New model will have list price of £24,400, with first deliveries expected in early 2020 Six decades after the original Mini first rolled off the production line in Oxford, its owner BMW has unveiled a new electric version it hopes will herald a new era – and help the German carmaker meet looming EU emissions
Department for Transport announces funding for 12 projects to help drivers charge on streets The Government is to invest £37 million in a series of schemes designed to help drivers with no off-street parking charge their electric vehicles. It’s thought that up to 45% of people in the UK don’t have access to their own
Millions of buyers are in the perfect position to buy an electric car, research by What Car? has found… Electric car ownership is the right choice for at least 1.5 million UK households today, according to new research by What Car?. That’s the number of multi-car homes in the UK with a sweet-spot combination of
Twelve electric vehicle (EV) charging projects, including wireless charging and solar powered forecourts, are set to receive a share of government funding totalling £37 million. Over £2.3 million has been awarded to Char.gy for the development and deployment of wireless charging on residential streets in Milton Keynes, the London Borough of Redbridge and Buckinghamshire County.
Octopus Energy and Ohme have collaborated to offer smart EV charging to customers, with the energy company’s time-of-use tariff and the new Ohme cable reducing charging costs. The cable will manage a customer’s charging depending on requirements, and optimising the process to make the most of the Agile Octopus tariff. Customer’s open Octopus’ app, set
Oil has played a pivotal role in shaping geopolitics for more than a century. But the rise of electric vehicles and shift toward cleaner fuels means that the world’s dependence on oil could begin to shrink, with both expected and unexpected consequences. Most countries are not prepared for the consequences of this transition, according to
Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEV) in the UK have soared by 61%, according to new figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Last month 2,461 BEVs were registered, going up from the 1,522 registered in the June of 2018. Overall sale of vehicles dropped by 4.9%, with the worst hit
Volkswagen has been racking up EV records with its ID.R all-electric racecar, and today the VW ID.R piloted by Romain Dumas managed to beat a record which has been held for 20 years — Nick Heidfeld’s record run of the Goodwood hillclimb in the 10-cylinder McLaren MP4/13 which dominated the 1998 Formula 1 season. The
UK’s million or so company car users will escape Benefit-in-Kind tax if they have an electric car in the 2020/21 financial year Company car users who drive an electric car will not have to pay any Benefit-in-Kind (BiK) tax during the next financial year, after the Treasury reviewed tax rules. The change follows the introduction
Renault Zoe Autonomous Review: First Drive
How far is your car from driving itself? Typically, when I review a new car, in addition to telling you how it looks, who its competitors are, and how much tech it holds, the main value that I bring to the table (or so I hope) is letting you know how it drives – basically
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