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Does this mean Bond's new car will be electric?

The Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) funding award is to supplement the research and development of Aston Martin’s in-house bespoke luxury battery electric vehicle platform, the company said.

The UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) is investing £77 million (US$97 million) in seven UK-based automotive collaborative research and development projects. The seven projects, each involving a group of companies working in partnership on green transport technology, will each benefit from industry support, together with a government grant. The £77...

The ceremony took place on April 26th in Paris. Highlighted by the presence of jury members, finalists and winners but most importantly, as it was livestreamed, the gathering of many people all around the world to watch the awaited results. The enthusiasm for the Innovation Awards, exactly 7 days prior…

Photo Credit: JLR Jaguar Land Rover (JLR, Coventry, U.K.) has long been a proponent of lightweighting vehicles through the use of aluminum, but the company is clearly material-neutral as it is leading a consortium of companies and researchers in the U.K. Tucana project, a four-year undertaking with the objective of developing lightweight structures. Jaguar Land Rover’s objective is to reduce vehicle stiffness by 30%, cut weight by 35 kilograms (77 pounds) and improve the crash safety structure. Much of this is to be achieved by replacing steel and aluminum structures with those made with ...