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Iteris, the Californian-based provider of hardware, software, and consulting services for smart mobility infrastructure management has been awarded a $3.7 million contract from the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for a multi-year regional traffic signal timing project. The population of southern California’s Orange County is...

Over 100 leading vehicle manufacturers, fleets and energy companies have called on EU member states not to delay or dilute the European Commission’s proposal to set binding national targets for hydrogen refuelling infrastructure under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR). The AFIR is the key...

Stellantis has agreed to buy the Share Now car sharing business from BMW and Mercedes-Benz as the two German groups focus more on the software part of their mobility alliance. Formed last year through the merger of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot maker PSA, Stellantis wants...

H2FLY, a Stuttgart-based developer of hydrogen fuel cell technologies for aircraft, has announced that its demonstrator aircraft, the HY4, set a new world record for hydrogen-powered passenger aircraft by flying at an altitude of 2204m. The altitude record comes on the heels of the business...

Lars Carlstrom, the Swedish founder of Britishvolt and Italvolt, has announced plans for a $4bn US battery gigafactory through the newly founded company Statevolt. Once operational, the gigafactory – to be constructed at a site in Imperial Valley in the far southeast of California –...

Abu Dhabi based and UAE government-owned renewable energy generator Masdar, and its local partner Hassan Allam Utilities, have signed memoranda of understanding with Egyptian state bodies to co-operate on the development of green hydrogen production plants at the northern and southern ends of the Suez...

EU lawmakers can increase the ambition for the growth in the number of electric vehicles beyond what the European Commission has proposed with the confidence that there will be enough charging points, new analysis shows. EU’s draft infrastructure law requires member states to roll out...

Volkswagen Group has delivered the first electric cars to private customers on the Greek island of Astypalea, marking the next phase of the Smart & Sustainable Island project – a joint initiative of the Volkswagen Group and Greek government which aims to transform the island’s...

China- and US-based autonomous driving technology company Pony.ai has been awarded a permit to operate 100 autonomous vehicles as traditional fee-charging taxis in Nansha, Guangzhou, making it the first autonomous driving company to obtain a taxi license in China. From May, Pony.ai will operate commercial...

ZipCharge has launched a quickly deployable portable electric vehicle charging solution that makes its suitcase-sized Go power banks easily available at any location. Called GoHub, each hub contains either five or 10 portable chargers that can be accessed 24 hours a day. Designed for top...