ScottishPower has launched an ‘end-to-end’ electric vehicle deal alongside a car retailer to offer drivers an EV of their choice with an installation of a home charger, powered with green electricity. Following last month’s announcement that the company had sold its gas and hydro assets to be 100% powered by wind, the company has continued
The government’s announcement that Category 2 and 3 hybrid cars will no longer be eligible for its Plug-In Car Grant seems totally incongruous in terms of environmental and societal policies, CO2 targets and other influences. Private motorists, company car drivers and fleet managers have been buffeted around by continuously changing messages and strategies for too
EDF Energy is to offer its business customers vehicle-to-grid (V2G) chargers, as well as using them on its own sites, after partnering with charger supplier and technology developer Nuvve. The supplier is expecting the partnership to result in up to 1,500 installations of V2G chargers, while hoping to unlock 15MW of additional energy storage capacity
Dutch fast electric vehicle charging provider Fastned has set its sights on the UK as one of four markets to be targeted following an €11 million (~£9.6 million) fund raising. The company issued bonds last month offering 6% interest per annum over five years to be paid quarterly in arrears. The proceeds are now to
Electrification is one of the most significant trends in transport today. Future demand for both electric vehicles (EVs) and the associated electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) will, of course, be driven by increased adoption of electric vehicles by individuals and businesses. In this post, I will be making the case that the economics of EVs
Southwark Council is launching a network of 50 lamppost electric vehicle charge points after partnering with char.gy to deliver installations in two areas of the borough. Two chargers are already live, with plans to roll out the rest of the network across Borough & Bankside and Dulwich by the end of January. Char.gy designs and
The auto industry is headed for revolution, Trump notwithstanding. Though it may seem like several dozen scandals ago, the Trump administration is just now finalizing plans to freeze national fuel-economy standards in place, rather than steadily increasing them as Obama planned. This is a terrible idea, for reasons I have detailed at length — it
A new initiative from the Austrian government is set to reward electric car owners with a unique incentive. On October 25, the Austrian ministerial cabinet announced that it would be adjusting the speed restrictions for electric vehicles traveling in the country’s IG-L-Hundred zone, which covers a total area of 440 kilometers (273 miles). With the
Hyundai’s Kona Electric tops ‘real range’ test for zero emission cars
Hyundai’s Kona Electric achieved a ‘real-world’ range of 259 miles on a single charge during a What Car? Real Range test – the highest of any vehicle tested. The compact SUV, which Hyundai says has a range of up to 300 miles, was one of 13 electric cars tested, with the brand’s Ioniq achieving the
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