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ELM last-minute delivery truck

ELM Mobility has set itself the ambitious task of redefining last-mile delivery. The vehicle for this redefinition takes the form of a small battery electric truck in the L7e category. Efficiency, low cost and minimal downtime achieved through its robustness, simplicity and ease of maintenance and repair are key design drivers of the project. “Our mission is to lower the cost per delivery and reduce urban environmental impact,” says Carsten Astheimer, the company’s founder and co-CEO

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Fellten Charge Qube

Peter Donaldson investigates a containerised system that can charge multiple vehicles and doesn’t need a grid connection. Until the electric power grid is able to support fast charging for EVs everywhere, there is likely to always be a market for something like Fellten’s Charge Qube – a containerised system that stores energy in repurposed battery packs and can charge multiple vehicles simultaneously, with or without a connection to the grid.

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Dynisma DMG simulators

Seamless simulation Peter Donaldson checks out simulators designed to give drivers the most realistic response and feel Dynisma’s DMG family of simulators is designed to reduce the time and expense involved in building and testing vehicles by moving as much prototype development as possible into the virtual world. We caught up with the company’s commercial director, […]

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ICEBreaker hydrogen HGV

Two companies have teamed up to build a hydrogen-powered HGV using a fuel-cell powerplant, as Peter Donaldson reports. Spearheaded by powertrain energy-management specialist Viritech, Project ICEBreaker has built a hydrogen-powered heavy goods vehicle (HGV) using a fuel-cell power plant, focusing on minimising the weight penalty compared with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

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Bo M electric scooter

A company that aims to make its e-scooter a serious, roadgoing magic carpet explains its vision to Peter Donaldson With a side profile reminiscent of a boomerang and a sleek, unadorned, metallic finish, the ‘M’ stand-up electric scooter from Bo has a distinctive appearance that hints at a fresh approach to an increasingly popular category of minimalist, powered two-wheeler.

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Soteria e-bike project

With lithium-ion batteries among the top causes of fatal fires in New York, Peter Donaldson talks to a company set on making e-bikes less risky

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Electrogenic E-type conversion

Peter Donaldson reports on an electric powertrain developer that undertakes bespoke conversions for classic cars. Electrogenic is a leading developer of electric powertrains for niche vehicle manufacturers. It also carries out bespoke conversions of classics, such as the E-type Jaguar, to electric power and produces conversion kits.

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BEDEO van conversion

Peter Donaldson discovers how conversion packs are putting electric powertrains inside diesel vans One of the greatest benefits of electrified light vehicles is the elimination of tailpipe emissions and the consequent improvements in air quality in urban areas. Large vans form a key part of the ‘last mile’ logistics that keep cities

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RS Electric Boats Pulse 63

Peter Donaldson explores a new generation rigid hull inflatable boat that obtains benchmark performance from electrical energy. While sailing is emissions free, the IC-engined boats that regularly support sailing events and training operations tarnish that clean image somewhat. This led the principals at RS Sailing,

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Submarine lessons for battery EV fire safety

Fires aboard the car carriers Felicity Ace and Freemantle Highway, which were transporting battery EVs, should concentrate minds in governments, regulators and industry – regardless of whether the fires were caused or sustained by thermal runaways in the batteries (writes Peter Donaldson).