A new survey conducted by Kadence International global market research company on behalf of Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has revealed the meaningful role that plug-in hybrids play in the transition to a future of fully electric mobility. The survey of more than 1,000 Mitsubishi drivers, split almost equally amongst plug-in hybrid drivers and those with conventional internal combustion engines … [Read more...]
Pininfarina creates Welsh factory design
A company which has styled Ferrari cars and some of the world’s most iconic automobiles has been commissioned to build the Britishvolt battery gigaplant at St Athan. Pininfarina has more than 90 years at the forefront of innovative automotive design, and more recently an expansion into the field of architecture. After decades of working with top brands such as Ferrari, Alfa Romeo and Peugeot – … [Read more...]
Flat-pack EV platform builds on success
Israel-based REE Automotive (REE), the electric platform leader reinventing e-Mobility, has won the 2020 BloombergNEF (BNEF) Pioneer award. REE has been named as one of ten game-changing companies by Bloomberg - the global business and financial information news leader - for its breakthrough EV platform, which is completely flat, scalable and modular and offers customers full design freedom to … [Read more...]
Roads, pollution and fuels focus fleet minds, says Arval Mobility report
Road infrastructure, Clean Air Zones and the adoption of alternative fuels top the list of challenges reported by fleet and mobility managers over the next five years. The finding comes from authoritative new research in the Arval Mobility Observatory, which gains insight from businesses via a wide ranging set of questions to uncover broader trends and concerns. When asked, “What do you see as … [Read more...]
Cardiff-led consortium win £44m for CS chip cluster
A Cardiff University-led consortium has won a £43.7m bid to develop a Compound Semiconductor powerhouse in South Wales which will help future automotive, communications and transport systems among other industries. Government funding provided through UK Research and Innovation’s flagship Strength in Places Fund will build a world-leading cluster of excellence in CS technologies bringing economic … [Read more...]
South Wales evs’ trial bigger than expected
Applications to join the Electric Nation Vehicle to Grid trial including South Wales suggest that clustering of electric vehicles may already be more common than many people expect. The project aims to demonstrate how V2G technology can provide a solution to potential electricity grid capacity issues as the numbers of EVs increase. Electric Nation - a project of Western Power Distribution … [Read more...]
SUV sales pushing up pollution, say environmentalists
Carbon pollution from new cars increased again last year, by 1.3% on average, according to the EU’s environmental watchdog, the EEA. Green group Transport & Environment said the repeated rise in car CO2 is due to manufacturers continuing to sell highly-polluting SUVs until the last possible moment before pushing cleaner models to comply with the 2020/21 climate target. The provisional data … [Read more...]
Sanitiser offers car dealers hope for CV19 protocol
As businesses look to return after the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, a new off-the-shelf product that can sterilise a vehicle interior in a matter of minutes is set to revolutionise the fleet, vehicle rental and used car trade. Sany Car is a portable device that uses ozone gas to sanitise vehicles in minutes, with a cost per treatment as low as £0.93 per vehicle. Used by businesses across Europe … [Read more...]
Hydrogren economy moves nearer realisation
Bosses from leading businesses looking to build a green recovery today vowed to invest £1.5bn in hydrogen technologies as they called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to lay the foundations for a UK-wide hydrogen strategy. In a letter to the Chancellor the campaign group, Hydrogen Strategy Now, set out a commitment to unlocking investment, creating jobs and slashing emissions. They argue that developing … [Read more...]
Wales & West Utilities testing hydrogen vehicles
Wales & West Utilities is one of two Gas Distribution Networks exploring the possibility of using hydrogen to reduce their fleet's carbon emissions in line with UK Government Net Zero 2050 targets. Northern Gas Networks and Wales & West Utilities, supported by the EIC, formerly the Energy Innovation Centre, are working on an ambitious project with Cenex to identify the hydrogen refuelling … [Read more...]