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Rolls-Royce electric aircraft sets three speed records; world’s fastest electric vehicle

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mph)—making the Spirit of Innovation the world’s fastest all-electric vehicle, the company said. Staking the claim for the all-electric world-speed record is a fantastic achievement for the ACCEL team and Rolls-Royce. During its record-breaking runs, the aircraft clocked up a maximum speed of 623 km/h (387.4

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nuTonomy launches first public trial of self-driving car service and ride-hailing app

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nuTonomy launched the first public trial of a robo-taxi service. The trial, which will continue on an on-going basis, is being held within Singapore’s one-north business district, where nuTonomy has been conducting daily autonomous vehicle (AV) testing since April. This trial represents the first, rapid result of this partnership.

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UK TSB Awards £25M to Eight Low-Carbon Vehicle Demonstration Projects; Focus On Electric Vehicles

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The consortium will develop and demonstrate 110 road-worthy vehicles to be trialed in the two cities over 12 months, 40 of which will be smart electric vehicles. Electricity providers E.ON Electric Vehicle Accelerated Development in the North East is a £10.7-million Ford Focus Battery Electric Vehicle.

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Antonov study of multi-speed transmission for EVs finds improved efficiency over different drive cycles

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Antonov’s study found that its multi-speed electric vehicle transmission can deliver 10% better efficiency compared with a single speed gearbox. The majority of electric vehicles are currently equipped with a single speed, so there are clear implications for the next generation of electric vehicles.

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Public Electric Car Trials in UK West Midlands Begins with 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs

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The first stage of a Government-supported UK-wide project to trial electric and ultra low emission vehicles began Saturday in the West Midlands with the keys to 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs (Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle) ( earlier post ) being handed over to independent drivers. Tata Indica (25 electric cars).

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