Category : Tech
EV accreditation needed for roadside recoveries, IMI warns
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is warning recovery companies and emergency services that their personnel will need additional accreditation and qualifications before dealing with electric and hybrid cars.
Hyundai’s hydrogen van due in 2020
Hyundai Motor Group is aiming to launch hydrogen fuel cell electric light vans and pickups within two years, and targeting cost-parity with diesel from 2025.
New app shows how Jaguar I-Pace could meet everyday driver needs
Fleets and drivers can now see how Jaguar’s new I-Pace electric SUV would fit into their everyday journey profiles, and the potential cost savings, with the help of a new app.
UK-first lamp post chargers go live
The UK’s first EV charging points integrated into lamp posts have gone live this week in Marlow, offering a solution for drivers without off-street parking.
Geotab acquires EV telematics specialist FleetCarma
Geotab has acquired electric vehicle telematics firm FleetCarma as it looks to position itself as a dominant player for EV fleet management.
Hyundai and Audi partner on fuel cell tech development
Hyundai and Audi are partnering to develop joint fuel cell technologies for future models in a move to accelerate the fuel cell electric vehicle market.
Zap-Map route planner to enable longer EV journeys
Zap-Map has released a new smart Route Planner to help remove range anxiety for EV drivers planning longer electric journeys.
Mazda doubts near-future CO2 benefits from EVs
Mazda sees electric vehicles offering less near-future potential for cutting CO2 emissions than improvements to combustion engines, owing to the way the energy is generated.
Ford extends Transit PHEV trial
Ford is adding a second city to its Transit Custom plug-in hybrid trial, with a fleet set to roll out in the Spanish city of Valencia, near the carmaker’s factory.
Engenie gets funding for 1,500-strong rapid network
Engenie gets funding for 1,500-strong rapid charger network that will offer ultra-rapid chargers capable of recharging an EV in 10 minutes, as well as a focus on fleets wishing to go electric.
World-first ultra-fast 350kW charging network plans confirmed
American supermarket chain, Walmart, is to more than double its electric vehicle infrastructure, adding ultra-fast 350kW charging points to 100 stores in 34 states by June 2019.
Swedish road can charge electric vehicles as they drive
The world’s first public road capable of recharging electric vehicles as they drive is now live in Sweden, beginning a two-year trial with large commercials.
Zap-Map service fills gaps in UK charging network
Zap-Map is enabling businesses with workplace charging points to open them up to other drivers, via a new peer-to-peer sharing service, augmenting publicly-accessible networks.
Seat hints at high-performance Cupra PHEVs
Seat’s performance sub-brand, Cupra, could debut the carmaker’s first plug-in hybrids, with the differentiation from its parent brand giving more potential to conquest from premium marques, according to UK MD, Richard Harrison.
AI-based technology helps eliminate range anxiety for EV fleet
Essex-based health and care organisation Provide is deploying an artificial intelligence-based journey prediction solution across its expanding Nissan Leaf EV fleet to eliminate range anxiety and enable greater fleet utilisation.
Vehicle-to-Grid technology on trial in Amsterdam
Charging solutions provider NewMotion has installed V2G-charge points in Amsterdam under a new pilot.
Dyson seeks additional 300 automotive workforce for EV project
Dyson is looking to employ a further 300 people in “automotive” positions, as it works towards developing its first electric vehicle.
Next-gen Toyota hybrids to offer all-wheel drive
Toyota has announced a variety of new engine and transmission technology, the core of which will see its next-generation hybrids offering all-wheel drive.
BMW to team up with Great Wall Motor on battery-electric MINIs
BMW Group has signed a letter of intent with Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motor to start local production of battery-electric MINIs for China.
Mazda’s 2019 EV to get rotary range extender
Mazda has confirmed its first electric car will be available with an optional range extender; the first rotary engine fitted to its production models since the RX-8 coupe was discontinued in 2012.
