A report endorsed by Aston Martin questioning the green credentials of electric cars (EVs) has been widely discredited after it emerged it was based on doctored data and written by a public relations company set up by the wife of an Aston Martin executive. Aston Martin’s new chief executive, Tobias Moers, said before the Christmas break that he was “deeply concerned” at the … [Read more...] about Aston Martin at centre of rubbish report about emissions from EVs
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New fuel for jet engines comes from the air we breathe
Oxford University researchers plan within the next few years to have a commercial jet aircraft fly from England to the United States on fuel made from natural greenhouse gas. The team says its study of a reverse-engineering process could transform carbon dioxide in the air into fuel for jet engines and, if successful, result in ‘net zero’ emissions from aircraft. What the … [Read more...] about New fuel for jet engines comes from the air we breathe
VW-owned outfit develops solid-state EV battery first
US start-up QuantumScape (its largest shareholder is Volkswagen) has said it’s developed a solid-state battery based on a deceptively simple idea. Instead of a conventional liquid electrolyte – the stuff that ferries lithium ions between electrodes – it uses a solid eloctrolyte. Also, the battery’s negative terminal, called its anode, is made from pure lithium … [Read more...] about VW-owned outfit develops solid-state EV battery first
Wheelchair vehicles: High Court rejects NZTA attempt to kill case
A High Court judge has thrown out a New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) attempt to quash a claim for damages expected to exceed $5 million. Lawyers for the NZTA and its offshoot the Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association (LVVTA) wanted a lawsuit brought by vehicle conversion company Drive NZ Classic Ltd (DNZC) dismissed because it “discloses no reasonably arguable cause of … [Read more...] about Wheelchair vehicles: High Court rejects NZTA attempt to kill case
Skoda Superb police vehicles run Volkswagen Golf GTi engines
Skoda NZ general manager Rodney Gillard will next week meet with senior police officials over the choice of the Superb station wagon as the force’s main patrol vehicle. “They haven’t told me exactly what the meeting is about, only that they want to get together,” said Gillard. The Superb, the Czech carmaker’s premium model, will replace the long-time Holden Commodore range … [Read more...] about Skoda Superb police vehicles run Volkswagen Golf GTi engines