A new study shows they can help the grid without being degraded. One of the hottest questions among energy nerds these days has to do with the interaction of electric vehicles and the electricity grid. Will EVs remain passive consumers of electricity, like toasters or refrigerators, the way they are now? Or will they be
Vehicle-to-grid system could offer frequency response, incentivize electric ownership. A year-long trial in Denmark is showing that utilities can use parked electric vehicles (EVs) as spare batteries, and those EVs can earn quite a bit of money for their owners from the utilities. In an interview with Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Nissan Europe’s director of
British roads could stand on the verge of a revolution in personal transport, according to a new study. With the UK government becoming the latest to name 2040 as the cut-off point for petrol and diesel fuelled transport, manufacturers are finally beginning to prioritise the next generation of electronic vehicles (EVs), presenting new challenges for
It had a good run. But the end is in sight for the machine that changed the world “HUMAN inventiveness…has still not found a mechanical process to replace horses as the propulsion for vehicles,” lamented Le Petit Journal, a French newspaper, in December 1893. Its answer was to organise the Paris-Rouen race for horseless carriages,
OXFORD is set to lead the world into a petrol-less future. Electric vehicle charging points are being installed across the city this month and how motorists use them will be reported to the Government by Oxford University. The trial, already thought to be the largest on-street charging pilot in the world, could see drivers in
It is nearly two years since I began my daily journeys in a clean, electrified vehicle — no particulates, zero emissions, human friendly, child friendly. I found myself driving in a light bubble that seemed to push the smell of gas to the periphery. Becoming free dependence on oil/gas in my personal driving, it was
NISSAN has released yet more details of the forthcoming Leaf 2018 which will debut next month. Nissan Leaf 2018 is just a few weeks away from being revealed. Ahead of its September 6th debut there has been a lot of anticipation about the new EV. Nissan has claimed that the new Leaf will be packed
Everything you need to know about EVs – and our top ten EV choices Over 67,000 alternatively-fuelled vehicles – including full electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) cars – have been sold in the UK so far in 2017. Not bad for what’s still regarded as a niche market. Cars like the BMW i3, Nissan
Hyundai isn’t the first manufacturer to offer pure-electric and hybrid technology, but there’s no denying the Korean brand is working hard to catch up. Its Ioniq range of eco-focused cars includes a hybrid and a pure-electric version – but in the middle of the pack, there’s a plug-in model designed to offer the best of
Emissions from electric vehicles (EVs) have fallen by two-thirds as a result of electricity generation becoming greener. That’s according to a new report from researchers at Imperial College London in collaboration with Drax, who say power generation shifting from coal to renewables means electric transport is now cutting more carbon emissions than ever before. It showed the power produced from April
