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Tech, development and manufacturing

How Horiba Mira turned a test track into an R&D powerhouse

Under CEO Dr George Gillespie, Mira has rapidly expanded into a tech hub for the UK's car industry

8 September 2022

How Horiba Mira turned a test track into an R&D powerhouse

Hydrogen and e-fuels "must be part of the solution," says Horiba Mira CEO George Gillespie

Tech, development and manufacturing

Horiba Mira chairman on the "harsh realities" of electrification

"We've reached peak BEV hype," says Dr George Gillespie, who also details the barriers to level 4 autonomy in the UK

8 September 2022

Horiba Mira chairman on the "harsh realities" of electrification

Kia EV6 with Encore battery storage unit

Encore's unit (r) reuses Kia Soul EV battery modules to provide 72kWh of energy storage

Tech, development and manufacturing

Kia Europe to reuse electric car batteries for energy storage

Prototype facility in Berlin uses Kia Soul EV battery modules to provide 72kWh of energy storage

7 September 2022

Kia Europe to reuse electric car batteries for energy storage

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Tech, development and manufacturing

Autocar's Drivers of Change initiative returns for 2022

Autocar and Ennis & Co's initiative returns, designed to attract talent to key new areas for the automotive industry

7 September 2022

Autocar's Drivers of Change initiative returns for 2022

Snow Lake Lithium spodumene tubes

Mined spodumene is acid-roasted for extraction of lithium

Tech, development and manufacturing

Canadian lithium may prove pivotal in US electrification

Manitoba-based mining firm Snow Lake Lithium could hold the key to North America’s EV production

7 September 2022

Canadian lithium may prove pivotal in US electrification

Deus Vayanne 2022 front static

Deus Vayanne luxury hypercar sits on new WAE EV-R platform

Tech, development and manufacturing

Williams Advanced Engineering to offer EV platform for niche brands

UK engineering firm’s new EV-R skateboard platform opens the door to low-volume sports cars

7 September 2022

Williams Advanced Engineering to offer EV platform for niche brands

Ionetic battery render exploded view

Ionetic is targeting better density than Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model 3 battery packs

Tech, development and manufacturing

UK start-up targets niche marques with cost-cutting battery R&D

New UK tech start-up Ionetic to offer small car makers battery development and production capacity from 2023

6 September 2022

UK start-up targets niche marques with cost-cutting battery R&D

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Registrations grew by 1.2% year on year – the first sign of growth since February – but, bar 2021, it was still the worst August since 2013

Dealership, sales and marketing

SMMT calls for government support after weak August sales

The SMMT has urged the new prime minister to act quickly to support the car industry's recovery

5 September 2022

SMMT calls for government support after weak August sales

Prologium building

ProLogium previously stated it will begin mass production of solid-state batteries by 2023

Tech, development and manufacturing

Taiwanese battery manufacturer considers UK for $8bn gigafactory

Solid-state battery specialist ProLogium shortlists 90 potential sites across five European countries

5 September 2022

Taiwanese battery manufacturer considers UK for $8bn gigafactory

Julian Thomson behind wheel

Thomson will direct a new GM Advanced Design studio based in the Midlands

Finance and corporate

Former Jaguar design boss surfaces at General Motors

Lotus Elise S1 designer Julian Thomson will oversee new UK design studio for GM

5 September 2022

Former Jaguar design boss surfaces at General Motors

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