Did you know that 2/3 passengers using South-Eastern Pennsylvania transport services are women?

Emily Yates Chief Innovation Officer at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) spoke to MOVEMNT at the MOVE America conference about women's safety on public transportation. Yates works specifically on the cross-overs between data, analytics, and policy at SEPTA and also oversees sustainability, therefore having...

Former Renault and JLR CEO named Director of UK-based battery tech start-up

Photo: Michael Debets/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire/Shutterstock  Thierry Bolloré has joined as the board director of a UK-based battery technology start-up since stepping down as CEO of JLR (formerly Jaguar Land Rover) at the end of last year. Bolloré was appointed as the Director of...

VinFast: Bringing together the entire EV charging ecosystem in one app

Sean Ackley Head of Charging & Energy at VinFast spoke with MOVEMNT at the MOVE America conference about how the electric charging system has the potential to become a seamless and integrated experience. Ackley proposes that electric vehicle (EV) charging shouldn't be complex or difficult...

Hydrogen-electric aviation start-up secures $116mn in funding

Aviation start-up ZeroAvia have announced that it has completed its Series C funding round at a total of $116m, including a $40 million backing from the UK Infrastructure Bank.  The fundraising round also received investments from co-leads Airbus, Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital and Saudi Arabia's...

Nissan’s Sunderland plant goes fully-electric with £3bn investment

Nissan is making strides towards a zero emissions future with confirmation that all three models made at its UK plant will go 100% electric. This means the EV36Zero hub in Sunderland will consist of three electric vehicles, three gigafactories and up to £3bn investment. The...

NIO’s CEO discusses EV battery-swapping as a response to fears over battery degradation

Ganesh Iyer the CEO of NIO USA spoke at the MOVE America conference about how NIO are innovating and transforming their company in order to challenge one of the biggest issues in the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) - range anxiety. Iyer himself described NIO...

UAW ratifies record contract deals with the Big Three

The United Auto Workers (UAW) Union members at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis have voted in favour of recently proposed contracts from the Big Three, locking in record gains. With 64% of voting members ratifying the agreements, the majority vote will help to deliver hefty...
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Nigeria makes strides towards embracing greater e-mobility

As the world anticipates the upcoming UN climate summit - COP28 - in Dubai, Nigeria has been making significant strides towards embracing electric mobility with a keen interest in commitment to a more sustainable and cleaner transport system. Vice President of Nigeria Kashim Shettima emphasised...

Hyundai opens urban mobility hub in Singapore to build robotaxis

Hyundai has officially opened the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS) with the hopes of accelerating the delivery of the company’s human-centric future mobility vision and to potentially start developing robotaxis. The facility introduces a new ‘smart urban mobility hub’ concept, which includes an...
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This South-American city has been crowned as the Smart City of 2023

A South-American city in Brazil has been awarded as Smart City of 2023 at the World Smart City Awards gala held at Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), by Fira de Barcelona. The award intends to acknowledge the most outstanding initiatives and projects in the...