Rolls-Royce electric plane breaks speed record
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Fastest battery powered aircraft in the skies

Rolls-Royce has announced that its all-electric plane, dubbed the "Spirit of Innovation," is the fastest of its kind in the world after it reached a maximum speed of 387.4 mph (623 k/h) in recent flight tests. Rolls-Royce, which is not the car company owned by BMW, claimed that the Spirit of Innovation set three new world records earlier this week.

Tame Apple Press claims electric car is coming
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This is not a repeat of the story written every month since 2014

While Apple has not managed to get the motor industry to take its electric car proposal seriously, that is not stopped the Tame Apple Press from peddling claims about what amounts to vapourware for years.

VW wants to take on Tesla
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Triumph of the will

Vollkswagen is planning to take on Tesla in a key electric vehicle (EV) battleground – power infrastructure.

Converting diesel freight trains to battery power could save a fortune
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New study

Research studying the possibility of electrifying diesel rail-based freight "finds that the technology is pretty much ready and save cash.

The internal combustion engine is not dead yet
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Toyota sees hydrogen and another way

The internal combustion engine will not be replaced by electric motors, according to Toyota’s boss Akio Toyoda.