Volvo Trucks first in the world to use fossil-free steel in its trucks
Volvo is introducing fossil-free steel in its trucks, becoming the world’s first manufacturer to do so. The steel is produced by the Swedish steel company SSAB and the heavy-duty electric Volvo trucks will be the first to include it. The steel from SSAB is produced...
Polestar on climate goals: change and improvement must happen all the time
Polestar says it reduced greenhouse gas-emissions per car sold by 6% in 2021 through a focus on increased efficiency and use of renewable energy. As the headline finding of its just published second Annual Review and Sustainability report, Polestar says it is proving that business...
Californian truck start-up says autonomy and electric work hand in hand
California start-up Solo Advanced Vehicle Technologies (Solo AVT) has unveiled its SD1, a long-haul battery-electric Class 8 truck designed specifically for autonomous driving with an expected range in excess of 800-kilometres. A key feature is SD1 boasts the lowest drag coefficient of its class, together...
Joby acquisition accelerates its eVTOL FAA type certification
Californian-based eVTOL developer Joby Aviation has acquired Avionyx, an aerospace software engineering firm, to help scale its resources and support the type certification program for its five-seat eVTOL aircraft. Based in Costa Rica, Avionyx has spent more than three decades providing the aerospace industry with...
Mercedes adopts silicon anode battery tech that “shatters” energy ceiling
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has announced it will use batteries with silicon anodes that offer 20% greater energy density in its upcoming electric G-Class. Developed by California based Sila Nanotechnologies, the batteries have the potential to achieve 40% greater energy density compared to today’s standard lithium-ion...
Mahindra to develop more partnerships to improve electric vehicles
Last week Mahindra agreed to a partnership with Volkswagen to explore the possibility of using the German Automakers motors, battery systems and cells in their electric vehicles. Its chief executive has now announced that the company will now be looking to source more components...
Serial 1 release their second generation e-bike in collaboration with Google Cloud
Serial 1, Harley-Davidson's standalone independent electric bicycle company, has been operating for over two years. Having already released their first-generation motorcycles, the company is now returning to reveal its second generation of e-bikes. The new reveal launches a new collaboration with Google Cloud, to include...
Nissan and Mitsubishi launch first all-electric passenger kei cars in Japan
Nissan and Mitsubishi have announced their first all-electric production passenger kei cars in Japan as part of a joint venture. Both the Nissan Sakura and the Mitsubishi eK X EV, were co-developed by the two automakers are built at Mitsubishi’s Mizushima Plant in western Japan...
Itron extends collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate the energy transition
Itron is expanding its long-term partnership with Microsoft to accelerate cloud adoption and the next generation of consumer and grid edge solutions for the utility and smart cities industries. Itron is a company that enables utilities and cities to safely deliver infrastructuree solutions to communities...
INVERS launches OEM Integrations to connect vehicles without additional hardware
Invers launches OEM integrations to let mobility providers receive data easily from vehicles of multiple brands with factory-fitted telematics. The new hardware free solution connects vehicles to the Invers ecosystems, providing normalised data to developers through a unified interface known as: Invers OneAPI. OEM Integrations...
