Volvo and Ericsson trial simulates 5G continuity across national borders
Volvo Cars and mobile operator Ericsson claim to have overcome the technical challenges of achieving seamless service continuity for vehicles on 5G networks across national borders. As part of the EU-funded 5GCroCo project, the test at the AstaZero test track in Sweden, was set up...
Volocopter eyes Los Angeles’ urban air mobility services potential
Volocopter, the German electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer, has signed a partnership deal with Los Angeles-based Urban Movement Labs to explore the possibility of bringing the company’s urban air mobility (UAM) services to the Los Angeles area. Volocopter hopes to launch its...
Osprey’s planned UK EV hub network uses Finnish charger optimisation technology
UK EV charging network operator Osprey Charging has released plans to install over 150 high-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging hubs across the UK by 2025. Collectively offering around 1,500 150-175KW rapid chargers, the hubs, essentially EV service stations, will be located on strategic A-roads and...
Ford puts Mustang Mach-E on police duty in US and UK
Ford is using a pilot programme with Michigan State Police to demonstrate that a vehicle with an electric powertrain can stand up to the demands of police work. The company is providing the US state enforcement agency with an all-electric police pilot vehicle based on...
Lucid EV smashes 500-mile barrier on single charge
Lucid’s Air Dream Edition R is the first EV passenger car to exceed 500 miles on a single charge. The record-breaking official US EPA range rating was achieved on a run from Los Angeles up to San Francisco and back down to the company’s HQ...
Hyundai backs plan to develop 65 electric urban-air ports worldwide
Urban-Air Port and the Urban Air Mobility division of Hyundai Motor Group plan to develop 65 electric urban-air ports worldwide to meet the growing demand for autonomous airborne drones and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) passenger vehicles. The partnership aims to establish a global...
Utrecht supports development of bi-directional EV charging ecosystem
The city of Utrecht, the Netherland’s fourth largest city, and EV car sharing and bi-directional charging operator We Drive Solar have done a deal with German EV developer Sono Motors to provide the city with 100 of its Sion solar cars. The initiative supports Utrecht’s...
New electrified vehicle concept promises almost unlimited range and indefinite life span
A new British company has launched an electrified adventure vehicle that features a range extender generator that could take its range to beyond 7000km. The Fering Pioneer is the brainchild of ex Ferrari and McLaren engineer Ben Scott-Geddes, who has repurposed supercar and racing technology...
Kinto launches DerbyGo and becomes UK’s largest MaaS scheme
Kinto, Toyota’s mobility brand, has launched a major new app-based service that will help people plan and make integrated journeys, saving time, reducing their environmental impact and helping transport planners design more effective future strategies. DerbyGo (by Kinto) is the largest and most ambitious Mobility...
Dutch students head to southern Spain in their self-powered solar camper
Dutch students from the Solar Team at the TU Eindhoven are about to undertake a 3,000km road trip across Europe in their self-powered Stella Vita camper. Described as a solar house on wheels, the Stella Vita has an 8.8 m2 solar array on its roof...
