Exeter’s solar farm and battery storage facility has gone live
Exeter’s solar farm and battery storage facility has gone live and is now powering the city’s electric fleet of vehicles, recycling centre and offices with green energy. The project is the first of its kind in the region and will be a greater step towards...
NIO announces battery swapping stations in China
NIO has announced its plans to construct 1000 battery-swapping stations for electric vehicles in China. The NIO founder and Chairman William Li has said that the firm aims to take the total count of such facilities to 2,300 by the end of the year. The...
Mexico City introduces new e-bus fleet with support from ZEBRA
The city’s transport authority, Metrobús, is a decentralised public entity managing the bus rapid transit (BRT) service through a network spanning 283 stations, seven bus lines and 140 kilometres, which service 1.8 million daily riders. Mexico City now has the largest fleet of articulated...
Leif.A.Stavøstrand: Reducing emissions at sea
Often the discussion around electric transportation is limited to road transportation such as cars, bikes, buses and trucks. Ships are often not part of the conversation. The shipping industry accounts for around 940 million tonnes of CO2 worldwide, which equates to 2.5% of the world’s...
Dronamics raises $40 million in pre-series A funding
Press release written by Dronamics Dronamics has announced that it has raised a total of $40 million in pre-series A funding from venture capital funds and angel investors from 12 countries as the company approaches its upcoming Series A round. This amount includes funds received from...
The Routing Company partners with South East of Scotland Transport Partnership
The Routing Company has announced that it has partnered with the South East of Scotland Transport Partnership to provide on-demand transportation for up to one year. With this deployment, SEStran becomes TRC’s fourth fleet in Scotland. Scottish riders can already use TRC’s award-winning Pingo platform...
Zimbabwe breaks ground on $500m Zim Cyber City in Harare
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that the country has broke ground to launch the US$500 million (Dh1.83 billion) Zim Cyber City. This is a state-of-the-art mixed-use hi-tech park at the outskirts of Zimbabwe’s capital city Harare. The project is being developed by UAE-based Mulk International. The...
bp plans to invest $1 billion in EV charging across US by 2030, helping to meet demand from Hertz’s expanding EV rentals
Bp has just announced plans to invest $1 billion by 2030 into electric vehicle charge points across the United States. A cornerstone of the investment includes Hertz and bp announcing an intention to bring fast charging infrastructure to Hertz locations in major cities, such as Atlanta...
Lazarillo partners with Tier mobility
Lazarillo has announced that they have partnered with Tier to further increase safety and improve communication between people with disabilities and micromobility operators. Tier has integrated its services with the Lazarillo app to allow people who are blind or visually impaired to be given...
Perrone Robotics enters into agreement with Sustainability Partners to bring autonomous vehicles to Hawaii
Written by Perrone Robotics Perrone Robotics has announced that they will be expanding their autonomous vehicle kit and turnkey vehicle capabilities and global reach by providing the first all-electric zero emissions, ADA-compliant, and FMVSS-compliant autonomous vehicles to operate in the state of Hawaii. "We're thrilled to be...
