Driverless cars are set to hit UK roads in 2019 after a consortium of British companies unveiled plans to test the vehicles between London and Oxford. Driven, led by driverless software group Oxbotica, received a £8.6 million grant ...
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The Shire Bed Company is continuing to expand its major manufacturing facility in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, bringing its total investment so far this year to nearly £2.5m. With the business growing and new products in the pipe-line, the ...
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Daimler is planning to invest more than €7bn over the next two years on green powertrain technologies, including a plug-in hybrid electric-hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. The company will invest €14.5bn in research and development ...
Tags: green powertrain technologies, runabout, electric vehicle
Faraday Future, a start-up in the field of electric vehicles and a rival to Tesla Motors has broken ground on its $1bn manufacturing plant near in North Las Vegas, Nevada, US. The electric carmaker said the investment will not only go ...
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The Foam Company, one of the UK’s leading experts in foam products, has invested in a new top of the range wrapping machine for its mattresses. The company has purchased a Sala automatic wrapping machine which is now in operation at ...
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Renesas Electronics America, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a new, comprehensive, vehicle-level driving platform to accelerate autonomous and automotive driving innovation. Working in close ...
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US vehicle manufacturing firm Local Motors has unveiled the design ‘Reload Redacted - Swim/Sport’ which is not only the winner of the contest Project Redacted but also the foundation for the world’s first-of-its-kind ...
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Connexion Media is planning to launch Flex; a cloud based connected vehicle management service. Fleet managers and owners will be able to manage fleet of vehicles from a central control point using Flex in their mobile devices, the ...
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Vision Paper and Board, a paper and board supplier for the packaging industries, has entered into a partnership with high-quality packaging grade Tamfold. Tamfold, which is a part of the Stora Enso group, offers its products to companies ...
Tamfold, which is stocked hard-sized and FSC certified as standard, is said to offer excellent value, runnability and performance in pharmaceutical, food and chocolate packaging. The continuous product development of Tamfold has resulted ...
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Inspirato announced today that it has named Cadillac as the official vehicle of Inspirato. As part of this exclusive partnership, Cadillac will provide a fleet of vehicles for member use at select Inspirato vacation residences. "We are ...
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Japanese automaker Nissan Motor in collaboration with the Portland General Electric (PGE) will start testing its prototype electric commercial vehicle - the Nissan e-NV200 in Portland. The companies will conduct a six-week trial to ...
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Renault’s 100 per cent electric-powered delivery vans will shortly join Australia Post’s fleet in Melbourne and Sydney. The Renault Kangoo Maxi Z.E. (Zero Emission) electric van, currently not sold in Australia, is widely used ...
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Vehicle fleet provider BT Fleet has expanded its vehicle fleet contract with the UK-based integrated energy company EDF Energy for an additional five years. Under the deal, BT Fleet will be responsible for handling EDF's fleet of 1,000 ...
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Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania has agreed to supply up to 200 trucks Amsa, a provider of street cleaning and waste management services in Italy. Scania won the contract following a public tender in Milan, Italy. Amsa, ...
Tags: Trucks, commercial vehicle, Scania