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Revival of new registrations continues
Wednesday 5th October 2022
The UK new car market recorded its second successive month of growth in September, with registrations rising 4.6%. According to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), 225,269 cars joined Britain’s roads last month. While this was a 9,957 unit increase on last year, when the industry recorded its weakest September since 1998, overall registrations for the month are still some 34.4%… Read more
BMW – more should be done on the development of hydrogen-powered vehicles; “we firmly believe in hydrogen- it will come at BMW”
Wednesday 21st September 2022
BMW chief executive Oliver Zipse doesn’t support calls to completely kill of the internal combustion engine and believes more should be done to further the development of hydrogen-powered vehicles. While speaking at the recent Innovation Day conference in Erlangen, Germany, Zipse said that politicians should remain open to all new… Read more
AA unveils hydrogen fuel cell patrol vehicle
Tuesday 6th September 2022
The AA has revealed a hydrogen fuel cell roadside breakdown vehicle – the Hyundai NEXO – to target breakdown jobs in ultra-low emission zones. The hydrogen vehicle was unveiled at the British Motor show in Farnborough yesterday (Thursday, August 18). The AA has designed the Nexo to be an operational… Read more
BMW to build hydrogen powertrains in-house
Thursday 1st September 2022
BMW is starting production of hydrogen powertrains, at its plant in Munich, to support a fleet of BMW iX5 Hydrogen test vehicles. The car maker will build a small fleet of iX5 Hydrogens to be used for global testing and demonstration purposes. It represents the next stage in BMW’s hydrogen… Read more
Road Test: Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro-e Hydrogen
Thursday 25th August 2022
by John Kendall , Van Fleetworld 25th August 2022 After the proposed 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles, options are a bit limited. However, there is a lot of potential for hydrogen to make a play what looks set to be a market dominated by batteries and electric… Read more
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