Royal Mail is to boost its UK electric vehicle (EV) fleet ten-fold as part of its plans to slash emissions. An additional 3,000 vehicles are to be rolled out, with EV charging points to be installed at all the Delivery Offices set to receive the vehicles. It follows the launch in May of Royal Mail’s
A new analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) suggests that global sales of gas-powered cars likely peaked in 2017, marking a major milestone in the shift to electric vehicles. Demand for conventional vehicles fell in 2018 and 2019 before dropping sharply in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. While sales are likely to rebound as
Many motorists charging their vehicle at home don’t even know special cost-cutting deals exist You’ve taken delivery of a shiny new electric car, and the plug-in charger is being installed next week. You’re almost ready to go – just don’t forget to switch to a specialist electricity tariff. If you don’t, your bills could end
BloombergNEF, an energy research firm, says 70 percent of new vehicles will be EVs by 2040. But governments will have to work harder to get to net zero emissions. A new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF) estimates that, even with no new economic or policy initiatives put forth by global governments, EVs and other zero-emissions vehicles
The big worry for most people thinking about buying an electric car is how to charge the thing. But the real question you should be asking is how you’re going to refuel your petrol or diesel vehicle if you don’t go electric. That’s because electric cars are going to send the petrol station business into
Following the acquisition of a 25% stake in March, GRIDSERVE has now fully taken on Ecotricity’s Electric Highway electric vehicle (EV) charging network. When it took its initial stake in the network, GRIDSERVE announced it would be replacing all existing Electric Highway chargers, as the existing infrastructure had become outdated in the decade since it
We all need to do a lot more to help the planet. We shared a guide on sustainable living to help people know what steps they can take. There are a lot of ways that you can live an eco-friendlier lifestyle, but you might not be willing to take the initiative. One idea that you
A recent study commissioned by Nissan found that owners of electric vehicles on average travel 630 km (391 miles) more per year than owners of ICE-powered vehicles. The results are impressive as they show that range anxiety about may not necessarily be a factor of electric car ownership. “This research reiterates that electric driving is
Aggregated electric vehicles (EVs) participating in Dynamic Containment could earn consumers up to £725 a year, but hardware costs must reduce. These are some of the key findings of a three-year trial – Project Sciurus – run by OVO Energy, Cenex, Nissan and Indra. It saw between 300 and 400 vehicle-to-grid (V2G) chargers installed, a
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sales have once again seen a significant increase, with a jump of 441.3% recorded last month when compared to May 2020. The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that 13,120 BEVs were registered in May 2021 compared to 2,424 the same month a year prior.
