Center for fuel cell technology: Toyota's development center in California is now the "North American Hydrogen Headquarters".

Almost 80 % of passenger transport is currently accounted for by private transport, so enormous savings could be made here, for example by switching to alternative transport concepts.

Micromobility is a useful addition to cars and public transport. E-bikes, e-scooters and the like are becoming increasingly common, especially in cities. But what is their environmental footprint?

Elon Musk has been promising highly automated Teslas for years, but so far it has remained an assistance system. Now he finally wants to demonstrate a robotaxi in August.

Accordingly, politicians and companies are called upon to enable a broad, technology-open mix of solutions for the de-fossilization of the transport sector.

Numerous battery factories are to be built worldwide - which in turn need to be equipped with production technology. An opportunity worth billions if Europe's mechanical engineering companies make the right use of it. 

Nissan launches pilot tests for autonomous driving in Japan. The car manufacturer wants to commercialize its highly automated mobility services there.

Sustainable Urban Mobility  In his keynote speech "Sustainable Urban Mobility Frankfurt (SUMP): Opportunities and Risks of Autonomous Vehicles", Heiko Nickel, Head of Strategic Transport Planning at the City of Frankfurt am Main, looked at automated driving from the perspective of strategic transport planning.

Thomas Müller, Executive Vice President Powertrain Systems at IAV, talks in an interview about developments in the areas of batteries and electric drives. However, the combustion engine and open-technology development are also of great importance.

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio is now also operating its stations for automated battery swapping in Europe. Swapping instead of charging is the motto. What's behind the concept? Everything you need to know at a glance.

How can CO2 emissions be reduced in the transport and energy sectors? What is important now was the topic of the panel discussion at the 11th International Engine Congress.

The energy turnaround, the transport turnaround and the restructuring of industry are not making it any easier for companies to procure raw materials. The German Raw Materials Agency's Dera Raw Materials List 2023 helps assess the risks.

The study investigated the use of electron beam powder bed fusion (EB-PBF) to fabricate niobium ATI C103™ alloy articles for microstructural characterization and mechanical testing. The feedstock powder was consolidated into low-porosity articles …

Additive manufacturing is swiftly transitioning from a prototyping tool to a useful technology for industrial-scale manufacturing. As global industries seek to harness its potential, several 3D printing technologies have been successfully …