Plug-in hybrid version of BMW’s 5 Series is well-placed to take sales away from its higher-end diesel siblings. Strong performance and handling with favourable running costs. What is it? This is the first plug-in hybrid 5 Series. It’s not the first hybrid 5 Series, that being the ActiveHybrid 5 available with the last-generation model range.
The AA Trust is launching the first ever free of charge EV driving course in collaboration with Chargemaster. The course was launched following an AA Populus survey of 16,239 drivers, of which 32% said they want to learn to drive in an EV. Drivers were asked, to what extent would you be interested in a
It was really only a matter of time, and now the world’s top oil companies are seeing EVs as a viable and permanent threat. Though makers of EVs are still much more bullish about the timeline for mass adoption, several oil producers are taking note, and many are beginning to change their initial conclusions. BP
UK to pioneer energy innovation through batteries in homes as energy department announces £246m research funding Batteries and renewable power sources are on the verge of bringing about an “epochal transformation” of the UK that could make energy clean, abundant and very cheap, according to a cabinet minister. As the government unveiled plans for a
German start-up manufacturer Sono Motors has presented its solar car, the Sion, in Munich. Sold without a battery, the vehicle has a range of 250km and will sell for €16,000. The Sion features integrated solar cells, which generate additional energy to top up an electric vehicle (EV) battery, creating an extra 30km of range in
Ubitricity | Fully Charged
The simple and very commonplace lamp post will soon become a ubiquitous charge point for electric cards. They charge at about 5 kW, or 16 amps, not super fast but overnight charging is all most drivers need. Ubitricity is a German based company who’ve come up with a simple, cheap to install and well managed
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