission vehicles. ...
Paris pilots DUCKT universal scooter dock and charge points
Universal micro mobility charging infrastructure provider DUCKT has been awarded a pilot project from the Paris Municipality to ...
Siemens app to offer Dutch transport operators integrated door to door journeys
Siemens Mobility has won a contract in the Netherlands to develop a national intelligent Mobility as a Service ...
Breakthrough claimed in hydrogen fuel cell for aviation
Menlo Park-based HyPoint, a developer of hydrogen fuel cell systems for aviation and urban air mobility, has unveiled ...
Battery energy storage integrated into Dutch ultrafast EV charging service
Dutch smart grid solutions developer Alfen has been selected by Shell to install energy storage capacity to support ...
European car makers back electric vehicles over hydrogen
Leading European car makers have raised significant doubts over the increasingly held view that hydrogen is the fuel ...
US study identifies collaboration and coordination as key to improved urban mobility
Shared modes of transportation, such as ride-hailing, scooter sharing, and bike sharing can enhance mobility, equity, and sustainability ...
Funding boost for autonomous home delivery robots
Following its acquisition by Uber, the robotics division of Postmates has spun out as an independent company, Serve ...
UK needs clearer milestones to zero emission motoring
A review by the UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) says UK Government’s policy on low emissions vehicles over ...
Industry drives electrification of school and public transportation vehicles in the US
School bus company First Student, public transportation company First Transit, and electricity supplier NextEra Energy Resources are working ...
Managing growth of traffic is vital for the liveability of cities
A new report Reversing Car Dependency, from the International Transport Forum (ITF) examines how governments can encourage citizens ...
Tesla partners with Pacific island nickel mine to secure battery supplies
Tesla is to buy nickel from a mine on the Pacific island of New Caledonia in a move ...
Australian autonomous electric shuttle city trial runs on public roads
Public transport operator Keolis is testing a new autonomous electric shuttle in Renmark, a city of 10,000 residents ...
Apcoa to reinvent its multi-storey car parks as mobility and logistics hubs
Stuttgart-based European parking operator, Apcoa Parking, is to repurpose its car parks as urban hubs. Initially, the company, ...
FedEx details investment to support carbon neutral by 2040 pledge
FedEx, the world’s largest cargo airline, has announced a goal to achieve carbon–neutral operations globally by 2040. To ...
Archer targets 2024 for Los Angeles air taxi network
California-based eVTOL developer Archer has commitment to launching its first Urban Air Mobility (UAM) network in Los Angeles ...
Bolt plans to integrate e-scooters into Ireland’s wider public transport system
Estonian based e-scooter platform Bolt is to provide 10,000 e-scooters to Irish towns and cities following the launch ...
US cities bring creativity to blacktop transforming streets and public spaces
Bloomberg Philanthropies recently invited US cities to apply for its Asphalt Art Initiative grants, which will provide up ...
Volocopter says commercial air taxi routes to launch within two years
German electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer Volocopter has raised €200 million in additional capital through a ...
Lime rolls out global expansion to 25 new cities during 2021
San Francisco based micro mobility company Lime has announced a $50m plan to expand into 25 new cities ...
Toyota breaks ground on human-centred living laboratory city
Work has started in Japan on “Toyota Woven City”, a new smart city “dedicated to the advancement of ...
Daimler Truck and Volvo create fuel-cell joint venture
Sweden’s Volvo Group has acquired 50 percent of Stuttgart based Daimler Truck Fuel Cell for SEK 6.3 billion ...
Volvo to sell only fully electric cars by 2030
Volvo has pledged to become a fully electric car company by 2030 and by that date plans to ...
Maersk plans to put world’s first carbon neutral containership in operation by
Danish shipping giant AP Moller – Maersk has announced plans to operate the world’s first carbon neutral liner ...
Spanish EV charging station utilises second life electric bus batteries
Spanish energy company and service station operator Repsol has opened its first electric vehicle charging points using energy ...
Denmark plans major low emission marine fuel production facility
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has unveiled plans for the establishment of Europe’s largest production facility of green ammonia, ...
DHL Freight and Volvo Trucks collaborate on fossil-free long haul road transport
DHL Freight, one of Europe’s leading road freight providers, and Volvo Trucks are collaborating on a project to ...
Domestic success catapults Chinese budget EV to second place in global sales
A budget electric vehicle (EV) from China's top automaker, state-owned SAIC Motor, is outselling Tesla in its home ...
Foxconn to bring Fisker’s next EV model to market within two years
Chinese iPhone-maker Foxconn has signed a memorandum of understanding to build a new electric vehicle for Fisker Inc, ...
“Venture capital at scale” deal secures major boost for aerial ridesharing
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Joby Aviation has merged with Reinvent Technology Partners, as the conclusion ...
Kent Live Labs takes scaled approach to deployment of digital sensors
A UK trial using state of the art traffic sensors is being carried out by Kent County Council ...
UK car club trials hydrogen fuel cell electric cars
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has taken delivery of 17 Toyota hydrogen fuel cell electric cars as part of a number ...
Drone flights deliver medical supplies to remote Scottish communities
Drones are using Vodafone’s 4G network to transport medical supplies between NHS hospitals and facilities in a remote ...
UK trial shows smart EV charging incentives work
The UK’s largest trial of smart charging incentives found the majority of electric vehicle drivers on the trial ...
Ford to sell only electric vehicles in Europe from 2030
Ford has announced it will only sell electric vehicles in Europe by 2030. The automaker said it will ...
Canada announces huge cities-focused transport investment plan
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a huge funding package for transport projects, which will see $14.9 ...
West Midlands promotes EV gigafactory site
Plans to build a UK EV battery gigafactory have been unveiled by Coventry City Council and Coventry Airport. ...
Successful autonomous bus trial completed at Tokyo airport
Japan’s largest airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) has completed a 10-day trial operation of an autonomous driving bus ...
Volkswagon and Microsoft collaborate on self-driving vehicle technologies
Volkswagen’s Car.Software arm will collaborate with Microsoft to create a cloud-based automated driving platform to advance its self-driving ...
Hitachi successfully tests battery-powered tram in Florence
Hitachi Rail has successfully tested a battery-powered tram in Florence, Italy. The trial involved installing battery packs on ...
Jaguar to become electric-only brand from 2025
British luxury automotive manufacturer Jaguar will become an electric-only brand from 2025 onwards, as part of a new ...
Shell sets out net-zero strategy “in step with society”
Energy firm Shell has set out an energy strategy designed to make it net-zero by 2050. It says ...
Ford and Hermes make home deliveries smarter, faster and more sustainable
Ford has teamed up with consumer delivery specialists, Hermes, to trial a sustainable delivery service that integrates vehicle ...
GM sets ambitious EV targets
General Motors has announced plans to sell only zero-emission cars and trucks by 2035 and to be fully ...
Ford to roll out automotive Android operating system from 2023
Ford and Google have signed a six-year partnership deal that could bring significant changes both to the way ...
World’s first double decker hydrogen buses launch in Aberdeen
The world’s first fleet of double decker hydrogen buses have officially launched into service in Aberdeen, run by ...
Big names across micromobility sector form European coalition
Eight operators of E-scooters in Europe have formed a new coalition MicroMobility for Europe (MMfE) to promote the ...
Shell buys leading on-street EV charging provider ubitricity
Shell has signed an agreement to buy 100% of ubitricity, a leading European provider of on-street charging for ...
Iteris cloud framework promises breakthrough in smart mobility infrastructure management
California-based smart mobility infrastructure management solutions provider Iteris has announced the launch of an open-architecture cloud framework for ...
Australian researchers make breakthrough detecting people around blind corners
Australian scientists have made a substantial breakthrough in showing how a connected intelligent transport system can detect the ...
Europe investigates drone applications in large scale mobility trials
The European Commission-backed SESAR programme, which coordinates European Union R&D activities in air traffic management, has launched a ...
Joined up multimodal journey planning and payment gets a bit closer
Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) has launched Umo, a multimodal journey app and fare collection platform which integrates a ...
Stockholm sticks with Q-Free to upgrade its road congestion charge system
Swedish transport administration Trafikverket has signed a design and build contract with Q-Free to upgrade Stockholm's road congestion ...
BP targets EV charging in Europe and China
UK oil giant BP isn’t turning a profit on all its car-charging stations, but expects that to change ...
Ørsted commits to renewable hydrogen demonstration project
Danish energy company Ørsted has committed its investment to the H2RES renewable hydrogen demonstration project at Avedøre Holme ...
Extreme fast-charging battery breakthrough promises five-minute charge
Isreali technology firm StoreDot has produced an EV battery capable of fully charging in five minutes, marking a ...
Biden plans to replace US government fleet with electric vehicles
US President Joe Biden will start the process of phasing out the federal government’s use of combustion engine-powered ...
Future mobility trends will demand ultra-durable powertrains
A consortium of businesses is developing an electric powertrain that will meet the demands of future vehicles. Electric ...
UK to build the world’s first airport built specifically for electric flying
The UK city of Coventry is to be home to a temporary “pop-up” airport being built as a ...
Joint project boosts Germany’s ultra-fast EV charging capability
German fuel retailer Aral has commissioned Siemens Smart Infrastructure to upgrade grid connections at 30 service stations to ...
UK needs to install public charge points five times faster
A new report from UK think tank Policy Exchange has found that the current rate of EV infrastructure ...
1000 fully-electric trucks for Brazilian brewing fleet
Brazilian beverage maker Ambev has ordered 1,000 electric delivery trucks from manufacturer FNM (Fábrica Nacional de Mobilidades). The ...
More radical policies needed to boost uptake of both new and used
Bright Blue, a UK think tank promoting liberal conservatism, has published a new report, Driving uptake: maturing the ...
Government provides £20m EV charging point boost
The British Government is urging local authorities to take advantage of a £20 million cash injection to boost ...
EVBox hits 200,000 charger target
Amsterdam-based electric charging firm EVBox Group hit its target of doubling its number of installations in 2020, bringing ...
EasyMile and Sono Motors reveal collaboration on autonomous solar-powered passenger shuttle
EasyMile and Sono Motors are equipping the French-developed EZ10 autonomous shuttle prototype with Munich-based Sono Motors’ patented solar ...