• Bosch acquire battery tech for EV’s
    • 17/09/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Bosch will debut a battery technology for electric cars that could be production-ready in as little as five years. In addition to its own development in the area of battery technology, Bosch now has crucial know-how in innovative solid-state cells for lithium batteries as well as exclusive patents, thanks to the [...]
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  • Self-driving pods unveiled
    • 16/09/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The first of three ‘pod’ vehicles was unveiled in Milton Keynes on Tuesday as part of a pioneering project to trial automated vehicles in pedestrianised areas. The electric-powered LUTZ Pathfinder pod was presented to commuters and other members of the public outside Milton Keynes Central train station, with [...]
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  • Low carbon vehicles get government backing
    • 09/09/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The Chancellor and the Business Minister Anna Soubry have today (9 September 2015) announced the winner of a £10 million low carbon battery prize. Speaking at LCV2015, Anna Soubry announced that an automotive consortium led by Warwick Manufacturing Group had won a government backed £10 million Ultra Low Emission [...]
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  • The truth on electric vehicle ownership
    • 14/08/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A new government report has realigned long-held beliefs about electric car ownership and usage patterns. Echoing points made by government and industry electric vehicle body Go Ultra Low, the Department for Transport (DfT) report, entitled ‘Uptake of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles in the UK’, draws on the research [...]
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  • Trials for ‘electric highways’ to begin
    • 12/08/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Off road trials of the technology needed to power electric and hybrid vehicles on England’s major roads are due to take place later this year. The trials are the first of their kind and will test how the technology would work safely and effectively on the country’s motorways and major A roads, allowing drivers [...]
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  • VW innovate Automated Parking and Charging
    • 15/07/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Volkswagen aspires to holding the leading position in the field of automated parking. A look into the near future of automated parking is given by 'V-Charge', an EU research project, in which six national and international partners are jointly developing new technologies. Its focus is on automating the search for a [...]
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  • Chargemaster acquires GB Electrical
    • 01/07/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Chargemaster, the UK’s largest supplier and operator of electric vehicle charging points, has acquired GB Electrical, a specialist national contractor that has expanded into the installation of charging points across the country over the past two years. GB Electrical currently employs approximately 70 specialist [...]
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