Ford first to use captured CO2 to make foam and plastic for cars
Posted on 17 May 2016 by Tim Brown
Ford Motor Company is the first automaker to formulate and test new foam and plastic components made from captured carbon dioxide. Renewables
Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance created to help companies buy green electricity
Posted on 16 May 2016 by Tim Brown
A new US-based organisation, called the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance, has been created to assist companies, including manufacturers, to purchase a greater proportion of their electricity from renewable sources. Ford to take on Chevrolet and Tesla with improved electric vehicle
Posted on 2 May 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Ford is developing a long range electric vehicle that is set to take on the models already developed by the likes of Chevrolet and Tesla. New rechargeable battery that can charge over 200k times
Posted on 27 Apr 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Imagine a world where a rechargeable battery would never have to be replaced, at least not in your lifetime. Automotive light weighting: driving the revolution
Posted on 11 Apr 2016 by The Manufacturer
Sajid Mohammed, Associate Commercial Director at plastics recycler Luxus, looks at how automotive light weighting is helping drive a step-change in plastics innovation. Flux Electric Bikes look to ‘Trump’ the e-bike market with mid-mounted motor
Posted on 11 Apr 2016 by Tim Brown
Even the most avid cyclist knows the dread of waking up in the morning in the searing heat, realising you've got an hour bike ride ahead of you to get into work, and then finding out when you arrive that the office shower is out of order. Hyundai and Linde launch BeeZero, the world’s first fuel cell car sharing service
Posted on 8 Apr 2016 by Tim Brown
Fuel cell vehicles received a boost this week thanks to a new partnership between German engineering group, Linde, and South Korean car company, Hyundai. UN report shows record renewables investment
Posted on 30 Mar 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
The latest ‘Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment’ report has shown a record level of investment in renewable energy technology in 2015.
UCLA researchers hope to turn captured CO2 into sustainable concrete
Posted on 23 Mar 2016 by Aiden Burgess
A team of researchers at UCLA have begun working on a unique solution to help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by turning it into a concrete-like material.
Electric double decker buses to hit the streets of London next month
Posted on 22 Mar 2016 by Aiden Burgess
London’s iconic red double decker buses will be changed forever with the introduction of the world’s first fleet of all-electric double decker buses.