Fiat gets onboard with aviation mobility just in time
Monday sees the birth of Europe's largest automobile manufacturer. Fiat is giving the newly born company an idea of what the future holds.
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Update: Pre-order ongoing for German solar car, launch in 2022
The German solar car Sono is on course for launch in 2022. As of now, the cart can be ordered at a competitive price of 25,000 euros.
Electric mobility takes flight
The future of mobility is on the horizon. Lots of European companies in particular are ready to launch their flying taxis, including the Spanish company AAM.
Electric sports car manufacturer Piëch Automotive is pressing ahead with market launch
Swiss electric sports car manufacturer Piëch Automotive is hiring new management staff from BMW, Porsche and Tesla to press ahead with the market launch of the luxury sports car.
Lightyear: from a kitchen table to a solar car story that has reached more than 3 billion people
For the past three years, Tessie Hartjes has been writing about how the Dutch start-up Lightyear has evolved from a student team to one of the most promising Dutch start-ups. This is her last column.
Electric Auke: Recognition from Volkswagen is a milestone
Every other week we take a look with sustainability expert and Innovation Origins columnist Auke Hoekstra at what caught his eye where the preservation of our planet is concerned.
This Dutch visionary predicted self-driving car as early as half a century ago
Are self-driving cars and the Hyperloop just futuristic dreams? Not for the Dutch transport expert Geurt Hupkes who predicted these as far back as 1970. Jan Wouters goes back to the future.
Convert your old diesel into a hybrid with XYZ Dynamics
Featured today is XYZ Dynamics, one of the recipients of this year's Gerard and Anton Awards for promising innovative and entrepreneurial start-ups in the Dutch Brainport Eindhoven region.
Brabant Ventures and Sioux Technologies join forces with Lightyear
The Technology company Lightyear from Helmond (the Netherlands) has secured two new partners with BOM Brabant Ventures and Sioux Technologies. Lightyear develops electric cars with […]
Germany is the hydrogen champion of Europe
On June 3, 2020, the German government decided to increase the subsidy for e-vehicles as part of a corona economic stimulus package. Purchasers of electric […]
DSM and Lightyear aim to design solar roofs for all types of electric vehicles
Dutch start-up Lightyear from Helmond has once more pulled off a coup. Today it was announced that the company that emerged from Solar Team Eindhoven […]
Electric Auke #16: “Electric driving is finally starting to register!’
Each week we take a look with EV specialist and Innovation Origins columnist Auke Hoekstra at what caught his eye on topical issues or what […]
Start-up of the Day: Wireless charging stations with robotic technology for e-cars
As early as 2013 it was clear to Christian Flechl: e-mobility is the future. But what bothered him though, were the inconvenient charging systems. At […]
Charge your car at any lamppost in London’s first ‘Electric Avenue’
Sutherland Avenue in the London borough of Westminster is the first street in the United Kingdom to have its lampposts converted into charging stations for […]
Green snowmobiles contribute to sustainable winter tourism
The Austrian engine manufacturer Rotax unveiled the very first zero-emission snowmobile last week. The electric vehicle gets its energy from a fuel cell that runs […]
Tomorrow is good: Super batteries could cover a range of more than 1000 kilometers
Wait a few more years and you’ll see that electric cars will be the equivalent of petrol cars. That’s as far as Total Cost of […]
Australian and German scientists develop lithium-sulfur battery that’s 4 times more powerful
Australian and German researchers have applied for a patent for a new type of lithium-sulfur battery that is much lighter, cleaner and more powerful than […]
Electric Auke #6: ‘All solutions are on hand in order to remain below 2 degrees of global warming’
Taken down your Christmas tree yet? Good. Now let’s look ahead to the new year with EV specialist and IO columnist Auke Hoekstra. Although in […]
Start-up of the Week: Food will never be spoiled again thanks to this refrigerator
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week […]
Tomorrow is Good: a wild, improbable idea I woke up with has come true!
How can scientists – together with companies and societal organizations – accelerate the transition to renewable energy and mobility? And how can you help? My […]