Famine, economic collapse, a sun that cooks us: What climate change could wreak — sooner than you think I. ‘Doomsday’ Peering beyond scientific reticence. It is, I promise, worse than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are
I was recently lucky enough to have an extended test drive of the MINI Countryman Plug-In Hybrid, a car I’ve been keen to experience since I got word that the electric MINI’s were coming. With an electric range of 24.8 miles (NEDC) this car could be the answer to fairly short distance commuters who are
Last Friday I had the pleasure of attending the ‘Sneak Preview Event’ of the Electric Electric Experience Centre, with the official opening taking place the day after on Saturday 22nd July in Milton Keynes. The first of its kind in the UK and part of the city’s Go Ultra Low Scheme; it previewed to a
A second free public charging point for electric vehicles has been installed in a Daventry car park due to increased demand. The addition of the new facility in the Lodge Road car park means up to four electric vehicles can now be charged for free at the same time. It has been installed by Daventry District
Hyundai has confirmed pricing and specification details for the plug-in hybrid version of its Ioniq family car. It will launch in the UK on 13 July and it starts pricing at £24,995 after taking into account the government’s plug-in car grant (PICG). The Hyundai Ioniq is a practical, low-emissions hatchback which is already available with
Lower-cost electric car begins delivery with first model to company chief executive as first 30 customers to get vehicles at 28 July party. The first of Tesla’s highly anticipated lower-cost electric cars, the Model 3, has rolled off the production line to its new owner, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk. The one-man marketing machine, who
The Panda Power Plant in Datong, China. China Merchants New Energy/Panda Green Energy Most solar farms align their solar arrays in rows and columns to form a grid. A new solar power plant in Datong, China, however, decided to have a little fun with its design. China Merchants New Energy Group, one of the country’s
Times are changing for drivers Volvo’s announcement on 5 July that from 2019 it would be making only EVs is not a statement about demand now, but about demand that manufacturers want to create. For now, penetration of EVs is low. The global stock doubled from 1m units in 2015 to 2m last year, says
Electric Vehicle Experience Centre (EVEC) Preview Event
We are grateful to Chargemaster for inviting us to their Preview Event ahead of the opening of the new Electric Vehicle Experience Centre (EVEC). The event took place on Friday evening 21 July 2017 ahead of the official public opening on Saturday 22 July. The EVEC is located on Crown Walk in the main Central
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