New model suggests the economics of rural charging infrastructure can work
The UK’s Connected Kerb is to install electric vehicle chargers to deliver sustainable, affordable and accessible charging infrastructure to hard-to-reach UK communities. The “first-of-a-kind” scheme, in partnership with Kent County Council, offers a blueprint for local authorities across the UK, says Connected Kerb. All income...
Chart Industries invests in cryogenic hydrogen refuelling start-up
Germany’s Cryomotive, a green-tech start-up and US company Chart Industries, a leading global manufacturer of liquefaction and cryogenic equipment, have entered a strategic partnership to develop hydrogen fuelling systems that offer refuelling times and range similar to diesel powered vehicles. The partnership will enable Cryomotive...
UK transport charity launches campaign to get people back on public transport
UK sustainable transport charity, Campaign for Better Transport, has launched a national campaign to help get people back on onto public transport. The Way Forward campaign, launched outside the House of Lords, with support from Green politician Jenny Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (pictured), is...
Paris-based Virtuo raises €78.7 million to scale its car-on-demand service
Virtuo, the car-on-demand service that sets out to drive the shift away from car ownership across Europe, has raised €50 million in a Series C funding round led by AXA Venture Partners. In addition, Natixis and several members of the Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne...
Robot runner trial set to speed up home food and grocery deliveries from Singapore mall
Singapore superapp Grab is set to pilot a robot runner service from several restaurants at the Paya Lebar Quarter (PLQ) mall in Singapore. The autonomous delivery robots will collect orders from the restaurants for pick by Grab’s delivery-partners at a central collection point for onward...
May Mobility equips Toyota to test “Autono-MaaS” service in Ann Arbor
May Mobility, a leader in autonomous vehicle technology and shuttle operations, is testing a Toyota Sienna equipped with the next generation of its autonomous driving kit and will work with Toyota to add the vehicle to public shuttle fleets in 2022. The automated Sienna features...
Audi charging hub concept largely independent of local grid capacity
Audi is developing a concept to develop modular electric vehicle charging hubs incorporating second life batteries to reduce loads on the power grid. A pilot project, launching later in the year, will provide a practical test for a possible roll-out across Germany. Each hub will...
Worldwide transport activity to double by 2050 and carbon emissions to keep rising, warns ITF
Latest projections presented at a global summit of transport ministers paints a downbeat view that global transport activity will more than double by 2050, and traffic emissions will rise by 16% compared to 2015 - even if existing commitments to decarbonise transport are fully implemented...
Major boost to Australia’s EV fleet through collaboration targeting rideshare drivers
Sydney-based Splend, which specialises in vehicle ownership plans for rideshare drivers, has entered a Memorandum of Understanding with electric vehicle supplier Nexport to provide 3,000 electric vehicles. The order is Australia's largest single electric vehicle order to date and a significant boost to the country’s...
Accurate real time information on EV charge point status vital to electric vehicle uptake, warns telecoms experts
A new report from IoT research analysts Beecham, sponsored by UK-based mobile virtual network operator Caburn Telecom, warns that in the race to deliver the EV charging network needed to support the rapid expected transition to electric vehicles, the importance of connectivity must not be overlooked. As...
