Thurso battery maker AMTE in £9.7m cell project with BMW and BP
Thurso-based battery maker AMTE Power is taking part in a £9.7 million research project to boost charging speeds of electric and hydrogen-powered BMWs.
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Aberdeen hydrogen debate highlights dangers of dithering
Question: Was Aberdeen right to order a new fleet of hydrogen-powered double-decker buses - or was Coventry right to go electric instead?
Is the small fuel cell electric vehicle going to be a Betamax?
By decarbonising industrial and domestic heating, I am convinced that hydrogen has a significant role towards achieving net zero. However, the role of hydrogen in the passenger car sector is much less clear. I find it difficult to see how a hydrogen powered fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) can compete with a battery electric vehicle (BEV). That conclusion was reinforced by two recent reports from BloombergNEF and Volkswagen.
Tesla rival aims to banish 160-year-old lead tech from cars
Your sleek new Tesla Model S or electronic BMW has a distinctly 19th century feature that you may not be aware of, among its batteries. A company in Estonia wants to change that.
BMW I3 ad pulled due to misleading electric vehicle claims
An ad for BMW has been banned for falsely claiming that its i3 is a zero-emissions “clean car” that “helps to give back to the environment”.
Opinion: BMW provides wake up call on safety and quality
I got a wake-up call at a recent customer forum, where global contractors including GE were present: it was stated that a welcome reduction of “safety” incidents could be attributed to ‘talent density’, or a concentration of more experienced workers.
Car giants take part in hydrogen fuel cell project
Technology company Intelligent Energy will work with car giants BMW and Daimler on a pan-European industry project group to develop its proprietary 90kW fuel cell automotive technology.
BMW’s first fuel-cell car tests clean-engine push
BMW AG will test a vehicle powered by hydrogen fuel cells on public roads this month as the German automaker looks to expand clean-car offerings after rolling out the battery-powered i3 in 2013. The company plans “a technically mature, customer-ready vehicle some time after 2020,” Matthias Klietz, head of powertrain research, told journalists at BMW’s test track in Miramas, France. “By around 2025 to 2030, we expect fuel cell cars to have an established presence, but there are challenges that remain, like building the refueling infrastructure.” BMW is developing fuel cells with Japanese partner Toyota Motor Corp., and it demonstrated a 5-Series Gran Turismo prototype in Miramas on Wednesday that uses the companies’ joint technology. The model is part of the car industry’s multibillion-dollar effort to create alternative powering setups and improve fuel use to meet tightening emissions rules.