6 Dec 2023 – Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have unveiled the Universal Wheel Drive System, a paradigm-shifting vehicle drive system that will revolutionise the design of future mobility devices.
11 Oct 2023 – Daimler Truck has demonstrated the possibilities of hydrogen fuel-cell technology for long-haul road transportation with the company’s Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck covering 1,047km on one tank of liquid hydrogen.
26 Sept 2023 – WAE Technologies (WAE), the UK-based technology company that grew out of Formula One’s Williams Grand Prix Engineering and is now owned by Australia’s Fortescue mining and energy company, has revealed a new ultra-high performance hydrogen fuel cell electric (FCEV) vehicle platform.
20 Sept 2023 – BMW has showcased the Vision Neue Klasse – its concept for what the next generation of vehicles from the core BMW brand may look like.
13 Sept 2023 – Jaguar Land rover (JLR) has partnered with Wykes Engineering Ltd to develop one of the largest energy storage systems in the UK to harness solar and wind power using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries.
19 Aug 2023 – Researchers at MIT in the U.S. say they have found a way to combine cement and carbon black with water to create a supercapacitor – a device that can store electrical energy and release and accept it extremely quickly.
14 Aug 2023 – BMW has launched its new test site in Sokolov (Czechia), called the Future Mobility Development Centre (FMDC), to test autonomous functionality of its vehicles.
13 August 2023 – Seven major global automotive manufacturers are looking to create a new joint venture in North America with the plan to develop a high-powered charging network with at least 30,000 chargers.
16 July 2023 – Stellantis has unveiled STLA Medium, a global BEV-by-design platform which the company says can host a variety of vehicles and configurations for the C- and D-segments of the market.
27 June 2023 – BMW is partnering with the gaming platform AirConsole to bring in-car gaming to the new BMW 5 Series. The system will allow the driver and passengers to play games while the vehicle is stationary.