JLR will recycle old EV batteries from its I-Pace to create a new renewable energy storage system. Working with Wykes Engineering, Rushden, JLR is planning the ‘largest energy system’ in Britain to store solar and wind power and initially power up to 250 homes a day and have been taken from prototype and engineering test vehicles with a plan to power 750 homes by the end of the year. Each … [Read more...]
£1.8M Ford legacy fund sparks new Welsh investment
A new £1.8m fund to encourage businesses to move beyond manufacturing internal combustion engines to producing low carbon vehicle technologies, helping to stimulate innovative economic growth in Wales, is being established by Ford and the Welsh Government. The Ford Low Carbon Vehicle Transition Fund, administered by the Welsh Government as part of Ford’s legacy in Wales after … [Read more...]