Nikola hybrid truck claims $2.3bn in reservations
Posted on 22 Jun 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
Electric truck manufacturer Nikola Motor Company has announced that it has collected over $2.3bn in reservations.
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Obama announces ninth manufacturing hub will be in LA
Posted on 21 Jun 2016 by Tim Brown
President Obama has announced that The Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, based in Los Angeles, California, is to become the ninth manufacturing hub. Nissan developing world’s first bio-ethanol powered vehicle system
Posted on 20 Jun 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Nissan is currently researching and developing a world-first system that will power vehicles with electricity generated from bio-ethanol. New lightweight LiquidPiston engine unveiled
Posted on 19 Jun 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
US-based startup LiquidPiston last week unveiled a new lightweight engine delivering significant advantages over traditional designs.
Samsung on cloud nine with acquisition of US startup Joyent
Posted on 17 Jun 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Samsung Electronics has agreed to acquire public and private cloud provider, Joyent, as the South Korean technology giant attempts to boost its software and services ambitions. Wal-Mart to deploy robotic shopping carts
Posted on 16 Jun 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
The world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart is set to begin experimenting with robotic shopping carts in order improve customer experience. A salt bath could boost next gen batteries for electric cars
Posted on 16 Jun 2016 by Tim Brown
Scientists from the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), in collaboration with Melbourne's RMIT University and the Queensland University of Technology, have demonstrated that pre-treating a battery’s lithium metal electrodes with an electrolyte salt solution extends the battery life and increases performance and safety. PepsiCo and Indofood linked to Indonesian worker exploitation claims
Posted on 16 Jun 2016 by Tim Brown
A report released last week has claimed instances of worker exploitation, including child workers, at two palm oil plantations owned and operated by Indonesian food giant Indofood, a producer of PepsiCo branded snack foods. Germany to introduce driverless trains by 2023
Posted on 15 Jun 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
Germany is set to begin introducing driverless trains within the next 5 years according to local media.
Israel unveils new modular unmanned combat vehicle
Posted on 15 Jun 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has this week shown off a new unmanned ground combat vehicle (UGCV) to the public for the first time.