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Horizon Europe Project: Power electronics optimisation for next generation electric vehicle components

Joined February 2022
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We’re glad to announce that PowerDrive will be featured at the @RTRConference 2026 – Results from Road Transport Research (10–12 February 2026) at The EGG Brussels. #PowerDrive #PowerElectronics #ElectricVehicles #ZeroEmission #HorizonEurope #RoadTransport #ResearchAndInnovation
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Workplace charging boost from EV charge point grant fleetnews.co.uk/news/workpla… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility #project #sustainable #power #electronics #sustainability #cordis

Workplace charging boost from EV charge point grant

Tens of thousands of charge points have been installed through the Government’s workplace charging scheme, according to new figures from the DfT.

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Budget 2025: Electric vehicles hit with pence-per-mile tax fleetnews.co.uk/news/budget-… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility #project #sustainable #power #electronics #sustainability #cordis

Budget 2025: Electric vehicles hit with pence-per-mile tax

The Government will introduce a new pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles, including plug-in hybrids.

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Council compliance with public charge point regulations fleetnews.co.uk/news/council… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility #project #sustainable #power #electronics #sustainability #cordis

Council compliance with public charge point regulations revealed

Drax Electric Vehicles, which conducted the research, says the findings mark a significant step forward in building a reliable EV charging network.

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First Charge’s depot charging added to Allstar network fleetnews.co.uk/news/first-c… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility #project #sustainable #power #electronics #sustainability #cordis

First Charge’s depot charging added to Allstar network

First Charge, First Bus’s commercial electric vehicle charging service, has been added to the Allstar charging network.

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The team at Trinity College Dublin collected the data of over 3,000 EV trips in Europe to build the PowerDrive Representative Driving Cycle (PRDC). Browse the results and check the publications below: doi.org/10.1049/itr2.12574 doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-89…

Validity of GPS data in driving cycles

There is continuous research into driving cycles as researchers across the globe seek to define driving characteristics, energy consumption, and emissions in a local context. Many studies have moved...

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Industry reacts to pence-per-mile tax on electric vehicles fleetnews.co.uk/news/industr… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility #project #sustainable #power #electronics #sustainability #cordis

Industry reacts to pence-per-mile tax on electric vehicles

EV tax plan comes under fire from the fleet and leasing sector, as well as the wider automotive industry, warning it will deter people from making the switch.

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Curious about what partners do in PowerDrive? Hear it in their words. A quick look at Scire’s contribution presented by Daniele Chiappini. youtu.be/cYSFt-6l7aQ?si=Icmv… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #greenmobility #project #cordis
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Fleet sentiment towards van electrification softens fleetnews.co.uk/news/fleet-s… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility #project #sustainable #power #electronics #sustainability

Fleet sentiment towards van electrification softens

Fleets expect the percentage of diesel and petrol vans they operate will increase over the next three years.

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Discover the new 'battery swap' EV solution for van fleets fleetnews.co.uk/news/Discove… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility #project #sustainable #power #electronics #sustainability

Discover the new 'battery swap' EV solution for van fleets

First-time exhibitor and EV start-up 4SB Mobility will be demonstrating its swappable battery technology at Fleet & Mobility Live 2025.

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Powering the shift to electric ing.com/Newsroom/News/Poweri… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility #project #sustainable #power #electronics #sustainability
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Automakers have resisted raising car prices because of tariffs. That might not last. reuters.com/business/media-t… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility #project #sustainable #power #electronics #sustainability

Automakers have resisted raising car prices because of tariffs. That might not last.

Automakers have been absorbing billions in added expenses since U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect in April, sparing American car shoppers from sticker shock. So far.

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Global EV sales growth slows to 15% in August, research firm says reuters.com/business/autos-t… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility #project #sustainable #power #electronics #sustainability

Global EV sales growth slows to 15% in August, research firm says

Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles grew 15% in August from a year ago, marking the slowest rate since January and reflecting tougher comparatives, market research firm Rho...

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Dealers expect independent garages to take bite of out of EV service autonews.com/ev/anc-ev-low-m… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility #project #sustainable #power #electronics #sustainability

Dealers expect independent garages to take bite of out of EV service

EV early adopters rarely visited the service department because they were under the impression the vehicles required no maintenance, one dealer says.

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EV makers are still far from green dialogue.earth/en/climate/ev… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility #project #sustainable #power #electronics #sustainability

EV makers are still far from green

Companies need to work to cut supply chain emissions, and so boost the greening of the steel and aluminium sectors, three experts explain

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LG Energy Solution warns of slowing EV battery demand due to U.S. tariffs, policy headwinds autonews.com/ev/an-lg-energy… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility #project #sustainable #power #electronics #sustainability

LG Energy Solution warns of slowing EV battery demand due to U.S. tariffs, policy headwinds

South Korean battery supplier LG Energy Solution warned of a further slowdown in demand by early next year due to U.S. tariffs and policy uncertainties.

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China puts new restrictions on EV battery technology in latest move to consolidate dominance | CNN Business edition.cnn.com/2025/07/17/b… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility

China puts new restrictions on EV battery technology in latest move to consolidate dominance | CNN...

China has put export restrictions on technologies critical for producing electric vehicle batteries, in a move to consolidate its dominance in the sector that has contributed to the country’s lead in...

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Global EV sales set for record year; emerging market sales booming – BloombergNEF engineeringnews.co.za/articl… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility #project #sustainable #power #electronics #sustainability

Global EV sales set for record year; emerging market sales booming – BloombergNEF

BloombergNEF’s (BNEF’s) yearly ‘Electric Vehicle Outlook’ study expects nearly 22-million battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle sales – EV sales – this year, up 25% from last year, as the cost...

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Is General Motors About to Overtake Tesla in EV Sales? sustainabilitymag.com/news/i… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility #project #sustainable #power #electronics #sustainability

Is General Motors About to Overtake Tesla in EV Sales?

Tesla is no longer the undisputed boss of the US EV market, new research shows. General Motors is catching up quickly and disrupting the market

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Electric cars and their warning signals difficult to locate at low speed chalmers.se/en/current/news/… #HEurope #PowerdriveEU #HorizonEurope #Research #electricvehicle #EVcomponents #mobility #greenmobility #project #sustainable #power #electronics #sustainability

Electric cars and their warning signals difficult to locate at low speed

Warning signals from electric vehicles at low speeds are intended to alert unprotected road users. However, a new study by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology shows that one of the most...

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