Scottish Water chooses the Renault Kangoo Z.E. 33 for its first-ever electric vehicles Water Provider’s sampling division to use a specially-converted version across the Highlands Initial order designed to allow Scottish Water to determine how it can electrify its entire fleet Zero-emissions-in-use Renault Kangoo Z.E. 33 will assist Scottish Water’s drive to lower its carbon
An increase in electric car usage could be the saviour of the bricks and mortar retail sector, it has been claimed, as people may visit shopping parks and supermarkets to recharge their vehicles. The “weekly shop” will see a comeback as drivers, especially those living in city centres who do not have a personal charging
After a couple of slow performances in previous months, in November, the European passenger plug-in market was back at cruising speed, with +31% year over year (YoY) sales. There were some 37,500 registrations, pulling the year-to-date (YTD) count to 345,000 deliveries (+34%). In broader context, 2018 EV market share grew to 2.4%, thanks to a
Vehicles without plug-in capability will no longer be exempt from London’s Congestion Charge under new plans, set to come into force in April. The first phase of a new Cleaner Vehicle Discount (CVD) scheme, replacing the Ultra Low Emission Discount, will see only ‘zero emission-capable’ vehicles – such as plug-in hybrids or EVs – to
USED car values fell by 1.7 per cent in December as demand weakened to its lowest since November 2017, according to Cap HPI. The December used car market saw the usual drop-off in retail and trade demand, with some vendors deciding to hang on to stock and aiming to sell for higher prices in January.
The country has yet to get to grips with the latest car innovations – and some of the myths we have about electric cars are really bizarre Brits have some weird and wonderful misconceptions about electric cars – including a belief they can’t be driven through puddles, it has emerged. It also emerged others don’t
Less than 2% of vehicles used by transport department are electric, despite minister’s vow Chris Grayling has been accused of failing to back up his positive words on electric cars with action after it emerged they account for less than 2% of his department’s car fleet. The UK transport secretary said the government would “lead
Electric vehicles are expected to become much cheaper over the next two years as stronger residuals make them more attractive to the leasing sector. Vantage Leasing says it should become cheaper to lease a battery powered car. There is anticipation of a strong second-hand market for electric vehicles in 2021/22, which will in turn reduce
OVO has successfully installed its first vehicle-to-grid charger in a customer’s home, after the charge point was unveiled at the Energy Technology Product Showcase earlier this year. The 6kW OVO Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) domestic bi-directional charger offers drivers of certain electric vehicles the opportunity to discharge excess electricity from their cars back to the electric grid
Nissan’s e-NV200 transports seven electric style
If you need to be able to transport up to seven people but thought electric motoring was not an option then think again. Nissan has billed its e-NV200 Combi as the world’s first electric MPV. It might not get the same sort of coverage at its higher profile stablemate the Nissan Leaf or more upmarket
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