EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies GmbH (EKPO) has secured a contract from a European car manufacturer for fuel cell stacks to be fitted to a future series production vehicle. The agreement includes the development of a custom-made stack for the global OEM’s future mass-produced vehicle that is to be powered by a fuel cell. In addition… Continue reading EKPO to develop and supply fuel cell stacks for a European carmaker
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Schaeffler supplies chainless drive for e-cargo bikes in Europe
Electric cargo and utility bikes are becoming an increasingly common sight in big cities, where they are the ideal solution for speedy, climate-friendly transportation and distribution of food, mail, medicine and more. To help with this trend, Schaeffler has partneried with two-wheeler electric drive specialist Heinzmann GmbH & Co. KG to develop an innovative chainless… Continue reading Schaeffler supplies chainless drive for e-cargo bikes in Europe
Schaeffler supplies chainless drive for e-cargo bikes in Europe
Electric cargo and utility bikes are becoming an increasingly common sight in big cities, where they are the ideal solution for speedy, climate-friendly transportation and distribution of food, mail, medicine and more. To help with this trend, Schaeffler has partneried with two-wheeler electric drive specialist Heinzmann GmbH & Co. KG to develop an innovative chainless… Continue reading Schaeffler supplies chainless drive for e-cargo bikes in Europe
Bentley W12 engine confirmed to bow out in 2024 with Batur
Bentley will end production of its famed W12 engine after producing the most powerful ever version for the ultra-limited-edition Bentley Batur. Production of the twin-turbocharged unit will stop in April 2024 as the British firm looks to accelerate its move towards its Beyond100 strategy, under which every Bentley model will be electrified by 2030. Bentley will now focus… Continue reading Bentley W12 engine confirmed to bow out in 2024 with Batur
New 400bhp Spartan arrives in the UK as a road-legal racer
An all-new, open-top track-day car has arrived in the UK for the first time after more than a decade of development in Australia – and it’s road legal. Known simply as Spartan, lightness and simplicity are at the heart of the car. The carbonfibre body, so strikingly redolent of Can-Am racers of the late 1960s, weighs… Continue reading New 400bhp Spartan arrives in the UK as a road-legal racer
From the archive: on this day in 1966
Audi sold 1.6 million cars last year and is instantly recognisable the world over, so it’s surprising to learn that it’s a young company. Audi made cars from 1910 until war broke in 1939. Come 1945, the occupying Soviets stole the assets of its parent firm, Auto Union, so execs had to go west and… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1966
Autocar magazine 22 February: on sale now
There’s a big match-up in this week’s edition of Autocar as we pit the Honda Civic Type R against each of its rivals. We also reveal the first ever hybridised Porsche 911 and uncover 2025’s biggest bargain. News Porsche is laying the foundations for the electrification of the 911 with the launch of a 700bhp… Continue reading Autocar magazine 22 February: on sale now
BMW X5 M and X6 M Competition gain 628bhp MHEV powertrain
Big changes have been made to how the cars look. Their front ends now feature the brand’s new open, blacked-out kidney grilles, bringing them in line with other performance BMW models, although stubbier than the M3’s controversial ‘teeth’. Gaping air vents add to the “muscular” look as well as aiding engine and brake cooling. Other touches… Continue reading BMW X5 M and X6 M Competition gain 628bhp MHEV powertrain
GM Defense says it will work with the UAE to help it develop electric defense vehicles
General Motors subsidiary, GM Defense LLC, is expanding to the Middle East. On Tuesday, GM Defense said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Tawazun Council, which is the agency in the United Arab Emirates that supports defense and security investments. The council also promotes innovation and research and development in the… Continue reading GM Defense says it will work with the UAE to help it develop electric defense vehicles
Tesla undercuts average new car by almost $5,000 in EV shakeout
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