Centrica has committed to electrifying its 12,000-strong operational fleet by 2025, five years earlier than it had previously aimed for. It comes as British Gas – its energy supply arm – orders a further 2,000 of the new all-electric Vivaro-e vans from Vauxhall for its engineers, the largest electric vehicle (EV) order for a commercial
Jaguar Land Rover announced today a new global strategy called “Reimagine,” and it involves a serious acceleration of the electrification of all its brands, including Jaguar going all-electric by 2025 and Land Rover following with mostly electric vehicles after that. As part of the new plan, the automaker is planning to have Land Rover and
Every year, we see more electric vehicles on the UK’s roads. A total of 108,205 fully-electric vehicles or EVs were sold in 2020, representing a 185% increased compared to 2019. That’s according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, which says that 1,631,064 cars of all types were sold in the UK
Still on the fence about making your next car an electric vehicle because of its sticker price? An MIT cost calculator may spark you into thinking differently about your next car purchase. New data published in late January from Massachusetts Institute of Techology’s Trancik Lab calculated both the carbon dioxide emissions of vehicles and their
The Government must address ‘alarming’ levels of poor air quality, which disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities, says the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee. Drawing on evidence taken from health experts, local councils and campaign groups, the Committee’s Air Quality report urges the Government to ‘firm up’ its commitment to clean air
Despite the rapid rise of EV sales last year, it’s still far from certain that battery electric vehicles will take over in the way that those who are rooting for them expect. After all, there is a precedent from 20 years ago, when a rosy-looking electric future was snuffed out unceremoniously and buried in the
Ford has said its entire range of passenger vehicles will be fully electric in the EU and UK by 2030. While the US automaker only began delivering its first purpose-built electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E (pictured), in late December, it says by mid-2026 it plans for all its vehicles to be “zero-emissions capable” which means
CAR TAX changes introduced last year have led to a massive 15 percent surge in car leases, according to experts from the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA). New benefit in kind tax rules led to a massive upswing in take-up of plug-in and hybrid vehicles as drivers made use of the extra savings.
A rise in the usage of ultra-rapid chargers has been recorded by Zap-Map in a new survey of electric vehicle (EV) drivers. In 2020, 16% of EV drivers used ultra-rapid chargers, with this being a significant increase from the 3% recorded the year before. There has also been an increase in the rollout of these
Lidl notches up installation of its 100th rapid charger for electric vehicles
The roll out to Lidl stores in the UK of rapid chargers for electric vehicles has reached 100 with the installation of a 50kW charger at the Hayes Uxbridge Road store in Hillingdon, west London. Under a deal agreed in 2019, charging infrastructure provider Pod Point extended its partnership with Lidl GB to install 350
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