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EO Charging leads electric car charging race

In its first year of trading, EO Charging sold over 1,500 charging units and is expecting to turnover £1million in 2017.

Energy Independent Electric Vehicles: Big Companies & New Technologies

EIVs are an idea whose time has come.

Uber partnership to design chargers for flying cars

Uber is looking beyond ground transportation and has announced that the company has partnered with ChargePoint to create rapid-charging stations for Uber's planned network of on-demand flying electric cars that will be capable of vertical take-off and landings.

EV programs accelerated in face of new air pollution horrors

The more you look the more you see and, in the case of air pollution, it is bad news all the way.

Manned Electric Aircraft: Progress and Potential

Recently, there has been a sharp increase in development activity with electric aircraft, as examined in the new report from IDTechEx Research, Manned Electric Aircraft 2017-2027.

Hybrid taxis produced in UK

China may be gearing up to have 100,000 pure electric taxis with zero emissions in use soon but at least the iconic British black cab is going to be made in Britain as a hybrid - by a Chinese company.

London taxi pollution

For the first time, air pollution in the UK is now primarily caused by road vehicles. Legal limits for the year were exceeded in the first four days of the 2017. London schools are being built where the children are forced to suck in four times the approved amount of acid gas.

London chokes: action pathetic

The recent meeting of the SMMT EV Group in London revealed just how far the capital is from a plan let alone adequate action to prevent the 10,000 deaths yearly from vehicle emissions, now the top emissions killer.

Electric trucks reinvented this year

At the recent Future Powertrain Conference in Solihull UK, Professor Matthias Wellers, Managing Director AVI Powertrain, said he liked the idea of intermittent catenaries on major roads charging inter-city pure electric trucks.

Autonomous car/ taxi/ microbus reduces traffic 75 percent

This new MIT assessment shows how autonomous cars can be operated in a way that sharply reduces the need for taxis and possibly impacts large buses. If successful, this mode will also provide grounds for private cars whether autonomous or not to be banned from cities. Here comes "silent city"!

The growing demand for low cost environmental sensors in smart cities

Last week Paris experienced its worst spike in pollution since records began. Cars were banned from the streets and public transport made free in the city and surrounding areas. Such vehicle bans have only been introduced four times in the last two decades, and never before on consecutive days.

Inside Levi's Stadium: where entertainment meets technology

While in Santa Clara for the IDTechEx Show, technology analyst Dr David Pugh met with staff at Levi's Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers. The 68,500 capacity stadium was opened in 2014 and is one of the most technologically enabled entertainment venues in the world.

Uber's self driving cars

Uber has acquired Otto, whose mission is to rethink transportation, starting with self-driving trucks.

Financing to expand global 3D printing marketplace

3D Hubs, the world's largest online marketplace for 3D printing services, has announced the completion of its Series B financing, totaling $7 million.

Autonomous electric buses reinvented

There is a frenzy of investment by in fully autonomous cars, some without even a steering wheel, but it is almost entirely supplier push. Virtually no private individual is interested in buying one. It is very different with fleets such as taxis where potential corporate purchasers such as Uber see many benefits including cost and space saving

Startup bringing driverless taxi service to Singapore

The startup's driverless taxis follow optimal paths for picking up and dropping off passengers to reduce traffic congestion.

Xterrain Inc launches the all terrain electric bicycle

Xterrain, Inc. announces the release of their new XTERRAIN500 Electric Bicycle, with its special 10-inch wide ATV front tire.

U-M will test 3D-printed, autonomous 'SmartCarts'

A fleet of autonomous "SmartCarts"—high-tech, 3D-printed, low-speed electric vehicles—could one day zip around the University of Michigan's North Campus, taking students, professors and staff to class, labs and offices while also serving as one of the first test beds for on-demand autonomous transit.