Hyundai’s first dedicated alternative fuel car is now on sale in all three specifications The Hyundai Ioniq plug-in (PHEV) model has made its debut at the Geneva motor show, joining the recently launched hybrid and electric versions that are already on sale priced from £19,995 and £24,495 respectively. The Ioniq is Hyundai’s first dedicated hybrid
In just a few weeks time there will be a big change in the car tax (‘vehicle excise duty’ or VED) arrangements for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) such as the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV; here’s a brief summary. The government has changed the basis on how the tax rates for cars are calculated – previously
Nissan Leaf Offers We are pleased to announce new lower-priced deals for the Nissan Leaf (from 1 March 2017) – and with free fuel! The big news is that the deal includes the supply and installation of a free home charge point. We are able to offer a brand new Nissan Leaf at very low rates
Europe began 2017 with solid growth of plug-in electric car sales, up 31% year-over-year according to the EV Sales Blog report. In total, roughly 19,000 units were sold, which is not only the best January ever, but also one of the better months ever. Renault ZOE took an early lead with 2,602 sales (up 80
Climatologists say Labrador Sea could cool within a decade before end of this century, leading to unprecedented disruption, reports Climate News Network For thousands of years, parts of northwest Europe have enjoyed a climate about 5C warmer than many other regions on the same latitude. But new scientific analysis suggests that that could change much
International oil giant wipes 3.3 billion barrels from books Entire Kearl oil-sands project in western Canada de-booked Exxon Mobil Corp. disclosed the deepest reserves cut in its modern history as prolonged routs in oil and natural gas markets erased the value of a $16 billion oil-sands investment and other North American assets. The equivalent of
A giant pension scheme with more than 4 million members is shifting almost 10% of its investments into a new climate change fund designed to move people’s money out of fossil fuels and into renewable energy. Nest (National Employment Savings Trust), a publicly owned scheme set up by the government, said it was moving £130m
New rules have been put into place by the UK Government that will make access to electric car recharging infrastructure easier for drivers. As part of the Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill 2017, charge point network operators could be made to provide cross-network access for customers. Motorway services and large petrol stations could be made
Staying at Center Parks with a Renault ZOE EV
In the summer we spent the bank holiday weekend at Center Parks Longleat Forest with family. We travelled there and back in the ZOE. Naturally I hoped to charge while there but it turned out to be problematic. It seemed pretty clear that CenterParks was not setup for EV charging. Initially we were offered the
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