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Austrian solar energy company Fronius has completed a two-week test operation with a bus fuelled with green hydrogen at Wels in Upper Austria. The clean hydrogen gas is produced from solar power at Fronius’ SolHub facility at the SAN Biotech Park, in Herzogenburg, Lower Austria...

Motional the Boston-based autonomous vehicle company founded in March 2020 as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and auto supplier Aptiv, has unveiled its first commercial robotaxi. Based on the all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5, the IONIQ 5 robotaxi is an electric Level 4 autonomous...

A programme to introduce workplace electric vehicle charging by Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Germany’s largest research organisation, provided the perfect opportunity to research the commonly accepted position that simultaneous charging of many electric vehicles at one location will cause problems for the electricity grid. The study, undertaken in...

California based hydrogen fuel cell innovator HyPoint has teamed up with US vertical flight pioneer Piasecki Aircraft to build the world's first manned hydrogen helicopter. A hydrogen powertrain potentially offers a huge increase in range and payload compared to current battery electric eVTOL aircraft. The...

Leading German energy company E.ON has partnered with Turkish sustainable technologies company, Vestel, to bring "ultra-convenient" EV charging to more drivers across Europe. The new partnership will see E.ON build upon its portfolio of EV chargers with the introduction of Vestel’s “sleek, and user-friendly models”...

Siemens Mobility subsidiary Eos.uptrade has integrated a 'best price' ticketing module into an app provided by German transport agency Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen (SSB). Siemens says the module automatically calculates the best possible price at all times, removing the need for passengers to decide whether a single...

Montreal is to invest Can$ 885 million in new charging stations for EVs, eBikes, and city vehicles over the next three years. In announcing its new transport systems decarbonisation strategy, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said, “When we look at the sectors that emit the most...

Ford’s all-electric E-Transit van has begun customer trials in Europe within major fleets operating in Germany, Norway and the UK. In preparation for the spring 2022 launch, ten E-Transit prototypes are undergoing intensive real-world trials with key operators in the postal, municipal and utilities, last...

Tel Aviv-based REE Automotive has been awarded £12.5 million funding from the UK government’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC). REE’s award is one of four recently announced as part of the UK’s investment into net-zero road transport. The funds will allow REE to work towards commercial...

Swedish drone start-up Aerit has received operational authorisation from Transportstyrelsen, Sweden’s national transportation agency, to pilot last-mile drone deliveries. Aerit’s operational authorisation is made possible by the Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) process provided by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) that came into...