Self-driving vehicles are on the streets of London, but do you know which company is leading the way? Is it Waymo? Apollo Go? Tesla? No, the company ahead of others over there is Wayve. Wayve was founded 8 years ago in London and is operating self-driving Ford Mustang Mach-E electric … [continued]
Teesside International Airport launched the world’s first simultaneous deployment of autonomous passenger and baggage transport in October, marking a significant step in aviation logistics. Following an announcement in early August, the driverless system, set into motion by a £1million (~$1.316 million) contract with autonomous vehicle specialist Aurrigo International plc, in … [continued]
Waymo has been on an expansion sprint in the past year, but its latest announcement is one of its biggest ever. The company is bringing its robotaxi service across the Atlantic Ocean to the great city of London. Whether taking passengers to Premier League games, music concerts, Wimbledon, Big Ben, … [continued]
ChatGPT generated image showing Teesside’s first phase of ground electrification leading to the BESS era
Teesside on the east coast of the United Kingdom has always been a place of transformation. It made steel for a century, refined chemicals for decades, and now stands on the edge of a new transition that might finally let its air clear and its grids breathe. The NatPower project … [continued]
A hot, dry summer in the UK has led to reduced hay yields in the eastern part of the country, driving up prices.
Stagecoach South West recently announced a major partnership with e-fleet solutions provider VEV to accelerate bus electrification across Devon, UK. Forty-eight new EV chargers will be installed in Devon; 27 are 150 kW and there will be an additional 21 chargers. Devon is in southwest England and is known for … [continued]
Green GSM EV taxis using the VinFast Nerio Green ready for release for the first time to its drivers in ceremonies in the Quezon Memorial Circle in the Philippines. (Photo for CleanTechnica by Raymond B. Tribdino.)
The United States is not exactly a world leader in electric vehicles, as we know by now. More than half of new car sales in China are plugin electric cars (full electrics or plugin hybrids), and 27% of new car sales in Europe are plugin electric cars. In the US, … [continued]
August’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 38.3% share in the UK, up from 29.4% year on year. BEVs grew volume 15% YoY, and PHEVs grew 69%. Overall auto volume was 82,908 units, down some 2% YoY. The UK’s leading BEV brand was Tesla, with a 15% share of the … [continued]
There’s a trend happening now that many people might not be paying attention to, yet is quite significant. Raymond Tribdino just wrote an article for CleanTechnica about how the Netherlands has focused on creating a robust EV charging infrastructure first rather than over-emphasizing electric vehicles without paying enough attention to … [continued]
Fastned was founded to enable “Electric Freedom,” the capability to travel by electric car everywhere the driver likes to go, something that was not possible in the first electric car age. That is roughly the period from 1880 to 1930. The grid, the batteries, and the charging possibilities of those … [continued]
