It is hard to overstate the significance of today’s Tesla Model 3 launch at the Fremont California factory. It very well could be the beachhead that electric cars need to tip the scales over gasoline cars in the US and the world. Will we be witnessing history tonight? Let’s put it into perspective… Tesla has
With half a million orders for the $35,000, 350km-range vehicle, the upstart carmaker faces its biggest test Tesla boss Elon Musk has handed over the first of what he hopes will be a mass-market electric car to employee buyers, setting the stage for the biggest test yet of the company’s plans to revolutionise the auto
You’ve probably seen the news that the Government is planning to ban the sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040, instead encouraging drivers to invest in electric cars in a bid to improve air pollution.While we’re not saying you should rush out to part exchange your petrol or diesel car for an EV,
THE Government has said it will ban all diesel and petrol powered cars from 2040 bringing the curtain down on the era of the internal combustion engine. Ministers unveiled their court-mandated plans for meeting EU limits on harmful nitrogen dioxide pollution this morning. They include a £255 million fund to help local authorities come up
With the UK planning to ban petrol and diesel cars and vans in 2040 we asked you what it’s like to drive the vehicle of the future. Amid fears that rising levels of nitrogen oxides pose a major risk to public health, Britain plans to ban all new petrol and diesel cars and vans from
The UK faces a challenge to prepare for a new automotive revolution, with electric vehicles set to overtake petrol ones from 2040. When the automotive revolution kicked off at the beginning of the 20th century, the dominant technology wasn’t petrol – it was electric. The cars were slow, with a top speed of around 20mph,
A panel of fleet industry experts has named the Hyundai IONIQ as the ‘Best Green Technology’ for businesses. Judges of the 2017 BusinessCar Fleet Technology Awards – the ‘Techies’ – said the choice of three electrified powertrains for fleets was the most significant factor in giving it the top prize. The Hyundai IONIQ is unique
From how to charge them to whether they are really better for the environment How will I charge an electric car? The first generation of electric-car buyers have been people with homes where it is easy to plug one in. “The vast majority of Nissan Leaf customers are [families with] 2.4 children, mums and dads,
POLAR charging network to be powered with 100% renewable electricity
UK’s largest electric vehicle charging network switches to 100% renewable energy Electric drivers benefit from a reduced emissions footprint from POLAR charging points Cost of POLAR network membership remains the same with no price increase The UK’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network, POLAR, which includes Charge Your Car sites, is switching to 100% renewable
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