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Tesla opens Model Y Design Studio for United Kingdom

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Tesla has officially opened the Online Design Studio for Model Y customers in the United Kingdom and expects deliveries to begin in early 2022. Tesla started delivering the Model Y in the United States in March 2020, while deliveries of the all-electric crossover began in January 2021 in China. Now, customers in the U.K.

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NIO ET5 electric sedan to launch in the United Kingdom

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JULY 10, 2023

The NIO ET5 mid-sized electric sedan will launch in the United Kingdom (UK). The Chinese automaker’s next NIO House store will open in the United Kingdom. The brand also expects to expand to the United States market by 2025. NIO smart electric sedan will be debuting at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. “We

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Mercedes-Benz xEV sales up 37% in Q1; 32% of those battery-electric

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APRIL 8, 2022

In Europe Mercedes-Benz xEV deliveries accounted for 33% of overall sales, and in United Kingdom almost every fifth new car sold is a battery electric vehicle. In total, the Mercedes-Benz Cars xEVs (BEV including smart and plug-in hybrids combined) now amount to a share of 15% of new car sales.

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Ford submits all-electric police pilot vehicle for Michigan State Police testing

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Last week, Ford introduced a new Mustang Mach-E police concept car in the United Kingdom. Ford will use the pilot program testing as a benchmark while it continues to explore purpose-built electric police vehicles in the future. Law enforcement demand for all-electric vehicles is growing worldwide.

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ACEA map: Affordability of electric cars, correlation between market uptake and GDP in the EU

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) has published an interactive map that illustrates the correlation between the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and GDP per capita for each of the 27 EU member states and the United Kingdom. Across the EU, 3.0% and Italy 0.9%). ECVs (GDP of €26,440).

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Tesla sales improve in Ireland despite European slump

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MARCH 12, 2025

The United Kingdom reported a 20% sales increase in February, with nearly 4,000 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles sold , as per data from The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). UK Joins Ireland Ireland isnt alone in boosting Teslas numbers.

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Rolls-Royce starts build of UltraFan aero-engine; 25% fuel efficiency improvement over first generation Trent

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MARCH 30, 2021

Significant investment has been made to develop the UltraFan demonstrator and associated technologies by Rolls-Royce and a variety of funding agencies, including the Aerospace Technology Institute and Innovate UK (United Kingdom), LuFo (Germany) and Clean Sky Joint Undertaking (European Union).

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FUSO eCanter electric truck delivering gas bottles in London?s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)

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JUNE 8, 2020

16 FUSO eCanter from Daimler Trucks’ small series-production in Tramagal, Portugal, have been delivered to customers in the United Kingdom so far. Like its diesel-engined stablemate, the eCanter is a compact and agile 7.5-tonner.

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Yutong Bus to deliver 100 electric buses to Chile

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NOVEMBER 24, 2018

It has become the world-leading new-energy bus maker with international recognitions, successfully entering the markets in the United Kingdom, France, Chile, Bulgaria, Iceland and Macao in China. Zhengzhou Yutong Bus’ annual sales volume reaches 67,568 units, with more than 100,000 new energy buses sold to date.

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Alexander Dennis adds in-house integrated electric buses; new small bus and double-decker

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AUGUST 27, 2022

Buses for the United Kingdom and Ireland will be fully built in Britain. Details and technical specifications will be released over the coming months.

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Volvo Cars sales up 12.6% in the first 10 months of 2021; share of electrified cars >25% of all units sold for 10 months, 31.5% in October

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The demand was strong and resulted in a pick-up in markets such as Sweden and the United Kingdom. The sales performance for the month of October was affected by the lack of available cars, which resulted in a decline to 22,124 cars.

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Polestar Energy is now fully live in the UK

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JANUARY 27, 2025

Polestar Energy the Swedish all-electric performance brands new energy initiative is now fully live in the United Kingdom. After a successful pilot scheme here in the UK, Polestar Energy offers customers smarter, more efficient and cheaper home charging.

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Shell and Ubitricity target 50,000 on-street EV chargers in the UK by 2025

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Shell and Ubitricity earlier this week announced plans to install 50,000 on-street EV charging stations in the United Kingdom by the end of 2025, greatly improving access to charging for drivers in urban areas.

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AlixPartners finds limited consumer willingness to pay for autonomous vehicles but enthusiasm for robo-taxis

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FEBRUARY 9, 2020

AlixPartners’ Global Autonomous Vehicle Report includes the analysis of a survey that polled 6,746 consumers in total, including 1,072 in China, 1,019 in France, 1,015 in Germany, 1,037 in Italy, 1,009 in the United Kingdom, and 1,594 in the United States. male and 49.5%

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Electric crate motor kit is ready for your EV project: What would you make?

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JUNE 7, 2020

While crate engines are typically V-8s, United Kingdom-based Swindon Powertrain now offers an electric equivalent. The so-called crate engine has been a boon to car hobbyists, providing streamlined option for replacing the engine of a project vehicle.

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Cummins survey finds growing commuter support for hydrogen-fueled public transport in Europe; willing to pay more

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Cummins, in conjunction with European Hydrogen Week , shared new research showing that more than half of the United Kingdom (UK) commuters would be willing to travel to work on a train or bus powered by hydrogen to lower their carbon footprint and reduce emissions. This research was conducted through Google Surveys in October 2020.

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Off-the-grid Hotel Hyundai is powered solely by Ioniq 5 EVs

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OCTOBER 9, 2022

A pop-up hotel powered entirely by EVs has opened in the United Kingdom. It's called Hotel Hyundai, and it helps demonstrate the vehicle-to-load (V2L) capability the automaker is building into its vehicles. V2L allows cars to discharge power, and is even approved for EV-to-EV charging.

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Pop-up EV charging hubs deemed a success in UK trial

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MAY 20, 2020

A trial of pop-up EV charging stations in the United Kingdom has proven successful, showing a possible way to expand urban charging infrastructure without adding clutter. A British company called Urban Electric announced the trial last year, placing prototype pop-up charging "hubs" along streets in Oxford, England.

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Manufacturers confirmed for the start of Gen3 era of ABB FIA Formula E world championship

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APRIL 1, 2022

Jaguar, United Kingdom. NIO 333, United Kingdom and China. The Gen3 race car will be officially unveiled to the public at the Yacht Club de Monaco on 28 April ahead of the Monaco E-Prix on 30 April. The manufacturers currently confirmed for the Gen3 era of Formula E are: DS Automobiles, France. Mahindra Racing, India.

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EV and hybrid drivers are less stressed, survey finds

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JUNE 9, 2022

DS doesn't sell cars in the United States, and the results are based on responses from 2,000 drivers in the United Kingdom, but the survey seems just as.

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UK project builds electric-car charging into a half-mile of lampposts

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MARCH 23, 2020

A new project in the United Kingdom demonstrates the benefits of that. The great thing about electric-car charging is that it can take advantage of existing grid infrastructure. Siemens built charging stations into 24 lampposts on roughly a half-mile of Sutherland Avenue in London.

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Tesla gets a $320 price target from Goldman Sachs

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MARCH 5, 2025

.” In Europe, Goldman Sachs states Tesla registrations show a “>40% year-over-year decline” in January and a mid-to-high 20% drop in February in key markets like the United Kingdom and Spain. Meanwhile, in China, CPCA data reveal that Tesla’s retail sales have seen a mid-single-digit decline year-over-year.

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Snam invests €33M in electrolyzer manufacturer ITM Power

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Several European countries, including France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Portugal and Spain, have already prepared or announced the launch of plans to develop hydrogen.

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Ørsted takes final investment decision on green hydrogen project H2RES

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Ørsted has over the past 18 months partnered with different consortia in seven renewable hydrogen projects in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. —Martin Neubert, Executive Vice President and CEO of Ørsted Offshore. MW offshore wind turbines at Avedøre Holme.

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NISTEP: China rises to first place in most cited scientific papers

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AUGUST 21, 2022

of the most cited papers published in 2018, 2019, and 2020, and the United States for 24.9%. Next was the United Kingdom, with 5.5%; Japan was in 10 th place. If, for example, one French and three Swedish institutions contributed to a paper, France received 25% of the credit and Sweden 75%.

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Cummins to open new fuel cell systems production facility in Germany; Alstom’s hydrogen trains

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The company already has alternative power facilities located in the United Kingdom, Belgium and Germany. Employing more than 6,700 people across Europe, Cummins’ European footprint includes seven manufacturing sites, 20 distribution sites and more than 300 dealers.

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Report: Tesla lobbied for higher taxes on gas and diesel vehicles in the UK

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MARCH 18, 2021

Tesla lobbied the United Kingdom government to raise taxes on gasoline and diesel cars in order to fund higher subsidies for electric cars, The Guardian reported Tuesday.

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Hyundai Kona Electric: The new favored police patrol car for Europe?

Green Car Reports

MAY 22, 2020

Police forces in Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom currently use Kona Electric patrol cars, Hyundai said earlier this month in a press release. As cities look to reduce air pollution, some are equipping their police forces with electric cars. The Hyundai Kona Electric is proving to be a popular choice, in Europe at least.

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Deutsche Post DHL Group sells StreetScooter production rights to international consortium ODIN Automotive S.à.r.l.

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JANUARY 5, 2022

a financial holding company, is backed by several institutional and private global investment partners, including Sparta Capital Management in the United Kingdom, a major Chinese OEM, and a partner for contract manufacturing in North America. ODIN Automotive S.à.r.l.,

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Eccentric electric: Citroën DS EV conversion translates a French icon

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JULY 29, 2021

The Citroën DS is an icon of French automotive design that has now gone electric, thanks to United Kingdom-based Electrogenic, which specializes in electric conversions of classic cars.

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Electric car chargers pop up from the sidewalk, to be tested in the UK

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

United Kingdom startup Trojan Energy will test charging stations that pop up from the sidewalk when needed. The Subsurface Technology for Electric Pathways (STEP) will pilot program will see 200 curbside charging stations installed in the London boroughs of Brent and Camden. The project will receive 3 million pounds ($3.9

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Protean Electric enters new partnership with Dongfeng Motor to advance market adoption of in-wheel motor technology

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APRIL 5, 2022

Globally Protean Electric has more than 280 patents (and 80+ patents pending) across 75 patent families with operations in the United Kingdom, China and the US. Protean Electric is the developer of in-wheel motors including ProteanDrive, a fully integrated in-wheel drive solution.

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Allison Transmission and Emergency One formalize collaboration on electric axle integration

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APRIL 23, 2021

Allison Transmission and Emergency One (UK) Ltd, the market leader in the United Kingdom in the manufacture, service and support of fire and rescue vehicles, announced a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

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Viritech Apricale: Exotic-looking fuel-cell-powered hydrogen hypercar is a "statement of intent"

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MAY 3, 2021

United Kingdom-based startup Viritech is developing a hydrogen fuel-cell hypercar, but it doesn't plan to become a full-time automaker. Rather, the Viritech Apricale will serve as a flashy demonstrator for the startup's hydrogen tech.

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UK company claims most power-dense electric motor for EVs

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MARCH 10, 2020

A company based in the United Kingdom claims to be developing the world's most power dense electric motor for automotive applications. Equipmake said its new Ampere motor will develop 20 kilowatts (27 horsepower) per kilogram. The company claims it is four times the power density of conventional motors.

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Sandia team uses computational approaches to develop high-entropy alloys with attractive hydrogen storage properties rapidly

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Vitalie Stavila, Mark Allendorf, Matthew Witman and Sapan Agarwal are part of the Sandia team that published a paper in conjunction with researchers from Ångström Laboratory in Sweden and Nottingham University in the United Kingdom in the ACS journal Chemistry of Materials detailing the approach.

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Shearwater Energy developing SMR wind-hybrid energy project; selects NuScale Power

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JANUARY 18, 2021

a United Kingdom-based hybrid clean energy company, is developing a wind-SMR (Small Modular Reactor) and hydrogen production hybrid energy project in North Wales. Shearwater Energy Ltd.,

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Report: EV charger vulnerabilities might leave them open to hackers

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MAY 10, 2022

One example the report occurred earlier this year on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. Software vulnerabilities can leave charging stations open to hacking, according to the report. Three charging stations' screens were hacked to show a.

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Ineos confirms fuel-cell version of Grenadier retro SUV, green hydrogen plan

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

The investment will fund plants in Norway, Germany, Belgium, and the United Kingdom that will produce hydrogen through electrolysis, an Ineos press release. Ineos on Monday announced a $2.3

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Freewire and BP unit ally for more UK fast chargers without grid upgrades

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

BP Pulse, the charging-infrastructure unit of oil giant BP, is working with FreeWireTechnologies to get more of the company's mobile fast-charging stations installed in the United Kingdom.

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London black cab spawns range-extended electric delivery van

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JULY 9, 2020

Called the VN5, it's currently available to order, with deliveries of right-hand drive vehicles for the United Kingdom scheduled to begin. London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) is using its extended-range electric taxi as the basis for a new van.

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ESB and dCarbonX to partner on green hydrogen storage development in Ireland

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JUNE 1, 2021

Based in London & Dublin, dCarbonX Ltd is building a portfolio of high-value assets offshore Ireland & the United Kingdom. In 2020 ESB had a 29% share of generation in the Irish all-island market (via ESB Generation and Trading) and a 34% share of electricity supply in the Irish all-island market (via Electric Ireland) with 1.5

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Shell plans to buy streetside charging experts Ubitricity

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Ubitricity is probably best known for building charging stations into lampposts, including a project in the United Kingdom that added 24 charging stations along section of street in London.

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Drop-in electric conversion kit for Land Rover Defender: Make your own electric SUV

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JUNE 27, 2022

The conversion kit comes from Electrogenic, a United Kingdom-based company that specializes in electric conversions of classic cars. The current-generation Land Rover Defender doesn't offer an all-electric powertrain, but it's now possible to convert older models to electric power.

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Tesla opens Model Y Design Studio for United Kingdom

NIO ET5 electric sedan to launch in the United Kingdom

Mercedes-Benz xEV sales up 37% in Q1; 32% of those battery-electric

Ford submits all-electric police pilot vehicle for Michigan State Police testing

ACEA map: Affordability of electric cars, correlation between market uptake and GDP in the EU

Tesla sales improve in Ireland despite European slump

Rolls-Royce starts build of UltraFan aero-engine; 25% fuel efficiency improvement over first generation Trent

FUSO eCanter electric truck delivering gas bottles in London?s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)

Yutong Bus to deliver 100 electric buses to Chile

Alexander Dennis adds in-house integrated electric buses; new small bus and double-decker

Volvo Cars sales up 12.6% in the first 10 months of 2021; share of electrified cars >25% of all units sold for 10 months, 31.5% in October

Polestar Energy is now fully live in the UK

Shell and Ubitricity target 50,000 on-street EV chargers in the UK by 2025

AlixPartners finds limited consumer willingness to pay for autonomous vehicles but enthusiasm for robo-taxis

Electric crate motor kit is ready for your EV project: What would you make?

Cummins survey finds growing commuter support for hydrogen-fueled public transport in Europe; willing to pay more

Off-the-grid Hotel Hyundai is powered solely by Ioniq 5 EVs

Pop-up EV charging hubs deemed a success in UK trial

Manufacturers confirmed for the start of Gen3 era of ABB FIA Formula E world championship

EV and hybrid drivers are less stressed, survey finds

UK project builds electric-car charging into a half-mile of lampposts

Tesla gets a $320 price target from Goldman Sachs

Snam invests €33M in electrolyzer manufacturer ITM Power

Ørsted takes final investment decision on green hydrogen project H2RES

NISTEP: China rises to first place in most cited scientific papers

Cummins to open new fuel cell systems production facility in Germany; Alstom’s hydrogen trains

Report: Tesla lobbied for higher taxes on gas and diesel vehicles in the UK

Hyundai Kona Electric: The new favored police patrol car for Europe?

Deutsche Post DHL Group sells StreetScooter production rights to international consortium ODIN Automotive S.à.r.l.

Eccentric electric: Citroën DS EV conversion translates a French icon

Electric car chargers pop up from the sidewalk, to be tested in the UK

Protean Electric enters new partnership with Dongfeng Motor to advance market adoption of in-wheel motor technology

Allison Transmission and Emergency One formalize collaboration on electric axle integration

Viritech Apricale: Exotic-looking fuel-cell-powered hydrogen hypercar is a "statement of intent"

UK company claims most power-dense electric motor for EVs

Sandia team uses computational approaches to develop high-entropy alloys with attractive hydrogen storage properties rapidly

Shearwater Energy developing SMR wind-hybrid energy project; selects NuScale Power

Report: EV charger vulnerabilities might leave them open to hackers

Ineos confirms fuel-cell version of Grenadier retro SUV, green hydrogen plan

Freewire and BP unit ally for more UK fast chargers without grid upgrades

London black cab spawns range-extended electric delivery van

ESB and dCarbonX to partner on green hydrogen storage development in Ireland

Shell plans to buy streetside charging experts Ubitricity

Drop-in electric conversion kit for Land Rover Defender: Make your own electric SUV

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