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

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The characteristics that air-taxis require from batteries, for example, are very similar to what was developed for the Spirit of Innovation, the company said. Rolls-Royce has a history of flying speed record attempts and breaking records, dating back to the Schneider Trophies of the early 1930s.

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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. Earlier this month, nuTonomy was selected by the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) as an R&D partner, to support the development of a commercial AV service in Singapore. This trial represents the first, rapid result of this partnership. Earlier post.).

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Autonomous driving software company nuTonomy closes $16M A round

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nuTonomy is positioning itself to be the first company to deliver an autonomous taxi service, and plans to launch a commercial offering in 2018. In Singapore, where nuTonomy has strong governmental support, the round included participation from EDBI, the dedicated corporate investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board.

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

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Each of the six vehicle manufacturers—Jaguar/Land Rover, Mitsubishi/Colt, Mercedes Benz/Smart, Tata Motors, LTI and Microcab Industries—are contributing vehicles towards the low carbon scheme, which includes a mix of fully electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell cars.

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

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We think that by 2020, low carbon cars will be commercially viable, and it’s important that we start to understand the public’s reaction and provide the necessary infrastructure to prepare for this. Land Rover Range_e (5 plug in hybrid vehicles). LTI (5 electric taxis). Tata Indica (25 electric cars).

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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 multi-speed transmission was first evaluated in a Jaguar Limo-Green research vehicle as part of a consortium project with Jaguar Land Rover and MIRA. It is also scalable to different classes of vehicle ranging from family cars to light commercial vehicles, taxis, delivery trucks and public transport buses.