A new scheme has been launched to recognise dealerships skilled at selling and servicing electric vehicles. The Electric Vehicle Approved scheme will encourage car dealers to develop their expertise in servicing electric vehicles, as the country continues to move towards a zero-emission future backed by the government’s comprehensive £1.5 billion Road to zero strategy. The
Big Oil and its front groups want to kill electric vehicles (EVs) under the pretense of fairness. It’s no secret why. The industry sees that the electric transportation future is coming fast, threatening their polluting profits, and they’re scared. We should double down on electrifying transportation and support an expansion of EV tax credits so
Volkswagen’s electric people’s car looks like it could be a huge success It was a bold statement from Volkswagen to claim that the ID.3 electric car would represent just the third chapter in the company’s long history. After all, the first two were rather successful – the original Beetle and then all generations of the
BP Chargemaster is to install 100 rapid chargers across 50 of its petrol station forecourts by the end of this year. Installs will begin in July, with the target of installing 400 150kW chargers by 2021. Announced at an industry event this week by Tufan Erginbilgic, CEO of downstream at BP, the project was first
They are on the cusp of potentially dominating tech era It’s no secret that the world is heading in the direction of pollution-free electric vehicles with many European and Asian countries already pledging to go electric within the next 20 to 30 years. However, it’s possible that this transition could be fast-tracked by our spending
Every school in capital is over WHO limit of 10mg of PM2.5 per cubic metre Air pollution is thought to contribute to around 40,000 early deaths a year Comes as Rosamund Kissi-Debrah won right for new inquest into Ella’s death Asthma-suffering daughter lived near busy road in Hither Green, south London Millions of schoolchildren are
Britain’s electric vehicle revolution is being hampered by a “bottleneck” in global battery production, as demand far outstrips supply of zero-emission vehicles. An investigation by the Press Association found that some dealers were telling customers they could be waiting more than a year if they placed an order for an EV today, with some manufacturers
HYUNDAI has released details and pictures of the updated Ioniq Electric car which has more range, updated styling, and a few other new features. Hyundai has unveiled the new Ioniq Electric car which has a number of modifications and tweaks to make it more compelling than before. Of the changes to the updated Ioniq Electric
Most people who are contemplating an EV labour under the petrol station mindset. It’s entirely understandable, because that’s how we’ve always driven. When the tank’s empty, we stop at a station, or even drive specially to one, and fill up. So when thinking about EVs, we worry about how long it takes to charge en-route,
Nothing To See Here, Just An Autonomous Renault Zoe With A Lambo Door
Renault and several partners have started “The Paris-Saclay Autonomous Lab” project which aims to make self-driving transportation a reality in France. The project aims to develop new mobility services using dedicated lane and public and campus streets to supplement the existing Saclay Plateau transportation systems. Made possible by Renault’s collaboration with the Transdev Group, IRT
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