It’s finally here: The Model 3, Tesla’s $35,000 electric gamechanger. A single black Model 3 rolled off the production line Friday with a serial number all its own, kicking off a company-defining six months. The car will belong to Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO and co-founder, who shared images of it on Twitter over the weekend. Tesla has already
I was recently lucky enough to have an extended test drive of the MINI Countryman Plug-In Hybrid, a car I’ve been keen to experience since I got word that the electric MINI’s were coming. With an electric range of 24.8 miles (NEDC) this car could be the answer to fairly short distance commuters who are
Last Friday I had the pleasure of attending the ‘Sneak Preview Event’ of the Electric Electric Experience Centre, with the official opening taking place the day after on Saturday 22nd July in Milton Keynes. The first of its kind in the UK and part of the city’s Go Ultra Low Scheme; it previewed to a
A second free public charging point for electric vehicles has been installed in a Daventry car park due to increased demand. The addition of the new facility in the Lodge Road car park means up to four electric vehicles can now be charged for free at the same time. It has been installed by Daventry District
Hyundai has confirmed pricing and specification details for the plug-in hybrid version of its Ioniq family car. It will launch in the UK on 13 July and it starts pricing at £24,995 after taking into account the government’s plug-in car grant (PICG). The Hyundai Ioniq is a practical, low-emissions hatchback which is already available with
Lower-cost electric car begins delivery with first model to company chief executive as first 30 customers to get vehicles at 28 July party. The first of Tesla’s highly anticipated lower-cost electric cars, the Model 3, has rolled off the production line to its new owner, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk. The one-man marketing machine, who
Times are changing for drivers Volvo’s announcement on 5 July that from 2019 it would be making only EVs is not a statement about demand now, but about demand that manufacturers want to create. For now, penetration of EVs is low. The global stock doubled from 1m units in 2015 to 2m last year, says
Ecotricity Change Cost Structure of their Rapid Chargers.
Ecotricity recently changed the cost structure for their rapid chargers. Below is a summary of the letter they sent to their customers explaining the changes. It is about a year since Ecotrictity introduced ‘charging for charging’ on the Electric Highway, after being free to use for five years. Charging was set at a rate of
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