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The manager of the DTE Network+ Konstantinos Stamatis  assisted in organising the GW4 Climate Symposium titled  Climate change: solutions and how to communicate them , held online on the 22nd and 23rd of June . 

Global advanced technology systems company Thales is partnering with Cardiff University to develop cybersecurity solutions at the company’s ResilientWorks ‘living laboratory.’ Prof. Omer Rana, member of the DTE Network+ is a lead Academic in the project contributing  in cyber resilience and decarbonisation of transport. 

Prof. Liana Cipcigan, leader of the DTE Network+ was selected to join WG1 – a group dedicated to supporting the delivery  of the UK’s Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

Doctor Dimitris Potoglou, a member of our DTE Network+ team gave a seminar for the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers titled "The role of manufacturing materials and autonomous driving in preferences for cars: A cross-country comparison".

The manager of the DTE Network+ Konstantinos Stamatis is now part of GW4, a group responsible for organising a symposium with a focus on climate. The multidisciplinary team consists of members from Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter universities.

Prof. Liana Cipcigan, leader of the DTE Network+ shared her opinions on an article published by Newstatesman on "Why the government needs to drive the UK’s electric vehicle dream".

Members of the DTE Network+ Prof. Carol Featherston, Prof. Liana Cipcigan ,  and Dominic Dattero-Snell are teaming up with Electrogenic and Glastonbury Festival to help electrify Land Rover vehicles used across  Worthy Farm. 

Prof. Liana Cipcigan, leader of the DTE Network+ shared her thoughts in a New scientist publication on electrification and how  goods can be moved in a network of underground pipes containing a magnetized track system.

Prof. Liana Cipcigan, leader of the DTE Network+, participated at the “Engaging citizens in the future of mobility” round table on 24th of July organised by UKRI Sciencewise programme. Sciencewise is an internationally recognised public engagement program led and funded by UK Research and Innovation, with support from BEIS. The summary report can be found here.

Professor Patrick Luk a member of the DTE Network+ published a paper related to low-cost high performance motor technologies for EV. 

Dr. Dimitris Potoglou, a member of our DTE Network+ team,  published a paper in Sustainability, entitled  "Are Existing Battery Electric Vehicles Adoption Studies Able to Inform Policy? A Review for Policymakers".

Professor Liana Cipcigan, the leader of the DTE Network+  attended the SETsquared Future of the Car online roundtable event and was featured on an article for  Business Leader magazine, titled "What will the car of the future look like?".

Doctor Dimitris Potoglou, a member of our DTE Network+ team, participated in the UTSG annual funders’ webinar with representatives from ESRC, EPSRC, DfT and CP Catapult. A document outlining Cardiff University’s transport related research was shared with the funders.

Professor Liana Cipcigan, the leader of the DTE Network+ was interviewed and featured on an article in E&T magazine of the Institution of Engineering and Technology titled "Are we Geared up for EVs?".

Professor Peter Wells and Dr. Dimitrios Xenias extended members of DTE Network+ and members of the Electric Vehicles Centre of Excellence contributed to the following articles in the Evening Standard:

Are eBikes the future of London commuting after lockdown?

Do you need to buy an electric car or could you share an EV?

What the UK can learn from Norway's take-up of electric vehicles?

Dr. Dimitrios Potoglou a member of our DTE Network+ team was appointed as a Member of the Wales Independent Review Panel: Review and Implementation of Local Authority Air Quality Measures in Wales.

The deputy network manager Dominic Dattero-Snell and the network manager Konstantinos Stamatis of the DTE network+ are now members of the delivery team of the Decarbonisation Working Group of the Transport Research and Innovation Board (TRIB) at the Department for Transport.

The DTE Network+ project has been featured in Government News. The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales released that “Cardiff’s new transport research network receives £1m UK Government cash boost to turn vehicles green”. The story can be found on the Government website at the following links: 

Prof. Liana Cipcigan, the leader of the DTE Network+,  gave an interview to The Engineer about the the challenges of electrifying the transport network and how the DTE Network+ will address these challenges.