Electric/Hybrid

New EV powertrain optimisation techniques showcased at EVS

Monday, 20 May 2019 Robin Whitlock British Engineering Specialist, Drive System Design (DSD) is presenting two papers focussing on the optimisation of electric vehicle (EV) powertrains at the 32nd International Electric Vehicle Symposium ...

TriMet and PGE Harness the Wind to Power Buses in Portland

Wednesday, 15 May 2019 Dan McCue The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) has begun a pilot program using five New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE™ electric buses which will run along one of TriMet's routes to ...

Hyundai Nexo Fuel Cell vehicle named as a ‘game changer’ at Autocar awards

Wednesday, 15 May 2019 Robin Whitlock

The Hyundai Nexo Fuel Cell vehicle has been named as a ‘game changer’ at the annual Autocar awards, in recognition of its trail-blazing zero emissions hydrogen fuel cell technology.

Wallbox introduces new and improved pulsar and commander EV chargers

Monday, 13 May 2019 Robin Whitlock

Wallbox has introduced its new Pulsar and Commander electric vehicle chargers which are upgraded with new functionalities, better safety and improved toughness.

MG ZS electric vehicle makes European debut at Leasing.com London Motor & Tech Show

Friday, 10 May 2019 Robin Whitlock MG Motor UK’s first-ever fully electric car, the ZS EV, will be shown to the UK and European public for the very first time at the London Motor Show on 16-19 May at London’s ExCel, following its announcement ...

Polestar establishes new UK research and development facility to create future electric performance cars

Wednesday, 08 May 2019 Robin Whitlock Polestar has significantly expanded its research and development capacity with the establishment of a new R&D centre in Coventry in the United Kingdom which will allow the company to increase its own ...

Volkswagen ID. Hub launched as electric ID. family approaches

Tuesday, 07 May 2019 Robin Whitlock Ahead of the first Volkswagen ID. model’s introduction to customers, the brand has launched the ID. HUB – a dedicated area of the Volkswagen.co.uk website, designed to inform the public about Volkswagen’s ...

lrizar Awarded Contract to Supply Electric Bus System in Switzerland

Monday, 06 May 2019 REM Spanish company, lrizar, has been awarded the supply contract for the first line of electric buses for the city of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, in a public tender. This is a unique project in Switzerland ...

Volkswagen launches international e-mobility marketing campaign

Friday, 03 May 2019 Robin Whitlock At the start of the pre-booking phase for its new full-electric ID. electric vehicle (EV) in Europe on 8th May, Volkswagen is launching a broad-based international e-mobility marketing campaign, focusing ...

InstaVolt switches on first four-charger site

Thursday, 02 May 2019 Robin Whitlock EV charging company InstaVolt has switched on four brand-new rapid chargers at Merrywalks Shopping Centre in Stroud, the first location in the town to benefit from public rapid chargers and the first location ...