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...
Russian self-driving robots selected for student food delivery across US campuses
US online food-ordering and delivery platform Grubhub has announced a partnership with Russia’s Yandex Self-Driving Group as its robot delivery provider. Grubhub operates across US college and university campuses. The agreement is Yandex’s first entry into the US delivery market. Brian Madigan, vice president of...
German urban air mobility company Volocopter boosts design and production capabilities
German urban air mobility (UAM) group Volocopter is to acquire DG Flugzeugbau, a global leader in composite aircraft production and its long-standing innovation and production partner. Volocopter also announced that it recently secured Production Organisation Approval (POA) in compliance with the European Union Aviation Safety...
Indian manufacturer Hero EV gears up for explosive growth in electric two-wheelers
Indian electric bike, motorbike and scooter manufacturer Hero Electric Vehicles plans to invest Rs 7 billion to meet what it believes will be an ‘explosive growth’ for electric two-wheelers. The company will use the investment to increase capacity at its existing plant and set up...
US electric vehicle developer ELMS signs components deal with China’s Wuling Motors
Electric Last Mile Solutions, Inc, a US designer of last mile e-mobility vehicles, has signed a long-term supply agreement with Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co (Wuling Motors) a supplier of automotive components and one of China’s leading automotive manufacturers of electric cargo vans and light...
Madrid to make public transport free during morning peak hours
The Spanish capital Madrid has unveiled a range of plans to support a return to public transport which includes a trial in September for public transport to be free in the morning peak hours. As the pandemic recovery gets underway, private car use is rising...
Tesvolt investment aims to take inductive roads to next level
German energy storage systems developer Tesvolt has become a shareholder in Munich-based Stercom Power Solutions, which develops inductive charging technology. The investment aims to accelerate the development of wireless charging and potentially dynamic inductive roads. Wireless charging involves transferring electrical energy in an inductive process...
Stellantis electrification strategy will invest more than €30 billion across the group
Stellantis, whose brands include Fiat, Opel, Chrysler, Citroën and Peugeot, has set out its electrification strategy supported by a five-year €30 billion investment commitment. By 2030 the group is targeting over 70 percent of sales in Europe and 40 percent in the US to be...
EU recovery funds underpin Spanish electric vehicle and battery push
Spain will invest Euro 4.3 billion to kick-start the production of electric vehicles and batteries as part of a major national spending programme financed mostly by European Union recovery funds. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the government-run plan would include the whole production chain, giving...
