Law enforcement teams, firefighters and medics across Europe are adopting Nissan LEAF – the world’s most popular electric vehicle – as a key frontline emergency support vehicle. Emergency services in Portugal, France, UK and Switzerland have deployed LEAFs as community support vehicles, with a number of other countries considering making the switch to battery power […]
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The countdown to the 2014 sports car racing season has begun. Following its successful launch in June on the company’s test track in Weissach, near Stuttgart, Germany, the Porsche LMP1 sports prototype race car – which has been completely redesigned – is working its way through a series of functional tests. In the most recent
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Emissions Analytics, the leading provider of road-based emissions testing and analysis, will showcase its new particulates measurement service at this year’s Low Carbon Vehicle Event at Millbrook. As the most experienced provider of portable emissions testing in the UK, Emissions Analytics holds the largest database of vehicle data commercially available, covering over 90% of new
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Following on from Audi’s hopes to break their duck at Brazil, Audi have successfully driven away strong competition from the likes of the Toyota Hybrid team and claimed the one-two finish at Sao Paulo this weekend. Remaining unbeaten in the 2013 sports car season to date, the Audi R18 e-tron quattro hybrid sports car has
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Jaguar will be unveiling their latest creation at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show in a couple of weeks time, showcasing their all new aluminium modular architecture. The concept is meant to display the new architectures possibilities which will underpin future innovations of Jaguar’s range. Speculatory inspection of the teaser image would suggest the new concept
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Construction of the first Nissan ZEOD RC chassis is nearing completion, and the ground-breaking car that will “electrify Le Mans” is set to hit the track for the first time in the UK in early September. After the recent completion of the car’s carbon fiber tub, a team of Nissan engineers has worked around the
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Challenges to individual mobility are on the rise. Founded in its sense of responsibility for the safety of its customers and for all other traffic participants, Volkswagen has set the goal of exploiting all potentials that contribute towards significantly reducing traffic fatalities as well as the sheer number of accidents. All of these activities are
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Want to save money and fuel? Toyota plans to help consumers do both. Promising continued gains in fuel economy, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Managing Officer Satoshi Ogiso outlined the launch of a new era in hybrid technology with the arrival of the next-generation Prius, while Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) Senior Vice President of Sales Bob
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Following its acquisition by Johnson Matthey in 2012, Axeon has now rebranded as Johnson Matthey Battery Systems. With many years’ experience of designing and producing high performance lithium-ion based systems, Johnson Matthey Battery Systems can provide a full design and assembly package. In the automotive/transport sector the business is focused on developing and producing battery
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Nissan’s engineers have been inspired by the animal kingdom as they develop new technologies that will shape the future of mobility. One of Nissan’s longer term R&D goals is to achieve virtually zero fatalities and serious injuries among occupants of its vehicles. Toru Futami, engineering director of advanced technology and research, said that studying the
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