Smart and clean mobility requires strategy planning, policy making and a calibrated approach, whereby manufacturing needs to be attuned to consumer demands. When the transport industry completely shifts from ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) to electric and hybrid mobility, the impact it will make on India will go beyond traffic-related matters. Electric and hybrid mobility will … Read more
A system that collects tyre dust – particles of tyre that are emitted when a vehicle is in operation – as they are emitted, has won its creators the James Dyson Award. Tyre wear is the second-largest microplastic pollutant in our ocean after single-use plastic and accounts for up to 50 per cent of PM2.5 … Read more
Tesla founder Elon Musk has unveiled his firm’s latest battery technology which promises more affordable cars that can travel longer distances, but the three-year timeframe necessary before commercialisation has not impressed investors. Musk envisions future electric cars priced as low as $25,000 (£19,657) that will be able to drive themselves once the new battery tech comes to … Read more
The Government has launched a consultation that could pave the way to driverless cars being introduced on British roads as early as next year. The Department for Transport (DfT) has issued a call for evidence for the ‘Automated Lane Keeping System’ (ALKS) – an automated system that can take over control of a vehicle at … Read more
No Hands! According to a tweet by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the electric car company is going to “release more [Full Self-Driving] features later this month.” While Musk hasn’t confirmed what these features will turn out to be, we can make some educated guesses — and it might even be the long-awaited “City Autopilot” feature. FSD … Read more