More than 8,700 chargers installed, bringing total to 37,000 in a 30% increase British companies installed a record number of public electric car chargers during 2022 as they raced to dominate a fast-growing and potentially lucrative market. There were more than 8,700 public chargers installed in the UK during the year to 22 December, bringing
It’s a lovely problem to have. I’ve written regularly and enthusiastically about my 7+ years with a used Nissan Leaf. And for good reason. I firmly believe that purchasing this car is one of the single best things I have done for both my family finances and my own personal carbon footprint, in many years.
You’ve heard about how electric cars have things like flat floors, so-called ‘frunks’ for additional storage, and how the removal of engines, transmissions and drivelines allow automakers to experiment with more unconventional designs. It’s all good stuff, but the really life-changing features of EVs will come from how we use the battery. Features like vehicle-to-load –
Nissan has marked the milestone of its 250,000th Leaf electric vehicle rolling off its production line with a festive display. A 32-foot high Christmas tree at its Sunderland Plant has been fully powered using the battery of one of the electric vehicles. The Leaf has been built on Wearside for more than a decade.
As the snow begins to settle across parts of the UK, motoring experts have investigated how well electric cars perform in slippery conditions, with results showing that EVs may have an advantage during the current cold snap. A new investigation from car buying and selling marketplace carwow showed that electric cars perform better in slippery wintry conditions, giving them
BMW’s first mass-market EV, the i3, is gaining cult status in the U.S. When BMW launched its i3 electric-hatchback in 2013, it was the automaker’s first ever mass-produced full-electric vehicle. A quirky little car, with four seats, rear-hinged back doors and a frame made from carbon fiber-reinforced plastic, the i3 stood dramatically apart from the
The plug-in hybrid market has grown exponentially in recent years. Here are our electrified favourites Not everyone is ready to take the plunge with a full-electric vehicle, which makes plug-in hybrids (PHEV) a great ‘stepping stone’. What’s more, with many manufacturers joining the PHEV arms race, there’s now a huge array of models to choose from in
In the first half of 2023, the company intends to launch five new models. NIO celebrates production of 300,000th electric car since the company introduced its first model (ES8) in 2018. The jubilee vehicle happens to be a blue NIO ET5 mid-size sedan (launched in September), which is produced at NIO‘s Second Advanced Manufacturing Base (NeoPark). The other
That includes the total cost of maintenance, according to new data In almost all of Europe, owning an electric car is now cheaper than a petrol or diesel one. That’s according to analysis by LeasePlan, claiming that although electric vehicles (EVs) cost more to buy, this is offset by lower running costs, less maintenance and less to
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has signed an exclusive agreement with bp’s electric vehicle (EV) charging business, bp pulse, to install 900 EV chargepoints across 70 of its national stores over the next two years. The announcement follows the successful pilot installation of 12 rapid (50kW) chargepoints at M&S stores in Eclipse, Southgate and Maidstone. The roll-out
