Lower costs and wider take-up promise future where cars supply power to grids In October 2015 a ruptured well in a natural gas storage facility in Aliso Canyon north of Los Angeles leaked 97,100 tonnes of methane into the atmosphere — making it one of the worst environmental disasters in the US since the Deepwater
Siemens has partnered with electric vehicle charging solutions provider ubitricity to transform hundreds of London’s street lamps into new on street chargers. The company was one of eight to win a place on a city-wide framework contract hosted by Transport for London (TfL), the Greater London Authority and London Councils. It will work with the
But he also identifies why electric vehicle ownership remains out of reach for many. Earlier this year Ken Kimmell, President of the Union of Concerned Scientists, purchased a Chevrolet Bolt EV. After about 6 months, he has found electric vehicle ownership to be everything he had hoped. The car is fun to drive, has a
Many antipollution systems deactivate at high temperatures Paris bans older cars after pollution soars in heat wave Europeans aren’t just sweating through the long, hot summer. City dwellers may be coughing and wheezing more, too. Diesel vehicles, which still command nearly half the market for new cars, are left with barely any pollution controls when
Northern Powergrid will install electric vehicle (EV) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) chargers at a number of its own sites as part of a series of new initiatives aimed at growing its understanding of the impact of fleet electrification. The distribution network operator will begin installation of 16 V2G charging points this month, which will be used
Renault Zoe R110 2018 UK review
New motor boosts electric car’s performance; it’s no every-occasion car, but it has loads of appeal as an urban runabout What is it? Renault’s European battery car sales champion, the Zoe, has just been tweaked and updated again. This time, you rather suspect, the refresh represents Renault in a counter-punching mood, doing what it can
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