Toyota’s pioneering FCV (Fuel Cell Vehicle) is making it’s European debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. Yoshikazu Tanaka is the man in charge of development for fuel cell vehicles at Toyota. The following interview gives some insight into the work involved in bringing a new powertrain technology to fruition and the advantages of hydrogen […]
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Kia has revealed its all-new mild hybrid powertrain at the Geneva Motor Show. The powertrain – part of a future technologies exhibit on Kia’s show stand – is designed to simultaneously reduce emissions and improve engine performance in Kia’s next-generation models. Interestingly, the technology will be made available for both petrol and diesel models in
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Embodying the iconic design of the recently-launched second-generation Kia Soul, the Soul EV will become the brand’s first globally-sold electric vehicle when production starts in the second half of 2014. Michael Cole, Chief Operating Officer, Kia Motors Europe, said: “Not only is the Soul EV a stylish, eye-catching car to be seen in, but it
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In 2008, there were few credible electric cars on the market. Instead, it was a time when public interest was more focussed on ever more powerful supercars and motorway bashing super saloons. If it didn’t have a ‘super’ in front of it, then it wasn’t in vogue. There were a growing number of people interested
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Although the actual FIA Formula E race event may be relatively short at around an hour’s time for most races, the event doesn’t stop there. Organisers of the FIA Formula E Championship have appointed an experienced event company to handle live entertainment to the race events around the world. CDC Entertainment has been announced as
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The question as to where lead markets will develop for both electric and fuel cell vehicles (EV and FCV respectively) has been researched by the European Joint Research Centre (JRC) and their findings have been detailed in the report below. Several JRC studies concluded that privileged access to dedicated lanes, such as EV drivers in
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Speculation has been rife amongst the press about what direction Apple might take next and it seems the answer has been revealed. Volvo and Apple have joined forces to bring the next generation of Volvo vehicles Apple’s wildly popular media services via a new interface based on Apple’s operating system. Although many have speculated the
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Nissan unveils their much anticipated all electric van, the e-NV200 which has already seen action in the form of electric taxis in Barcelona and as a solution for Taxis for London. The new van is based on the same technology as can be found in the award winning LEAF. The internal combustion engine version of
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Generally speaking, government are very supportive of sporting events, the Olympics in 2012 being an obvious example where sport is used to gain attention for the nation as a whole. Motoring events on the other hand, are often lauded as noisy and irritating to residents who live near race tracks, with the result being that
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Formula E’s fully-electric Spark-Renault SRT_01E car has now completed 1,000km of testing without a single glitch – the equivalent of an entire season’s worth of racing. Built by Spark Racing Technology together with a consortium of some of the leading names in motorsport, the 200kw (270bhp) single-seater has undergone an arduous testing programme since its
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