Only 22 of the 1,860 vehicles in the Department for Transport’s fleet are fully electric, new data reveals Electric vehicles make up a mere one per cent of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) fleet, it has been revealed. The DfT runs a fleet of 1,860 vehicles, of which only 22 are fully electric, while 134
Islington Council has added six Renault Zoes to its fleet as part of a gradual transition towards zero-emission vehicles. The new additions will be used by the council’s Voids Team, who inspect and assess council properties that become empty across the borough’s near six square mile area, within its Housing Proerty Services division. The arrival
One in four new cars registered in September was a hybrid or electric vehicle. Demand for new hybrid and electric cars in Europe outstripped demand for diesels for the first time ever in September, according to new figures. Data from Jato Dynamics shows one in four new cars registered last month was a hybrid, plug-in
This title may have caught you off-guard and made you do a double-take. After all, Europe is having a record, blowout, tremendously inspiring year for electric vehicle sales. It seems that every monthly report on European EV sales, including the one we just published, includes an exclamation mark and a ton of new sales records.
I’ve always hated driving, but with a small child and public transport out, I have no choice but to get behind the wheel. But could an electric car actually make me enjoy it? When the government announced that London – where I live – was about to be placed under tier 2 restrictions my heart
To reduce carbon emissions, electric vehicles need to stay on the road as long as possible. That means developing a robust trade in secondhand cars. ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE getting more popular. Now they’re getting flashy too: new electric pickup trucks, new electric semis, new electric sports cars, a new electric G-Wagen. But all that zippy
Early in October, shockwaves rocked the auto and racing communities when yet another large auto company—this time, Honda—announced it was leaving Formula One, the 800-pound gorilla of the international racing world. Why? As Honda explained, the auto industry is now facing a “once-in-one-hundred-years period of great transformation,” and it was joining the exodus, moving to
Electric vehicles have been the coming thing for quite some time now. Twelve years ago Tesla TSLA -5.5% debuted its first EV, the Roadster. Ever since, EV enthusiasts have been predicting that the U.S. market for electron-powered personal transportation would soon bloom. In the intervening years a number of promising electric cars—some from major manufacturers
Volkswagen hopes its new EV can become the new face of a brand scarred by Dieselgate – upending the Leaf in the process Brave new world, meet same old world. Electric cars once stood alone (dear early adopter, here is a vehicle unlike any other), but they certainly don’t any more. At the launch of
‘No deal’ Brexit will increase price of electric vehicles
A ‘no deal’ Brexit will increase the price of electric vehicles in the UK, warns the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The SMMT has warned that a no-deal Brexit would be the worst possible outcome for the UK’s automotive industry. The UK and EU automotive industries are deeply integrated, with around two-thirds of
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