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(Left to right) Ben Bronfman, Principal of Business Development at Global Thermostat, with Alejandro Agag, CEO of Formula E

Global Thermostat Partners with FIA Formula E to Reduce the Championships CO2 Emissions

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Organisers of the FIA Formula E Championship have today announced a new partnership with leading carbon capture company Global Thermostat to significantly reduce the CO2 emissions generated by the series and to jointly promote sustainable technologies. Beginning this September in Beijing, Formula E is the FIA’s global motorsport championship featuring fully- electric open-wheel cars racing […]

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Mitsubishi Electric Solar Modules at Mazda’s U.S. R&D Center

Mazda’s USA R&D Centre Now Powered by Mitsubishi Solar Power

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State-of -the-art Mitsubishi Electric photovoltaic (PV) modules are now powering cutting-edge automotive research and development at Mazda North America’s Research & Development facility in Irvine, Calif.  Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., a diversified global electronics manufacturer, celebrating 40 years in the solar business, supplied Mazda with 1222 PV modules for a 317kW solar electric system that is expected

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Chief Engineer Chika Kako with a Fuji Red CT 200h F Sport

Chief Engineer Chika Kako Explains How Lexus Created the New CT 200h

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Lexus chief engineer Chika Kako shares her insights into the development that went into the new CT 200h as the first UK customers get to discover for themselves what improvements have been made. Kako is Lexus International’s first female chief engineer and took up responsibility for the CT 200h in June last year. She brings

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Bentley Hybrid Concept

Bentley to Unveil Hybrid Concept at Beijing Auto Exhibition

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As a member of the Volkswagen family, Bentley are often privy to the latest in luxury technology but rarely has this extended into eco tech, until now. Bentley have announced their latest concept vehicle as being a hybrid, aptly named the, Bentley Hybrid Concept. Designed as a technology showcase that previews Bentley’s first plug-in hybrid

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POLAR instant app

New POLAR App Does Away with RFID Cards for EV Charging

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Chargemaster is launching a new smartphone app to change the way drivers charge their electric vehicles. The POLAR Instant app, which is available now on the Apple iPhone and will be coming to Android smartphones from early May, provides EV drivers with instant access to the UK’s largest publicly available network of charging points, without the need

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Hyundai Partners with HyFIVE EU Initiative to Fuel Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles

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Hyundai aims to deliver 75 units of its pioneering hydrogen-powered ix35 Fuel Cell as part of the largest ever pan-European fuel-cell passenger car project. The Hydrogen For Innovative Vehicles (HyFIVE) project, funded by the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, will see deliveries made in Bolzano, Copenhagen, Innsbruck, London, Munich and Stuttgart. President of Hyundai

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