Aggregated electric vehicles (EVs) participating in Dynamic Containment could earn consumers up to £725 a year, but hardware costs must reduce. These are some of the key findings of a three-year trial – Project Sciurus – run by OVO Energy, Cenex, Nissan and Indra. It saw between 300 and 400 vehicle-to-grid (V2G) chargers installed, a
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sales have once again seen a significant increase, with a jump of 441.3% recorded last month when compared to May 2020. The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that 13,120 BEVs were registered in May 2021 compared to 2,424 the same month a year prior.
Increases in home working have influenced the electric vehicle (EV) charging plans of businesses, as 34% say they plan on putting chargers in employee’s homes. This is according to a new study from Centrica Business Solutions, which also found that 81% claim the increase in home working as a result of COVID-19 has driven them
Rapid charging company InstaVolt has launched a new app to help combat range anxiety. The app is designed to offer additional functionality to electric vehicle (EV) drivers, including a live map of InstaVolt’s charging network, a loyalty scheme that allows drivers to earn credits when they charge and the ability to track charging history. The
I know, you probably haven’t even driven one yet, let alone seriously contemplated buying one, so the prediction may sound a bit bold, but bear with me. We are in the middle of the biggest revolution in motoring since Henry Ford’s first production line started turning back in 1913. And it is likely to happen
The electric car market bucked the downturn in global auto sales in 2020 with growth of 41% and is on track for a “decade of strong expansion”. But the findings, revealed in a new report by the International Energy Agency, say that critical progress is needed to ensure EVs attain their full potential to mitigate
The UK’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure network is about to get bigger and faster thanks to a £300m investment that will see 1,800 new ultra-rapid charge points, tripling the current network of 918 across the country. Ofgem, the government regulator for gas and electricity markets in Great Britain, announced the funding boost with 39 motorway
The government has a “mountain to climb” to reach its goals of phasing out new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 and for all new cars to be zero-emission by 2035. This is according to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which in a new report released today (19 May) criticised the government for lacking a
The electric supermini segment is getting increasingly competitive, so where does the new Fiat 500 fit in? Verdict Since the first generation of the ‘Nuova 500’ was launched in 2007, Fiat’s 500 city car has been a massive success for the Italian brand. The switch to pure-electric power for the third generation model shows that
InstaVolt has completed a food and drink chain hattrick as it announces a new partnership with Costa Coffee. Over 200 rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers are to be installed at Costa Coffee Drive-Thru locations across the UK, offering charging speeds of up to 120kW. InstaVolt’s ‘open charger’ model enables any driver to use its charging
