Automotive

Staff at the Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes, the Mexican car manufacturing plant of Renault-Nissan and Daimler which is to receive new technology from ABB - image courtesy of CMPA

ABB to improve energy efficiency of Renault-Nissan Mexican plant by up to 20%

A SolarCity photovoltaic solar panel array. Image courtesy of SolarCity.

Tesla plans to buy SolarCity for $2.8bn

A rendering of the Nikola One semi-truck. Image courtesy of Nikola Motor Company.

Nikola hybrid truck claims $2.3bn in reservations

The Evoque being manufactured at Halewood. Photography attributed to JLR.

Staying in Europe vital to future of UK automotive

A photo from The Manufacturer MX Awards (TMMX Awards) 2015 in Birmingham - image courtesy of TM. The biggest manufacturing awards in the uk.

TMMX Awards: last call for UK manufacturers

The Nissan SOFC test bench. The SOFC fuel cell utilises the reaction of multiple fuels, including ethanol and natural gas, with oxygen to produce electricity with high efficiency - image courtesy of Nissan.

Nissan developing world’s first bio-ethanol powered vehicle system

The X Mini pistonless engine. Image courtesy of LiquidPiston.

New lightweight LiquidPiston engine unveiled

A multi-layer capacitive touch circuit made with conductive inks for an appliance interface - image courtesy of Butler Technologies

How conductive inks meet consumer demands

CSIRO, RMIT and Queensland University of Technology are currently working on developing a “salt bath” that stabilise lithium metal foils and increase battery life and performance for electric cars - image courtesy of CSIRO.

A salt bath could boost next gen batteries for electric cars

The engine cover grille reportedly responds to a vehicle’s cooling requirements more effectively than any existing product – image courtesy of MarchantCain.

Design engineering firm improves engine cover grilles

Nylacast exports 70% of its output to more than 43 countries - image courtesy of Nylacast.

Nylacast named among Britain’s fastest growing global stars