Jun 25, 2019
With the BMW Vision M Next, the BMW Group is revealing its take on how driving pleasure might look in future for those who enjoy taking the wheel themselves. It offers a foretaste of the BMW M brand’s electrified future by placing the focus squarely on the actively engaged driver. Intelligent technologies on board provide comprehensive yet carefully targeted assistance to turn them into the ultimate driver.
Jun 25, 2019
The Porsche Weissach development centre has put into operation one of the most modern drive test buildings in the automotive industry. The German automaker is equipping itself for the mobility of tomorrow with the new centre.
Jun 25, 2019
Roads Minister Michael Ellis has announced that all government-funded home chargepoints installed in the future must be ‘smart’. From 1 July 2019, all chargepoints backed by the government Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme must have the ability to be remotely accessed and capable of receiving, interpreting and reacting to a signal.
Jun 25, 2019
Fully charged as it accelerates along its Future Highway 2025, the BMW Group is adjusting frequency to up the tempo of its electromobility expansion programme. The company will now achieve the total of 25 electrified models previously announced for 2025 two years earlier, in 2023.
Jun 25, 2019
A designer, developer and producer of fuel cells and fuel cell electric hybrid systems with a zero carbon footprint, Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH, based in Puchheim near Munich, announced that it has taken delivery of a stack manufacturing robot which will allow it to increase the production capacity to 5,000 fuel cell units per annum.
Jun 25, 2019
Lightyear has introduced its first long-range solar car. The prototype was presented to investors, customers, partners and press at dawn in Katwijk, the Netherlands.
Jun 24, 2019
Following its acquisition of ebikemotion Technologies SL (now Mahle Ebikemotion S.L.U.) last year, Mahle is continuously expanding its range of drive motors, electronic control units, batteries, and interactive components.
Jun 24, 2019
A zero-emission E-truck developed with ABB technology was seen on the streets of Swiss capital Bern for the first time, paving the way for sustainable urban logistic solutions. The E- truck has been developed in collaboration with ABB’s pilot truck manufacturer partner E-Force One, with the aim of having an all-electric ABB delivery fleet in Switzerland by the end of 2022.
Jun 24, 2019
Hyundai Motor Group’s Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) Euisun Chung called for immediate action to ensure a ‘sustainable Earth’ in his address to G20 energy Ministers in Karuizawa, Japan.
Jun 24, 2019
Rolec EV, one of the UK’s leading EV charge point manufacturers, has confirmed that it has been appointed by DPD to design and provide a Smart electric vehicle charging network across over 60 of its sites nationwide. DPD, the UK’s leading parcel delivery brand, has announced that it is planning to add over 550 EVs to its fleet by 2021, and as a result is aiming to install in excess of 600 EV charging points across the UK to coincide with the arrival of this new fleet.
