VW Sticking to its Smoking Guns
Electric dreams are no threat to the diesel engine, according to the boss of Volkswagen. Has Matthias Mueller got a cunning long-term plan, or...
EV News Round-up Spring 2020
By RICHARD THOMAS
APART from range anxiety, the main reservation about electric vehicles (EVs) has been the question of whether they are actually "greener" than...
Clean? Check. Cool? Check. But e-vehicles have poke too
Hot new electric wheels offer more than just zero emissions – the latest offerings have some serious grunt, too
By HAL WILLIAMS
THE TIMES are changing,...
Wage increases strongest in mining sector
By HAL WILLIAMS
ESG, THE environment, sustainability and renewable energy are modern business buzzwords — but workers in environmentally disruptive industries are still arguably better...
‘Greener’ wind power — but military potential clouds motivation
CEO starts a pan-European crowdfunding bid to advance airborne power generator
MOBILE wind turbines tether a sea container to a kite, which turns in a...
Dedicated proponent of sustainability using ‘tool’ of infrastructure finance
KOMMUNALKREDIT Austria AG is headquartered in the heart of Vienna, and serves German and international markets from its branch office in Frankfurt.
As a specialised...
Coffee means buses, fire logs, insurance: our new cup of tea
The grounds from your morning cup of go, converted to biofuel, means we get two sips at the cappuccino. JASON AGNEW reports
THE announcement that...
Chicken-and-egg dilemma for the EV market: do we need more charging...
By HAL WILLIAMS
ELECTRIC vehicles may well be the future, but their uptake and the infrastructural challenges of providing charging points for them is part...
Rolling-out nuclear power: Iconic engine-maker heading group to create mini reactors
ROLLS-ROYCE is heading a consortium planning to build 16 small nuclear power stations in the UK — and create 6,000 regional jobs.
Up to 80...
Swede Electric Dreams
Is Volvo’s bid to become all-electric the shrewdest business move of the year, or a cynical ploy to capitalise on the world’s mounting affection...