NEWS IN BRIEF

Coventry University is to play a key role in a new £15 million trial of self-driving technology on the city’s streets.

Hydrogen electric truck firm Tevva has completed a winter testing programme which saw its zero-emission 7.5t vehicle complete 350 miles on a single charge.

Nissan has confirmed plans to manufacturer an electric vehicle with a solid-state battery by 2028, with a pilot solid-state battery production plant up and running by 2025.

It is understood that the new model is due to go on sale in 2026, after a pick-up version of the Grenadier.

The design is set to be signed off shortly and the technical specification is already taking shape. Our exclusive image shows how we think it might look, taking plenty of cues from its rugged bigger brother.

At the launch of the Grenadier, Ineos boss Sir Jim Ratcliffe revealed more about the company’s plans for expansion with an all-electric model.

“With the Grenadier itself, clearly its USP is the off-road bit. And I think that we’ll try to retain that theme through whatever range we finish up with,” said Ratcliffe. “I don’t know how much we’ve talked about the electric version of the Grenadier, but we’re well on with that project.

“It’ll be fully electric, with a range of 400 kilometres [249 miles]. It’ll be a bit smaller than the Grenadier, but it’ll look like a younger brother, I suppose.”

A new study from Juniper Research has found revenue from electric vehicle charging will exceed $300 billion globally by 2027.

Volvo Construction Equipment has invested around $7.8 million into battery pack production at its excavator plant in Changwon, South Korea.