The UK Government will lose out on major economic benefits unless it makes a significant investment in upgrading the nation’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and upskilling the motor industry, an independent academic report will warn this week. The report, commissioned by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), concludes that the overall economic and
What is it like to live with an electric car? Gareth Butterfield borrows a BMW i3 from Stratstone BMW in Derby to find out DAY ONE I’M sitting in the showroom at Stratstone BMW in Derby waiting to be “logged in” to a car. If this week isn’t going to give me a glimpse into
Evolt, the Electric Vehicle (EV) charge point supplier, has completed the installation of Cumbria’s first publicly accessible EV Rapid charging network, which is now available for public use. Nine locations across the county now benefit from a top-of-the-range Evolt 50Kw Rapid Charger that can efficiently charge an EV within 30 minutes. A further Evolt 7Kw Fast Charger, ideal
A new version of BMW’s i3 has been announced, improving the range of the electric supermini to 195 miles. The i3 94Ah model will replace the current 60Ah version this summer with a battery capacity of 33 kWh. As Nissan has done with its Leaf 24 and 30 kWh models, BMW has kept the battery
The BMW i3 will get a range increase of between 80 and 100 miles, while DC fast-charging will now come as standard The BMW i3 will get a hefty increase in range from July, when the all-electric and range-extender city car will be offered with an improved battery as standard. The new higher-density battery raises
With air pollution posing a continuing threat to health and the environment, there has been applause at the quadrupling of the use of electric vehicle charging points. St Albans Green councillor Simon Grover said that figures obtained from Evalu8, which provides electric vehicle charging points across the city, showed local charging points were used 1,329
The Leaf combines good range with an affordable price, and it’s the UK’s most popular electric car. We drove it to find out why You can’t move for opinion pieces on the electric car revolution. But if you’ve been paying attention to what’s actually driving on our roads, you’ll see it’s already happening. The UK–
The long anticipated range improvements for the 2017 BMW i3 became not only a confirmed thing today, but BMW also announced that first deliveries would happen in under three months! BMW UK sent out two special mailers to interested consumers and current owners on the subject today: “Before the official announcement, we wanted you to
Longer Range Nissan Leaf 30kWh Available – Tekna
As well as the standard 24kWh Leaf we can now supply the longer range 30kWh Leaf. As the name implies, the battery is 25% larger so it has about 25% more range. Nissan says: With an NEDC range of up to 124 miles (LEAF 24kWh) or up to 155 miles (LEAF 30kWh), it’s easily enough
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