GM to join Formula One championship under Cadillac brand
General Motors (GM) has announced it will be joining the Formula 1 (F1) championship under the Cadillac name to the 2026 series, landmarking as the first new team to join the motorsport class since 2016. The 'Big Four' automaker will become the 11th team on...
May Mobility trials driverless cars in Ann Arbor
Image: May Mobility Autonomous driving tech company May Mobility is set to conduct its second wave of driverless operations in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company stated this is their next step towards expanding autonomous driver-out vehicle services commercially across the U.S. and Japan. CEO and...
Mitsubishi invests $25m in EV battery-swapping start-up
Leading Japanese automaker Mitsubishi has invested $25 million in Ample, a start-up specialising in battery-swapping solutions for electric vehicles (EVs). Mitsubishi Corporation intends to compliment Ample's ongoing efforts to expand its battery-swapping business to help accelerate the deployment of sustainable energy solutions.CEO of Ample, Khaled...
Hyundai unveils three-row EV with a 620km range
Hyundai Motor Company has unveiled a three-row, all-electric SUV with a promised range of up to 620 kilometres. The South Korean automaker revealed the new seven-seater electric vehicle (EV), dubbed the IONIQ 9, at the LA Auto Show. The EV boasts a swivelling bi-directional second-row...
“We want to stay ahead of EV charging demand waves”: EVgo are trying to anticipate consumer needs
What does the future of electric vehicle (EV) charging look like? That's what Marcy Bauer, Senior Vice President of Deployment at EVgo, wants to get ahead of. As SVP of a prominent company in fast-charging infrastructure, Bauer discusses the pivotal role of public-private partnerships and...
UK Government and EV industry discuss 2030 goals
Originally written and published by Solar & Storage Xtra The UK’s Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, and Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds recently met with automotive and charging industry representatives to discuss the 2030 phase-out of petrol and diesel vehicles and the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate...
UK pension funds warn against weakening EV targets
Originally written and published by Solar & Storage Xtra Major pension funds have cautioned the UK Government that any dilution of electric vehicle (EV) sales targets could harm investment confidence and disrupt progress on net zero initiatives. Fund managers, including Macquarie, M&G, Aviva, and Schroders, have invested...
Tokyo Metro to take over operations of London’s Elizabeth Line
Transport for London (TfL) has announced GTS Rail Operations (GTS) as the new operator for the Elizabeth line. The tube line - which carries more than 700,000 people a day - will be operated by GTS in efforts to improve operations by leveraging the Japanese...
Daimler gets funding for hydrogen trucks from Germany
Daimler Truck has received €226 million from the German Federal Ministry and the federal states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate for the development and deployment of 100 hydrogen fuel cell trucks. The funding, created in-line with the European Union’s IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest)...
Audi to launch digital car keys with Samsung Wallet
Samsung Wallet now supports Digital Key for Audi, allowing Galaxy users to lock, unlock and start their Audi vehicles from a Galaxy smartphone — with no physical car key required. Drivers can also start their vehicle without using a physical key or taking their phone...
