My Ami Cargo – probably a very sensible alternative to an e-cargo bike
Citroën this month launches My Ami Cargo, a commercial version of its electric ultracompact and all-electric Ami. The key modification is the passenger seat is replaced by a modular cargo storage compartment giving a useful loading volume of over 400 litres and payload of 140...
Toyota reveals plan to establish city scale hydrogen societies across Japan
Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture and Toyota Motor Corporation have outlined plans to build a city scale testbed for hydrogen technologies. Similar in concept, but ultimately larger than Toyota’s already announced Woven City project, the aim at Fukushima is to establish a model for a future hydrogen...
MaaS Global acquires Wondo marking first steps in expected consolidation of mobility-as-a-service market
MaaS Global, the Finish mobility-as-a-service platform and the company behind the Whim app has acquired Spanish mobility startup Wondo. As part of the transaction, Wondo invester Ferrovial will become one of the shareholders of the new company. The Whim app allows users to book and...
Aurrigo secures UK first as its Auto-Shuttle takes to the road in Cambridge
A trial in Cambridge, England marks the first use of Aurrigo’s self-driving shuttles on public roads in the UK. The 10 seat shuttles will take passengers from the Madingley Road Park and Ride site to locations around the University of Cambridge’s West Campus. Passengers recruited...
Bird says bigger battery is key to its world’s most eco-conscious claim for new scooter
US electric scooter developer Bird says its newest scooter model, the Bird Three, is the world’s most eco-conscious. And according to Scott Rushforth, Bird’s Chief Vehicle Officer, it all starts with the battery system. “A scooter’s battery is directly linked to its environmental impact, and...
Oxbotica and TRL pilot safety framework for off-highway automated vehicles in complex scenarios
The UK Government backed agency Innovate UK has funded an industry led consortium of autonomous driving experts to develop a code of practice to help organisations looking to use autonomous vehicles in off-highway applications such as construction, quarrying and farming. The resulting protocols and framework...
Opel launches Movano-e, its first electric large van and rival to Ford’s Transit
Opel has released details of the all-new Movano-e, the first battery electric vehicle from the German brand in the large van market segment. Its electric propulsion system delivers 90 kW (122 hp) and 260 Nm of torque, with the maximum speed electronically controlled at 110...
Electric Google Street View Jag doubles up as Dublin mobile air quality sensor
Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Google to integrate the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE with air quality measuring sensors and Street View mapping technology. The I-PACE is the first all-electric Google Street View vehicle and will be used to measure street-by-street air quality in Dublin including...
Peugeot to launch “plug-in” hydrogen-fuelled van in Europe by the end of year
Peugeot has unveiled details of its e-Expert Hydrogen light commercial vehicle which will feature both a hydrogen fuel cell combined with a high-voltage 10.5kWh lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack to give over 400km of driving range. Based on parent company Stellantis’s EMP2 electric modular platform, Peugeot...
US grocery chain takes delivery of Volvo all electric refrigerated heavy trucks
Albertsons Companies, the second-largest grocery chain in the US, recently took delivery of two Volvo trucks at its distribution centre in Irvine, California. The VNR Electric Volvos are the first zero tailpipe emission, battery-electric Class 8 trucks (above 15t) to be deployed in Albertsons’ fleet...
