Self-driving car start-up Cruise raises $2bn from Microsoft, GM, and others
Cruise and GM have also joined forces with Microsoft to commercialise self-driving vehicles
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China-based XPeng introduces NGP highway autonomous driving solution
18 Jan 21To be part of the XPILOT 3.0 autonomous driving package, the NGP solution will be launched in the…
Why it’s important to consider rural areas when developing electric vehicle charging infrastructure
10 Jun 20A social enterprise has taken the lead in installing charging points in remote locations across northern England -…
Where are Tesla’s factories based? Including Elon Musk’s gigafactories in Shanghai and Berlin
27 May 20In a show of enormous faith in the increasing demand for electric vehicles, Elon Musk has been announcing…
Denmark’s biggest firms team up for sustainable fuels project
26 May 20The proposed plant, in Copenhagen, would produce fuels for powering road, air and maritime transport
Centrica and Lotus to create smart charging platform for electric vehicles
11 May 20Electric car owners will be able to sell excess energy from their vehicles to the grid using a…
Six electric vehicle charging innovations that could be crucial to green transport revolution
18 Mar 20EV charging can't just be done in driveways and workplaces, with these new technologies potentially opening up new…
Seven gigafactories could employ 220,000 in UK by 2040, says report
16 Mar 20But the Faraday Institution warns that Brexit could be a cause for concern if car makers instead decide…
UK Budget’s 2020 pledges to boost green energy receive a mixed response
12 Mar 20Investments in electric vehicle rapid charging have been welcomed, but some groups have been left underwhelmed by ambitions…
UK Budget promises large investments in green energy and carbon capture technology
11 Mar 20Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the government plans to create the high-skill, high-wage, low-carbon jobs of the future