Mobility

With over 365,000 Nissan LEAF vehicles sold since the model debuted in 2010, Nissan has made use of its existing EV experience to develop the all-new powertrain for its Formula E race car. In turn, the learnings from the track will shape the next generation of EVs from the Japanese car maker.

While new inventions such as robotics and artificial intelligence grab all the headlines, a social revolution that is giving women increased economic power is also transforming many global industries.

More than 20 years after capital goods giant CNH Industrial launched its first trucks and buses powered by natural gas, the technology is breaking out of its niche markets and poised to dominate the mainstream.

As the epicenter of the technology revolution moves away from personal computing and smartphones and toward transport, energy and urban living, a new breed of industry leader is shaping the agenda for the future.

As the world’s largest automotive companies struggle to respond to the technical challenges of today, South Korean manufacturer Kia has been able to buck the trend and outperform the market with new models such as the ProCeed, a five-door shooting brake, a radical alternative to the traditional three-door hatchback.

Known around the world as a nation of bicycle-lovers, the Netherlands is also emerging as a global pioneer in the transition to Electric Vehicles (EVs).

Jochen Sengpiehl, Vice President Marketing: "The biggest challenge we are facing is the clash between two industries: the digital industry and the old car industry."

We are all consumers. Consumption is what our economies are built upon. At the most basic level, A produces something and B buys it.

Once you look beyond burning fossil fuels, using any source of powertrain for vehicles is, in theory, possible.

When Wayne Griffiths, CEO of SEAT and CUPRA, came to Barcelona as a free spirit in his youth, he liked the nightlife district so much that 30 years later he named a trailblazing electric car after it.