Electricity prices went negative for long periods on Octopus Energy’s Agile tariff on the bank holiday weekend Drivers with the Ohme charger automatically charged their cars when prices were cheap/negative Ohme drivers got paid around £5 as they charged over 600 miles worth of electricity, enough to drive London to County Durham and back, and
With oil prices at multi-year lows, conventional wisdom suggests an interest in electric vehicles (EVs) will wane. Perhaps surprisingly, the opposite is happening. Whilst registrations for diesel and petrol vehicles have plunged in the UK year on year, registrations for electric vehicles have more than doubled in the midst of the global pandemic. Analysts don’t
Electric cars may be the safest way to travel with ‘contact free’ trips guaranteed Electric cars can be charged for over 300 miles from the comfort of your own driveway meaning road users do not need to visit packed petrol stations. The contact free trips mean road users can top up their car without any
As cities look to reduce air pollution, some are equipping their police forces with electric cars. The Hyundai Kona Electric is proving to be a popular choice, in Europe at least. Police forces in Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom currently use Kona Electric patrol cars, Hyundai said earlier this month in a press release.
Climate change has raced up the list of priorities for the public during the last year or so. MORI polls have shown that this is now at the top of the public’s concerns, sharing importance levels only achieved by Brexit, social care and the NHS But there is much to do in order to meet
Lambeth Council is introducing £20 fines for drivers who leave their engine running whilst stationary and will run a new awareness campaign as part of the ongoing battle to improve air quality in the London borough. Drivers who allow their vehicle engines to run unnecessarily when parked in the borough will be asked to turn
Improved air pollution levels during lockdown could result in a surge towards electric vehicles (EVs), a new study has found. The latest research by online parking portal YourParkingSpace.co.uk discovered that 4-in-10 people are more likely to purchase an EV in the future as a direct result of the lockdown which has seen fewer vehicles on
10 things we love about electric cars in lockdown
Erin Baker explains why she’s lucky to own a Nissan Leaf in lockdown, and shares what potential electric car buyers should look for. We’re running a Nissan Leaf for six months and we’ve been so grateful for it since lockdown began. Here’s why electric cars make perfect sense right now. 1 – Easier to social
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