Otonomo partners with Mercedes to accelerate fleet use of OEM data
Israeli vehicle data platform provider Otonomo Technologies has announced an agreement with Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services to offer advanced fleet optimisation services to fleet management companies and operators with Mercedes vehicles across 25 European countries. Aimed at organisations such as delivery companies, service providers and car...
Arrival to supply cars-as-a-service provider LeasePlan with 3,000 eLCVs
British electric vehicle manufacturer Arrival has announced a contract to produce some 3,000 electric vans for cars-as-a-service provider LeasePlan. The vans will add to LeasePlan’s global fleet of almost two million vehicles of which one-quarter are light commercial vehicles. “Demand for online shopping is skyrocketing,”...
ChargePoint strengthens European growth through acquisition of established charging platform
US electric vehicle charging network provider ChargePoint Holdings is to acquire has·to·be, an Austrian e-mobility provider and developer of a charging software platform. The €250 million transaction is expected to close in 2021, subject to the satisfaction of regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions...
Swedish electric plane maker hopes short-haul advantages could open up clean inter-city flight
Swedish startup Heart Aerospace is developing an all-electric aircraft designed for short trips. While current battery technology limits the distances electric planes can travel, they can service and even offer advantages for shorter trips. Heart Aerospace’s ES-19 is a 19-passenger all-electric aircraft with a maximum...
bp collaborates with Tomorrow’s Journey to offer ride hail EV subscription
Energy company bp has launched a trial EV subscription service designed to help ride hail drivers in London transition to electric vehicles. The bp EV Pro package offers an all-in-one subscription product which includes a new private hire licensed electric vehicle, unlimited charging, insurance and...
Guest blog – why the flying car is no longer science fiction
Human efforts to achieve flight date back to the ancient world, says Rani Plaut, CEO and Co-Founder of AIR. Clearly the Wright brothers’ 1903 triumph hardly marked the end of this millennia-long quest for elevated mobility, but are we about to experience a paradigm shift...
Dutch EV charging provider Allego to build out infrastructure at Radisson hotels across Europe
Dutch charging provider Allego is partnering with Radisson Hotel Group to build charging infrastructure for electric vehicles at its hotels. Allego will provide and operate charging solutions at more than 220 Radisson Hotel Group locations across Europe. According to Allego the goal is for every...
Veoneer partners with Baraja to industrialise LiDAR for Level 4 autonomy
Swedish automotive technology company Veoneer has signed an agreement with Australian LiDAR company Baraja to industrialise its Spectrum-Scan LiDAR technology as a means of reaching Level 4 autonomy. Veoneer says it chose to partner with Baraja after extensive testing, as Baraja offers “robust technology and...
Drones could answer inequities in health-care supplies to remote British Columbia communities
Drone Delivery Canada Corp has signed an agreement with the University of British Columbia (UBC) as part of UBC’s remote communities drone transportation initiative (DTI). The project will test the flight infrastructure required for defined-route deliveries using DDC's Sparrow drone for deliveries to Stellat'en First...
UK publishes plan to decarbonise its entire transport system by 2050
The UK Government has published its long-awaited Transport Decarbonisation Plan which provides a ‘greenprint’ to cut emissions from “seas and skies, roads and railways, setting out a pathway for the whole transport sector to reach net zero by 2050”. The plan is based around commitments...
