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University of Auckland Researchers Join Global Consortium for Vehicle Electrification

Work at the University of Auckland will play a significant role following this week’s launch of the National Science Foundation-funded Engineering Research Centre for Electrified Transportation in Utah, USA.

10 Aug 2020

Study Examines Trade-Off between Decarbonization and Air Pollution Mitigation

The changeover to electric vehicles must be reflected by the growth of clean energy grids to reduce air pollution and mitigate climate change.

8 Jul 2020

TREC Launches New Online Tool to Incentivize Electric Vehicles

Electric bikes (e-bikes) are quickly becoming common in U.S. cities and suburbs, but we still have a ways to go compared to our neighbors across the Atlantic. In recent years, e-bike sales have steadily increased with unprecedented growth in Europe, especially in the Netherlands.

29 Jun 2020

Study Shows Electric Vehicles can Save Total Fuel Costs

Motorists can save as much as $14,500 on fuel costs over 15 years by driving an electric vehicle instead of a similar one fueled by gasoline, according to a new analysis conducted by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL).

24 Jun 2020

UK Leads Green Revolution in Defence and Off-Highway Transport

As the UK seeks to deliver a ‘greener’ future following the government’s announcement in February to ban the sale of all new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035 – the University of Exeter and Supacat are helping to pave the way for a green revolution in defence and off-road transport.

19 Jun 2020

Electrical Vehicle Batteries Could have a Second Life as Backup Storage for Solar Farms

As electric vehicles rapidly grow in popularity worldwide, there will soon be a wave of used batteries whose performance is no longer sufficient for vehicles that need reliable acceleration and range.

22 May 2020

Volvo Buses Receives Order for 60 High-Capacity Electric Buses from Malmö

Volvo Buses has signed yet another large order for electrified buses. Nobina has placed an order for 60 high-capacity electric buses which will enter service in Malmö next year.

1 Feb 2020

Device Makes Electric Vehicle Charging a Two-Way Street

A new device turns electric vehicles into chargers for houses and stranded cars.

17 Dec 2019

'Magic Crystals' to Enable Our Electric Car Future

CSIRO and Monash University’s Matthew Hill will receive the Solomon Award tonight for developing ‘magic crystals’ with dozens of applications from cleaning gases and liquids to mining and drug production.

29 Nov 2019