Coronavirus continues to impact businesses across the globe causing uncertainty in all sectors of the economy. While lockdowns and travel restrictions have been relaxed in the UK, the drastically reduced air pollution experienced, albeit temporarily, has driven reappraisal of future mobility strategies while also highlighting a significant role and opportunity for the electric vehicle (EV)
Electric vehicles are cheaper to own and run compared with combustion-engined equivalents, according to new research. Over the lifetime of a vehicle, an electric car works out at around £107 cheaper per year compared with a standard petrol or diesel car, data from Direct Line has found. Purchasing an electric vehicle in 2020 and running
Light modifications to the Zoe road car include a flat floor for easy loading; exterior looks largely unchanged The Renault Zoe Van will join the firm’s fleet of electric commercial vehicles later this year. Created by applying modest modifications to the Zoe road car – most notably opaque rear windows and the removal of the
I’m sceptical about the Honda e. You’re not the only one – so was I. I’m using the past tense deliberately. But when it was first shown I had some issues. It didn’t look as cool and radical as the concept. I thought a base price of £26,160 was too expensive. I didn’t think 130
The Nissan Ariya is a high-tech electric SUV with a 310-mile range and futuristic looks… In order to explain why the new Nissan Ariya could represent a watershed moment for electric cars, we need to have a little history lesson, so pay attention at the back. In 2006, Nissan changed the game for SUVs with
Car buyers in Europe can now get their hands on a brand-new electric vehicle for less than the typical cost of a mobile-phone contract. Thanks to newly generous subsidies, some are even free. Shoppers have swarmed virtual showrooms in Germany and France — the region’s two largest passenger-car markets — after their national governments boosted
The pandemic is likely to have lasting effects on traditional business models as we adapt to homeworking, social distancing and see aspects of a public policy shift away from globalisation, writes Mark Richards, partner and co-leader for Energy, Environmental & Infrastructure at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. The transport sector has been hit hard, as
Pod Point marks ‘landmark moment’ of Tesco rollout as it hits 200 stores
Electric vehicle (EV) charging company Pod Point has reached a new milestone in its rollout of chargers at Tesco stores. Chargers have now been installed at 200 Tesco stores, with the latest – four 7kW charging bays – going in at the Chester Tesco Superstore. This takes the number of chargers installed as part of
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