by Mark Preston I have re-posted my Blog article from Huffington Post here to add a few more comments after speaking at a few more events recently.  I was very interested in how many students at Oxford and Cambridge were interested in our vision for the future, what did we think would happen next, how will it … More BETTING ON ELECTRIC

Technology Strategy Board: Integrated Transport – In Field Solutions Project: Oxford Transport Laboratory Benefiting people and business The benefits of creating smarter, connected cities are clear – increased economic growth and better visitor experience whilst reducing environmental impact. Funded by the Technology Strategy Board, Oxford is embarking on an ambitious project to improve the experience … More OXFORD CONSORTIUM WINS TSB INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION CALL

Launch photos for Super Aguri Formula E team in Tokyo. It is good to be back in the forefront of motorsports with the Super Aguri team again.  We are very much looking forward to the challenges that Formula E is going to throw at us.  Being at the forefront of motorsports technology and developing the … More SUPER AGURI FORMULA E TOKYO LAUNCH

Momentum is everything in motor racing and the unveiling of the new Formula E race car at the Frankfurt Motor Show shows this exciting series is beginning to gather some serious pace. By all reports electric vehicles (EVs) have been all the rage at the event further indicating the motor industry’s preference to develop eco-friendly … More FORMULA E – CAR LAUNCH

I was talking to a Programme Manager for a future battery electric vehicle (BEV) and the only thing she knew for certain was whatever she designed would be wrong!  It’s difficult predicting the future and it seems that predicting the right way to go in the electrification of vehicles is an art not a science. “If … More “DESIGNING A NEW BEV: ALL I CAN PREDICT IS THAT I WILL BE WRONG!”

I presented Formtech’s lightweight concept at the recent Future Car Body last week in Bad Neuheim in Germany.  An interesting event looking at lightweight concepts of the future. Formtech E1 – Lightweight Concepts for Future EV’s at the Automotive Circle Future Car Body event in Bad Neuheim Germany n 2012 The presentation looked at concepts … More FORMTECH E1 – LIGHTWEIGHT CONCEPTS FOR FUTURE EV’S – FUTURE CAR BODY 2012 BAD NEUHEIM

Formtech created a vision of EV when they launched the E1 atFrankfurt’s IAA Motorshow in September.  The research study provides the base for a number of concepts in lightweighting technology using composites, high-end materials and machining. Formtech’s EV started out as a concept for the companies CEO Franz Hilmer, “I wanted to develop a car … More FORMTECH LAUNCHES THE E1 RESEARCH CONCEPT EV

I recently looked into what it would take to own a Nissan Leaf or Chevy Volt/Ampera in a city.  I live in the centre of Oxford in the UK and have a membership of a car sharing organisation (Commonwheels) which has a number of cars just nearby.  I have done a lot of research into … More MEGACITIES AND EV’S

Leaving pitlane Getting ready for another lap of Autodromo do Algarve I had a visit to the Autodromo do Algarve, Portugal, in between Christmas and New Year to say hello to Paulo Pinheiro and the team and see what new things the circuit has introduced since I was here for the A1GP race earlier in … More VISIT TO AUTODROMO DO ALGARVE

by Mark Preston As a follow on to my blog last year where I discussed how randomness drives excitement in F1, the first few races of 2011 certainly provided some interesting racing with KERs, DRS and Pirelli providing a set of variables that the teams have not yet completely mastered. However as I was watching the German … More RANDOMNESS AND EXCITEMENT – PART II