Volkswagen’s electric people’s car looks like it could be a huge success It was a bold statement from Volkswagen to claim that the ID.3 electric car would represent just the third chapter in the company’s long history. After all, the first two were rather successful – the original Beetle and then all generations of the
BP Chargemaster is to install 100 rapid chargers across 50 of its petrol station forecourts by the end of this year. Installs will begin in July, with the target of installing 400 150kW chargers by 2021. Announced at an industry event this week by Tufan Erginbilgic, CEO of downstream at BP, the project was first
They are on the cusp of potentially dominating tech era It’s no secret that the world is heading in the direction of pollution-free electric vehicles with many European and Asian countries already pledging to go electric within the next 20 to 30 years. However, it’s possible that this transition could be fast-tracked by our spending
Every school in capital is over WHO limit of 10mg of PM2.5 per cubic metre Air pollution is thought to contribute to around 40,000 early deaths a year Comes as Rosamund Kissi-Debrah won right for new inquest into Ella’s death Asthma-suffering daughter lived near busy road in Hither Green, south London Millions of schoolchildren are
Britain’s electric vehicle revolution is being hampered by a “bottleneck” in global battery production, as demand far outstrips supply of zero-emission vehicles. An investigation by the Press Association found that some dealers were telling customers they could be waiting more than a year if they placed an order for an EV today, with some manufacturers
HYUNDAI has released details and pictures of the updated Ioniq Electric car which has more range, updated styling, and a few other new features. Hyundai has unveiled the new Ioniq Electric car which has a number of modifications and tweaks to make it more compelling than before. Of the changes to the updated Ioniq Electric
Most people who are contemplating an EV labour under the petrol station mindset. It’s entirely understandable, because that’s how we’ve always driven. When the tank’s empty, we stop at a station, or even drive specially to one, and fill up. So when thinking about EVs, we worry about how long it takes to charge en-route,
Tesla’s entry-level saloon starts at a whisker under £40,000 UK order books are open for the Tesla Model 3, and we finally have a price: £38,900 for the rear-wheel drive Standard Range Plus (SRP) model, inclusive of the government’s £3,500 plug-in car grant. Deliveries start in June. Maybe not as cheap as we were initially
The Tesla Model 3 is the first affordable, mass-produced model in the American manufacturer’s all-electric range, offering customers something very different from conventional rivals such as the BMW 3 Series, Audi A4, Jaguar XE and Alfa Romeo Giulia. The Model 3 has no direct electric rivals for now; it’s more expensive than EVs like the
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti isn’t waiting for Congress to act on the threat of climate change. Today he introduced the city’s own version of the Green New Deal, which establishes goals of a zero carbon grid, zero carbon transportation, zero carbon buildings, zero waste, and zero wasted water by 2050. Citing the environmental disasters
