Spanish firm Hiriko has chosen Axeon, Europe’s largest independent supplier of lithium-ion battery systems, to supply batteries for its prototype electric vehicles. The urban electric two-seaters, which will be built in Vitoria-Gasteiz, feature a unique folding design that allows them to park in a very limited space, with a single access door at the front of the vehicle and an advanced steer-by-wire system, which removes all mechanical steering components.During the first quarter of 2012, Axeon will supply each Hiriko prototype with two powerful lithium-ion batteries mounted in parallel – one in each half of the vehicle, with electric wheel-mounted motors providing four-wheel steering and four-wheel drive.
Dundee's bid to become a hub for the renewables energy industry received a major boost today when the city's port was named as one of Scotland's new enterprise areas.
An aerospace technology firm in Dundee is in advanced talks with Rolls-Royce over a new multi-million-pound contract that could secure 70 jobs in the long term and lead to further expansion.
Dundee's students are the canniest in Scotland when it comes to financial matters, according to new research.