Nissan Turns the Townstar EV Into a Capable Camper With a Roof Tent and Tailgate Kitchen

With the global electrification efforts and more electric vehicles on the market than ever before, vanlifers seem to also be interested in jumping on the EV bandwagon. While all-electric van manufacturers are mainly competing in the last-mile delivery industry, this new generation of vans has great potential to be used as a platform for electric

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Blow for Putin and MBS as oil demand set to slow

Growth forecasts for global oil demand next year have been downgraded as the post-pandemic recovery stalls just as electric vehicle (EV) use surges. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday that demand will rise by only one million barrels per day (bpd) in 2024, which is 150,000 bpd less than previously forecast. This will

Electric Vehicles Are Better For People & The Planet

There’s quite a lot of misinformation and disinformation — deliberate misinformation — about electric vehicles online. One of the key bits of disinformation is the false notion that EVs aren’t that green because there are carbon emissions generated by mining for the materials in their batteries and manufacturing them. The false claim is that an

Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicle Charging: Risk and Opportunity

UK data shows that by September 2022, there were 1 million licensed plug-in vehicles (EV) in the UK. This equated to 2.5% of all licensed road using vehicles, up from 1.6% at the end of September 2021[1]. Additionally, the UK government currently plans to prohibit the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in

Ubitricity Electric Avenue project lamppost charging (Image: Siemens)

Wandsworth Council EV charger rollout progresses with Liberty Charge installs

On-street electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints are being rolled out across Wandsworth, with 35 sites set to see installations. Wandsworth Council began the rollout of the infrastructure in 2021 across 26 sites, with 10 already live. The latest installations will take the total number of sites to 35, comprising 65 dual socket EV chargepoints able to

SWARCO eVolt is supplying 45 charging units, including 11 of its Rapid Chargers capable of charging two vehicles simultaneously in 30 minutes, across 28 sites in East Lothian (Image: eVolt)

How much does it cost to charge an electric car? Running costs of EVs and how to find a charging point

One of the major draws of switching to an EV is the chance to avoid the petrol pump – here’s how much you could save Growing numbers of us are switching to electric cars – in fact the latest UK sales data suggests sales of electric cars doubled last year. One of the major draws of

Nissan e-NV200 Winter Camper Concept (Image: Nissan)

Nissan e-NV200 Winter Camper concept unveiled

Nissan goes off-piste with an electric camper based on its e-NV200 Combi MPV This is the Nissan e-NV200 Winter Camper concept, a modified version of the brand’s electric-van-based MPV. With a host of modifications to help it deal with snowy conditions and adventurous camping expeditions, Nissan says the concept “combines the thrill of electric driving