The latest zero-emission Nissan LEAF can be driven in London with unlimited mileage for less than the price of a one day, all-zone London Travelcard
The Hertz Corporation has introduced the latest 100% electric Nissan LEAF model to its fleet at its main London locations, providing tourists and local residents with an affordable and sustainable driving option. Hertz’s customers are now able to rent a modern, zero-emissions Nissan LEAF with unlimited mileage, at a special launch price of £ 9.99 (GBP) a day (up to 24 hours). Customers have the added benefit of being exempted of London’s congestion charge when driving in the center, as well as free parking in designated areas.
The new Nissan LEAFs are available to rent from Hertz UK’s branches at London Heathrow Airport, Marble Arch, Old Kent Road, Russell Square and London City Airport, which are all equipped with charge points. Customers can also charge the vehicle at over 1,600 electric vehicle (EV) charge points across London.
Neil Cunningham, General Manager, Hertz UK, said:
“With a range of up to 124 miles on a single charge, the new Nissan LEAF is perfect for driving around London and the greater area. With this initiative we aim to make environmentally-friendly driving available at a very attractive price.”
“Our customers will have the opportunity to benefit from our launch offer and drive these EVs for only £9.99 a day, less than the price of a London Underground travel card for zones 1 to 6. We are very confident that drivers who have never driven an EV before will now give this great experience a try, secure in the knowledge of the Nissan LEAF’s excellent driving range, and access to a large, citywide charging network.”
The Nissan LEAF features a satellite-based Intelligent Navigation System that indicates the driving range and proximity to charge points. The new LEAF is equipped with a number of driving modes and charging options as well as a B-Mode for enhanced braking response to maximize energy and features a large capacity boot – given that its lithium-ion battery is located under car.
Rental provider Europcar has committed to moving over 2500 vehicles or 5% of its car and van fleet to be electric vehicles by 2020.
The news follows Europcar’s deal to take on 150 Nissan Leaf electric vehicles across its rental fleet in London. Europcar will also be including the new vehicles in its Deliver and Collect service, which includes drop-off and pick-up of the vehicle from a location of the renter’s choice in London.
Europcar has taken on 150 Nissan Leafs as part of its drive to a 5% EV fleet (Image: Europcar)
Europcar currently has a fleet of 45,000 cars and 6000 vans across the UK.
Europcar will be adding more electric vehicles to its rental fleet in other cities across the UK as part of its EV commitment.
Ken McCall, managing director, Europcar UK Group, said:
“Customers in London will not only have the convenience of having their hire car delivered and collected to their door but will also have the assurance that we have used the greenest means possible to do so.”
McCall said rental was a brilliant way for customers to try out an electric vehicle for the first time.
Matthew Pencharz, the Mayor of London’s senior adviser on Environment & Energy said:
“It is good to see major companies like Europcar expanding their electric fleet and giving consumers greater, greener choices.
“Electric cars are perfect for urban journeys, driving around busy cities, and help boost the environment by cutting emissions.”
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has put in place an Electric Vehicle Delivery Plan, which aims for 100,000 electric vehicles in London by 2020, approximately 5% of all vehicles.
EagleAID thunders that Volkswagen e-Golf dethroned Nissan LEAF as the best-selling electric car in the first two months of 2015 in Europe.
2,150 e-Golfs to 1,750 LEAFs.
Volkswagen e-Golf Knocks Nissan LEAF Out Of #1 Electric Car Sales Spot In Europe (Image: EagleAID)
Seems bold, but data from 17 West European markets is not saying the whole story.
Volkswagen e-Golf is booming in Norway, where they sold 80% of the total – 1,718 registrations.
In the same two-month period, Nissan had 556 registrations of LEAFs in Norway, which must mean that sales are more diversified – or at least that Nissan doesn’t see cramming the country with inventory ahead of the potential tax incentive expiration (at 50,000 EVs sold) a necessity.
On the 16 other markets e-Golf / LEAF ratio is different: 432 / 1,194.
According to the latest report on EV Sales Blog, Nissan sold worldwide almost 7,000 LEAFs in the first 2 months of 2015, while Volkswagen soldjust over 2,350 e-Golfs.
Anyway, competition continues and we now looking forward to March data to see how the situation progressing.
Picking up the Leaf in Wolverton early in the morning (Image: T. Larkum)
Having had a try out with a Nissan Leaf, I was ready for a longer journey in one, and the Ecobuild Event in March gave me the perfect opportunity. It was located at the Excel Centre in London’s docklands so was a good distance from home in Northampton, but not far as to make me nervous in a new car.
I booked the car from the e-Car Club as before. However, there wasn’t one free in Northampton this time so I had to get one from Wolverton, near Milton Keynes. That wasn’t a problem, though, as it was on the way to London. An advantage was that this Leaf had a satnav, which was noticeably missing from the Northampton one.
The journey was relatively straightforward, though it turned out that I was overconfident in my knowledge of the Leaf. It appeared to indicate that it had enough range to get me from MK to Excel without charging. However, I hadn’t appreciated that the satnav was set to choose the shortest distance route. Instead I had planned to stay on the motorway as much as possible, around the M25 and down the M11. Therefore as I passed ‘shortcuts’ off the motorway at each junction the satnav kept recalculating the remaining distance, and of course it kept increasing. One to remember for next time!
Anyway, to cut a long story short I had to pull off just short of my destination to get a top-up in Ilford. As has happened before, I suffered from not knowing the foibles of the local charging infrastructure. There didn’t seem to be charge points where they were supposed to be according the Zap-Map, and one that did exist had tapes over it saying “QA Passed Awaiting Commission”!
So near yet so far – an Ilford charge point installed but not yet commissioned (Image: T. Larkum)
I finally got a charge in a local council office car park, courtesy of the staff, though I had to share the charge point with an employee’s Toyota Prius. However I was disappointed to hear that it wasn’t supposed to be on the public map and that they would now apply to have it removed!
The irony was that having arrived at the Excel car park, and hunting out the area marked out for public charge points, there were dozens to choose from. Since the Ilford charge point had only been a slow one, and so I had only got a partial charge, I was very grateful to plug in here.
Borrowing a slow charge in a council car park (Image: T. Larkum)
Ecobuild is marketed as ‘The sustainable design, construction and energy event for new build, refurb, commercial and domestic buildings’. My interest in it was primarily about looking for potential domestic energy solutions for Fuel Included customers. Essentially these were solar panel systems, and domestic energy storage systems (ESS), both of which fit well with an electric car household.
I began my visit by meeting up with a colleague and having lunch. Then we toured the hall just seeing what caught our eye. There were dozens of stands offering solar panel systems – it is clearly now a commodity product. Of more interest was the handful of stands offering home battery storage – a market that is obviously in its infancy, but which has great potential for the future.
Powervault Energy Storage System (Image: Powervault.co.uk)
Most of the storage systems were unpriced, or had guide price that were very high – of the order of £5000-£10000 for a typical domestic system. However, we spoke at some length with Joe Warren, MD of Powervault, about their system and found it very interesting. It uses lead-acid batteries currently (to be economic) and so systems with capacities in the 2 to 4kWh range could be had for £1800 to £2200 respectively which is very encouraging. Later versions will have the option of Lithium Ion batteries.
After a loop of the hall we used our remaining time to attend a seminar entitled ‘Ask the expert: Energy storage masterclass’. This had five presentations, including ‘Energy Storage Systems’ by SMA Solar, ‘Optimising PV storage with electric vehicles’ by British Gas, and ‘Utilities perspective on storage’ by SSE.
Maslow Energy Storage System (Image: MoixaTechnology.com)
However, the standout presentation for me was ‘Distributed battery storage with Maslow’ by Simon Daniel, Founder and Chief executive of Moixa Technology. He talked about work done by Moixa on developing and trialling domestic storage systems, combined with a vision for using distributed storage at scale for network control and balancing. I think this strategy fits very well with Fuel Included’s philosophy of providing domestic electric vehicles, solar power and energy storage so perhaps our paths will cross again at some point in the future.
After the event was over for the day I returned to the Leaf and found it fully charged. Notwithstanding that, I planned to stop off on the way home for a quick charge. I did this uneventfully at South Mimms, after fighting through dreadful traffic to get away from Docklands. I then dropped the car in Wolverton before heading back home in my ZOE.
Grabbing a quick charge at South Mimms late in the evening (Image: T. Larkum)
It had been a very useful day, not just in terms of learning about future energy systems, but also in getting some real-world usage of a Leaf.
Global automakers are readying a new generation of mass-market electric cars with more than double the driving range of today’s Nissan Leaf, betting that technical breakthroughs by big battery suppliers such as LG Chem Ltd will jump-start demand and pull them abreast of Tesla Motors Inc.
At least four major automakers — General Motors, Ford, Nissan and Volkswagen — plan to race Tesla to be first to field affordable electric vehicles that will travel up to 320 km (200 miles) between charges.
That is more than twice as far as current lower-priced models such as the Nissan Leaf, which starts at $29,010. The new generation of electric cars is expected to be on the market within two to three years.
To get a Tesla Model S that delivers 265 miles (427 km) on a charge requires buying a version that starts at $81,000 before tax incentives. Most electric cars offered at more affordable prices can travel only about 75 to 85 miles (121 to 137 km) on a charge – less in cold weather or when drivers have the air conditioning on.
Automakers need to pump up electric vehicle demand significantly by 2018. This is when California and eight other states will begin to require the companies to meet much higher sales targets for so-called zero emission vehicles — in other words, electric cars — and federal rules on reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gases become much stricter.
BATTERY BREAKTHROUGHS
Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said last week that
“200 miles is the minimum threshold” to alleviate consumer concerns over EV range. There is “a sweet spot around 250-350 miles that’s really ideal,” he said.
Musk has promised a more affordable Tesla, the Model 3, which will sell for around $35,000 and provide a driving range of 200 miles or more. That car is slated to begin production in mid-to-late 2017.
However, GM says it plans to field a 200-mile electric car, the Chevrolet Bolt, by late 2016.
The Bolt will use an advanced lithium-ion battery pack developed by Korea’s LG Chem, which also supplies batteries for the Chevrolet Volt hybrid. The newer batteries are said to have much higher energy density and provide much longer range between charges, thanks to breakthroughs in battery materials, design and chemistry, according to a source familiar with LG Chem’s technology.
“Several factors are at play that are landing at this 200-mile range” for a vehicle priced between $30,000 and $35,000, LG Chem Chief Executive Prabhakar Patil said in an interview. “We’ve been talking to several OEMs (automakers) regarding where our battery technology is and where it’s going.”
LG Chem also supplies standard lithium-ion batteries to the Ford Focus Electric and may supply the longer-range batteries to a new compact EV that Ford is tentatively planning to introduce in late 2018 or early 2019, according to three suppliers familiar with the program.
Compared with the 2015 Focus Electric, which has a range between charges of 76 miles, the new compact electric model would have a range of at least 200 miles, the suppliers said.
Nissan and VW both have battery supply deals with LG Chem, and both are working on longer-range EVs for 2018 and beyond.
Nissan is planning to introduce a successor to the Leaf in early 2018, according to a source familiar with the program, and that model is expected to offer significantly greater range than the current Leaf, the best-selling electric car in the United States, which can go 84 miles (135 km) between charges.
The 2015 Leaf uses batteries made by a joint venture between Nissan and supplier NEC. It is not clear if the future model will shift to LG Chem, although Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has identified LG Chem as a potential battery supplier.
VW plans to expand its current range of electrified vehicles, including a successor to the battery-powered e-Golf in 2018 with much longer range, according to two sources familiar with the program. The current e-Golf uses batteries made by Panasonic and has a range between charges of 83 miles.
Volkswagen plans to decide in the first half of this year whether new battery technology under development at U.S. startup QuantumScape Corp, which may expand an electric vehicle’s driving distance between recharges to as much as 700 kilometers (430 miles), is ready for use in its electric cars.
One of the UK’s largest electric taxi fleets has entered service for the first time in Dundee. The fleet of 30 electric Nissan LEAFs operated by 203020 Electric – part of the Tele Taxis Group – is now in 24-7 service in and around the City of Discovery.
Offering zero emissions mobility, the Nissan LEAFs will make a significant contribution to improving air quality in the city and will further enhance the city’s reputation as a leader in green transport.
And the significance of the occasion was emphasised when the historic first journey was taken by Derek Mackay MSP, the Scottish Government’s Minister for Transport and the Islands, around City Square.
He was joined at an official launch event by executives from Transport Scotland, the Energy Saving Trust, Dundee City Council and Nissan – organisations that have all invested and advised on the project.
Transport Minister Mr Mackay said:
“The Scottish Government is committed to improving air quality in our towns and cities – that is why we have been delighted to support this ambitious project as part of our overall investment of £17 million in a range of ultra low emission vehicle initiatives over the past two years.
“Bold initiatives such as this offer a visible demonstration that this transformation is already happening and I am delighted to be able to experience these vehicles at first hand by taking a ride in one today.
“A journey in one of these taxis may well be the first encounter many members of the public will have with an electric vehicle, helping to raise awareness that there are viable alternatives to petrol and diesel cars.”
With 30 vehicles all entering service at the same time, it’s one of the UK’s single largest electric vehicle fleet deals. But the deal will soon become even bigger as Tele Taxis / 203020 Electric plans to replace its entire 60-vehicle fleet with more Nissan LEAFs and the larger Nissan e-NV200 Combi over the next 12 months.
The move will save Tele Taxis Group hundreds of thousands of pounds in fuel each year. The LEAF and e-NV200 costs from just two pence per mile to run.
The zero emission fleet will help Dundee’s air quality
A bank of five rapid chargers, capable of charging a LEAF from zero to 80% in just 30 minutes has been installed at the taxi company’s HQ in Isla Street to keep the new fleet topped up and in constant service around the clock.
The chargers, funded by Transport Scotland’s ChargePlace Scotland project, are all available for public use and currently free to charge from.
David Young, owner of 203020 Electric, said:
“There are big financial benefits to operating a fleet of electric taxis but that is not the main driver behind our decision to go down this route.
“Dundee is a city with some of the worst air pollution in the country and this initiative puts us at the forefront of efforts to improve that. The environmental benefits of running these pure electric vehicles will make a real difference for the people of Dundee.”
The most popular car we supply is, naturally, the Nissan Leaf – the most popular electric car in the UK and, in fact, the world. However, being a Renault ZOE driver, it is relatively unfamiliar to me. I’ve only driven it twice, once way back in 2012 and the second time more recently during the test drive day last December.
For a while I felt I ought to become more familiar with the Leaf and, having joined the e-Car Club, it seemed like the Club gave the perfect opportunity. I therefore decided on a free afternoon to book a Leaf from the Club for a couple of hours (it costs £6 per hour) and to take it for a spin.
There are three Leafs permanently parked up in Northampton town centre, close to the Derngate Theatre. They are connected to charge points so they are always ready for use. Having booked one online I went to pick it up, and that’s when things went a bit wrong.
e-Car Club Nissan Leafs outside Northampton Derngate (Image: T. Larkum)
The website gave instructions for unlocking the car which worked fine – you just need to use your access card on the windscreen sensor. However, it didn’t give clear instructions on the process for releasing the immobiliser – in fact, I didn’t even know there was one. Being unfamiliar with the Leaf things seemed to be going fine: it appeared to power up and then reverse gently out of its parking space. What I didn’t realise was that there was actually no power to the drivetrain and it was just rolling backwards down the slope from the pavement.
After an embarrassing time getting pushed to the kerb by passers-by I investigated further and found a PIN-machine in the glove box. Once given the correct number the drivetrain came to life and we were ready to go. I later found out that there were detailed instructions in a log book folder in the passenger door pocket.
Charging the Nissan Leaf at an Ecotricity Rapid Charger (Image: T. Larkum)
First of all we just took a quick trip back home, and then headed out for a longer run. I took it up and down the motorway for a while to get its charge level below 80%. That gave me the chance to try out a fast charge at Rothersthorpe Services (at Junction 15A of the M1). I found the Chademo connector very fiddly and it took a couple of attempts before I was comfortable inserting it correctly and getting the charge to work. I was also caught out by the fact the dashboard screen needs to be powered down to accept a charge (and you can monitor it by blue LEDs on the top of the dash). This is in contrast to the ZOE where you monitor the charging through the dashboard screen.
Anyway, learning about these issues and the differences from the ZOE was precisely the point of the exercise so I deemed it a success. After this time spent with the Leaf I felt much more comfortable driving and charging it, and felt ready to undertake a long journey in one.
POWER TO SPARE – NISSAN AND ENDESA SIGN PLEDGE TO PROMOTE EUROPE’S FIRST MASS MARKET VEHICLE TO GRID SYSTEM
Nissan and Endesa, an Enel Group subsidiary, collaborate on bringing key technologies to market
Game-changing technology unlocks the potential of two-way charging and allows customers to reduce costs by selling power from electric vehicle batteries to the grid
First step towards integration of electric vehicles with the renewable energy sector
Madrid to host real-life demonstration of the system in March 2015
Nissan and Endesa, an Enel Group subsidiary, signed a ground-breaking agreement at the 85th Geneva International Motor Show that paves the way for a mass-market vehicle-to-grid (V2G) system.
The two companies have pledged to work together to deliver a V2G system and an innovative business model designed to leverage this technology.
Nissan- the world leader in EV sales with over 160,000 Nissan LEAF sold globally- is turning a page in zero emission mobility, and releasing the full potential of electric vehicle (EV) batteries with the Endesa two-way charging technology. It’s all part of Nissan’s commitment to support the entire EV ecosystem, not just the car..
The two companies have agreed to collaborate on the following activities:
– Introduction of V2G services in the European market;
– Exploring the use of ‘second life’ EV batteries for stationary applications (including households, buildings, grid);
– Designing and evaluating potential affordable energy and mobility pack offers;
Paul Willcox, Chairman of Nissan Europe, praised the innovative two-way charging system and the step-change towards a further acceleration of the EV market:
‘We believe this innovation represents a significant development for Nissan Leaf and e-NV200 customers. Every Nissan electric vehicle battery contains a power storage capability that will prove useful in contributing towards smarter and responsible management of the power demand & supply of local power grids, thus reducing our EV total cost of ownership. Not only does this represent an opportunity for Nissan’s EV private and fleet owners, it could also support grid stability and fully demonstrate that each Nissan EV represents a tangible social asset.’
Power to spare – Nissan and Endesa sign pledge to promote Europe’s first mass market vehicle-to-grid system (Image: Nissan)
Indeed, one of the main challenges for electricity management systems is to assure grid stability. This situation is especially relevant in countries with a high level of renewable energy generation, and this will only increase in the future. The longer term zero-emission vision is for EVs to be at the center of a fully integrated system whereby owners can participate in wholesale energy markets using the power stored in the batteries of their electric vehicles, and thus significantly reduce their cost of operation. In a not-so-distant scenario, the EV user not only decides when and where they want to charge their EV, but how best they spend and re-sell the energy stored in their EV; receiving tangible financial benefits in terms of energy savings, while at the same time maximizing the use of green energy.
“The flexibility offered by V2G implementation in terms of storing and releasing green energy into the grid will further enhance the already significant and tangible benefits of electric mobility. This is why Endesa, together with its parent company Enel and partner Nissan, have decided to join efforts in promoting this technology.” said Javier Uriarte, Head of Market Iberia at Endesa.
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This Vehicle to Grid (V2G) system consists of the Endesa two-way charger and an energy management system that can also integrate such off-grid, and renewable, power generation as solar panels and wind turbines. Using this equipment, a Nissan LEAF or e-NV200 owner can connect to charge at low-demand, and cheap tariff periods, with an option to then use the electricity stored in the vehicle’s battery at home when costs are higher, or even feed back to the grid with a net financial benefit. Electricity generated by solar panels or wind turbines can be used to charge a vehicle, to power the home or business, or to feed back to the grid.
This unprecedented agreement between Nissan and Endesa means that European countries can now review their current energy management policies in order to respond to the technological innovation of the V2G system.
Endesa has developed the ultimate low-cost V2G technology ready for the mass market after years of real-life testing. The company first showcased its V2G technology in 2008 in Smartcity Malaga, the Enel Group testing ground for smart cities. Later on, in 2012, Endesa presented the evolution of such technology at the ZEM2ALL demonstrator.
On March 12, 2015, as the culmination of the V2G system development, together with Nissan as automotive partner, Endesa will host a full demonstration of the market-ready and low cost system in Madrid.
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About Nissan in Europe
Nissan has one of the most comprehensive European presences of any overseas manufacturer, employing more than 17,600 staff across locally-based design, research & development, manufacturing, logistics and sales & marketing operations. Last financial year Nissan plants in the UK, Spain and Russia produced more than 675,000 vehicles including award-winning crossovers, small cars, SUVs, commercial vehicles and electric vehicles, including the Nissan LEAF, the world’s most popular electric vehicle with 96% of customers willing to recommend the car to friends. Nissan now offers a strong line-up of 23 diverse and innovative models in Europe under the Nissan and Datsun brands.
About Nissan Motor Co.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan’s second-largest automotive company, is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, and is part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Operating with approximately 236,000 employees globally, Nissan sold more than 4.9 million vehicles and generated revenue of 9.6 trillion yen (USD 116.16 b
illion) in fiscal 2012. Nissan delivers a comprehensive range of over 60 models under the Nissan and Infiniti brands. In 2010, Nissan introduced the Nissan LEAF, and continues to lead in zero-emission mobility. The LEAF, the first mass-market, pure-electric vehicle launched globally, is now the best-selling EV in history.
A new fleet of 100% electric Nissan LEAF taxis has gone into service in Blackpool 130 years after the tourist resort introduced one of the world’s first electric tramways.
The 12-strong fleet of LEAFs has been introduced by local firm Premier Cabs and will operate in and around Blackpool and neighbouring Lytham St Annes on a 24-7 basis.
The company, which ordered the cars through leading North West Nissan dealer Chorley Group, expects to replace more of its 170-strong fleet with the British-built models and its sister vehicle, the e-NV200 Combi in the months ahead.
Each vehicle will cover up to 55,000 miles a year in the course of covering around 200 fares per week. They will be supported by a dedicated network of five rapid chargers that can charge the vehicles from zero to 80 percent in as little as half an hour.
The move will double the existing charging network in the Blackpool area. However, it is not clear whether these points will be available to the public.
Premier Cabs expect the LEAF to drastically reduce fuel costs
With running costs from two pence per mile, the LEAFs will allow Premier Cabs to drastically reduce its biggest single expense, fuel. And these savings will be passed on to the drivers, who will take home between £80-£120 per week extra by driving a LEAF. This, in turn, will allow the company to tackle one of its biggest challenges: driver recruitment.
Managing Director, John Cutler, said:
“We’ve done the maths and we know the LEAFs will save the business money but that wasn’t the main factor in our decision. We wanted to do something special for our customers and for the town and this really fits the bill.
“This gives Blackpool a fleet of clean, green and very comfortable taxis that passengers will love and the town can be proud of.”
The move to electric taxis has already been made by a few forward thinking companies. Last May, St Austell-based C&C Taxis clocked up 150,000 miles and more than 37,000 individual fares in its fleet of electric Nissan LEAF taxis.
In December, it also took delivery of one of the first all-electric Nissan e-NV200 Combi models to arrive in the UK.
Figures recently released show that the Nissan LEAF maintains its position as the most popular electric car or van in the UK, with at least 5,838 vehicles registered by the third quarter of 2014, representing over a third of all EV sales.
The registration data also shows the new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has made a dramatic entry to the UK market; the electric SUV is already in second position with over 2,706 sales less than a year after its UK release.
In third and fourth places are two more established plug-in hybrids, the Toyota Prius PHEV (with 1,226 registrations) and the Vauxhall Ampera (1,039 vehicles). The BMW i3 now ranks fifth with at least 1,029 UK registrations (454 all-electric and 575 range-extender variants).
The Renault ZOE and Tesla Model S are also selling well in the UK with over 775 and 474 sales respectively; the two models in fourth and fifth sales positions across Europe as a whole (YTD October 2014).
UK electric vehicle registrations UK (Image: Next Green Car)
With the recent announcement from OLEV that 23,083 claims have been made through the Plug-in Car Grant scheme, the number of electric cars and vans in the UK now exceeds 24,500 vehicles for the first time.
Another indicator that the EV market is gaining momentum is the number of fully electric and plug-in hybrid models available in the UK. While only 9 EVs were available for the major manufacturers in 2011 (excluding quadricycles), this increased to 18 models in 2013, and now stands at 24 high-quality cars and vans (in 2014) with more models due for launch in 2015.
Dr Ben Lane, Director of Next Green Car said:
“The strong growth of the EV market in the UK as elsewhere provides yet more evidence that the light-duty vehicle market is undergoing a radical change with consumer preferences changing from petrol and diesel models to electric power-trains. With sales growing exponentially, the EVs are set to become commonplace on UK roads within the next few years.”
