The head of Go Ultra Low, a public-private EV advocacy group, says the corporate sector has a huge role to play in achieving the U.K. government’s goal of having every new car and van in the region be ultra-low-emissions by 2040. The number of U.K. companies promising electric vehicles will make up at least 5%
A new study has found that electric vehicles (EVs) are more environmentally friendly than they were five years ago, based on the energy they draw from the UK’s National Grid, affirming their use in reducing pollution. The research has been carried out by Imperial College London, and was commissioned by power supplier Drax. It suggests
Apple’s development of autonomous driving technology, following a major refocussing and scaling back of its auto project last year, is way behind its main competitors, a source familiar with autonomous vehicle technology and who has seen their tech told Business Insider. They say that Apple’s autonomous technology, a field CEO Tim Cook described as the ‘mother
The Korean automaker finally puts its focus on batteries, rather than hydrogen, to power the car of tomorrow. Hyundai has often proclaimed that hydrogen will power future generations of cars, even as other manufacturers believe that it is too early to make such claims, especially since the rise of electric cars has come to pass.
In just a week’s time, the EU’s new more rigorous emissions test, the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) will finally be rolled out, two years after news of the Volkswagen emissions scandal first broke. It will apply to all new car type model approvals from September 2017 onwards, replacing the previous NEDC procedure,
National Grid has moved to dispel various misconceptions over its projections for extra power demand triggered by an electric vehicle revolution in the UK. Earlier this summer the UK government pledged to ban the sale of all new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040, promoting a wider switch to hybrid and pure
Ford has become the latest vehicle manufacturer to offer a scrappage scheme in the UK, following the likes of BMW and Volkswagen (VW) in offering drivers the opportunity to save on their new vehicle by trading in their old one for scrap. With the largest fleet in the UK, this could have a significant benefit for
July saw the UK’s electric car market have its best performing month ever, taking a little over a 2% market share for the first time. Significant growth for both pure electric models and plug-in hybrids combined with an overall decline in sales for the 2% figure to be reached. Pure EVs had an exceptional month,
SEAT, a brand of the Volkswagen (VW) Group, is being prevented by a Chinese Government agency from lending its name to a number of locally made electric vehicles (EVs). In a move which is seen as limiting foreign manufacturer ability to compete in the country’s car market, especially with the introduction of quotas on EVs
More electric car charging stations than fuel stations by 2020 Number of electric car charging locations to overtake petrol stations by August 2020. UK has lost more than 75% of petrol stations in four decades, whilst electric charging points have gone from hundreds to thousands in just a few years. Edward Jones, EV Manager, Nissan
