One of London’s most high-profile and successful new mixed-use developments, Fitzroy Place in Fitzrovia, W1, has installed 38 electric vehicle (EV) charge points from Evolt. The developer of Fitzroy Place, Exemplar, appointed Evolt not only to supply and install single outlet AC wall mount charge points, but also the latest load distribution technology. The latter ensures
Prices and specs for Volkswagen’s plug-in hybrid Passat GTE have been announced; it costs from £36,525 before a £2500 government grant Volkswagen’s Passat GTE plug-in hybrid will arrive in showrooms this month, costing from £36,525. Four models are available – two saloons and two estates. The prices exclude a government plug-in car grant of £2,500.
The DfT’s data shows a total of 57,207 electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell passenger cars registered in the United Kingdom in the first quarter of 2016. That’s 0.18% of the 31.4 million total passenger cars on the road, including models which aren’t eligible for the government’s Plug-in Car Grant. Discounting anomalies due to
After my recent attempts at testing the range of the BMW i3 94Ah achieved 130 miles and 150 miles per charge I decided to go all-out for a final ‘ultimate’ test and see if I could reach 200 miles on a charge, something of a milestone for any electric car. The method was the same
A new partnership between the AA and Charagemaster is set to help boost sales of electric vehicles. In the first partnership of its kind, the Automobile Association and EV charge point specialists will combine forces to provide discounted charging, increased access to home charge points, an information campaign, and the roll-out of charge points at
The UK could adopt solar, electric vehicles and batteries much faster than expected just a year ago, according to the National Grid. The new outlook is part of a rapidly changing landscape for the UK energy system, laid out in the 2016 Future Energy Scenarios. Marcus Stewart, National Grid’s head of energy insights, says in
After my previous attempts at getting a good range out of the i3, and achieving 130 miles then 150 miles, I thought I’d go all-out for the longest range I could achieve. After two days this is what the dashboard showed: So, yes, our i3 is saying it has done just over 100 miles on
Electric car sales will soar once motorists overcome their misconceptions about the running costs, according to a new study. More than half a million electric vehicles (EVs) will be in use by 2020 based on current buying intentions, research by the AA found. The motoring organisation published a report which claimed this figure could rise
Green Mobility To Expand Car Sharing Fleet In Denmark By 450 Renault ZOE
Green Mobility and Renault have raised the bar when it comes to car sharing in Denmark. The duo announced that 450 ZOEs will be introduced into Copenhagen by the end of this year. To the best of our knowledge, this is the largest one-off fleet order for any car sharing program’s launch, the previous standard bearer was BMW’s
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