A consortium including industry and academia, led by Caerphilly-based advanced research and development firm Deregallera, will begin work on an alternative motor for electric vehicles that’s less harmful to the global environment, thanks to support from the £1.8m Ford Low Carbon Vehicle Transformation Fund. Administered by the Welsh Government as part of Ford’s legacy in Wales, the Low Carbon … [Read more...]
Niall nails writing award in Wales
A Welsh journalism graduate has won a £1,000 prize, a driving experience at Silverstone and work experience at two of the UK’s top automotive publications. Niall Evans, from Bridgend, was one of four students taking the automotive journalism module at Cardiff University, with work entered for the annual prize offered by Welsh Motoring Writers. But the prize presentation differed this year from … [Read more...]
Sporting lines 19 July
After winning last year’s Formula Student competition, the Cardiff University team this year could only manage 13thplace. The international challenge competition to design, cost and compete with a single seater racing car attracted nearly 30 university entrants from all over the world and the top team came from Monash University of Australia, who took the title in 2016. … [Read more...]
Rural diesel issue wins star prize for student
A Welsh journalism student has won a £1,000 prize, a driving experience at Silverstone, and work experience at some of the UK’s top automotive publications for a video produced on her course. Emily Brown, who graduated from Cardiff university this summer, took the automotive journalism module on her course, and created the video, which was eligible for the John Arfon Edwards Memorial from the … [Read more...]