Overcoming the challenges of EV uptake
Electric vehicles are promising increased security by reducing dependence on fuel, decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and in turn increasing public health by improving air quality. Although, there are still major social, technical and economic barriers to widespread adoption of EVs. Appearing on a panel...
World Cup in Qatar to be powered by Smart solar streetlights
Qatar’s green agenda has taken the forefront in many infrastructural developments ahead of the world cup later this year. The country has decided to install Smart solar streetlights in Doha to boost their sustainability drive. The 350 completely off the grid solar streetlights are...
Bosch invests $200M in US fuel cell production for electric commercial trucks
Picture: Bosch/Martin Stollberg Bosch has announced that it will invest more than $200million into its South Carolina factory to build fuel cell stacks that will power hydrogen powered electric commercial trucks in the United States. The South Carolina project is part of Bosch’s plan to invest...
Royal Caribbean plans to equip all its cruise ships with Starlink internet
Picture: Tech Crunch/Royal Caribbean Last month SpaceX announced its Starlink Maritime service, which is a satellite internet service on water. Royal Caribbean has announced that it will be adding the service to its whole fleet after the success of a pilot service on one of its...
Lightning eMotors partners with GoBolt to deploy 170 electric vehicles
Picture: Lightning eMotors Lightning eMotors has announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with GoBolt — a technology-led, customer-centric sustainable logistics provider — to manufacture 170 all-electric cargo vans and box trucks over the next 12 months. These vehicles will be deployed across the U.S...
MOVE’S Electric Women in Government
MOVE’s most electric women in government Meet some of the fantastic decision makers from cities all over the U.S at MOVE America in Austin, Texas this September! These women are at the heart of change within the mobility industry and have influenced some of the...
Indorama Ventures and Capchem evaluate proposed carbonate solvents plant to supply North American lithium-ion battery market
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global sustainable chemical company, has entered into a non-binding agreement with Capchem Technology USA Inc to study the opportunity to build and ond operate a world-class lithium-ion battery solvents plant at one of IVL’s petrochemical facilities in the U.S...
Stellantis has announced $99 million investment into three North American plants
Picture: Stellantis Stellantis has announced that it will invest $99 million in three North American plants for production of a new four-cylinder turbocharged engine. Investments will be made at the Dundee Engine Complex in Michigan, the Kokomo Casting Plant in Indiana and the Etobicoke Casting Plant...
Vancouver plans to quadruple rapid transit network
Vancouver’s transit operator TransLink has released its 2050 Regional Transportation Strategy, which outlines a new long-range vision for Metro Vancouver and will guide transportation decisions for the next three decades. The strategy, which has been approved by the Mayors' Council on Regional Transportation and TransLink's...
US Army backing accelerates military and civil eVTOL development
The US Army has expanded its interest in the advanced air mobility sector through a new contract with Vermont-based Aerospace eVTOL manufacturer Beta Technologies. Under the arrangement Army engineers will participate in flight testing of Beta’s Alia 250 “to evaluate mission applicability, including measures of...
