Electric cars are coming, but we already know this to be a fact. Carmakers are ramping up their battery-powered fleets in significant numbers – everyone from Audi to Volkswagen and most brands in between. Until now, the widespread acceptance of them has been relatively minor, but are we about to see a dramatic change? It’s
US carmaker Tesla has applied for a licence to generate electricity in the UK The application was made to the UK Gas and Electricity Markets Authority Purpose of the licence may be to introduce the company’s ‘Autobidder’ platform Autobidder is a real-time trading platform currently operating in South Australia Tesla has applied for a licence
We get behind the wheel of an electric Hyundai Ioniq and petrol Hyundai i30 Fastback to see if their motive power has an impact on the way we drive Electric cars are different from petrol and diesel ones, and that becomes clear even before you’ve sat in one. From range and charging infrastructure, to government
Zap-Map in partnership with the REA has carried out a survey on EV use during the COVID-19 pandemic 83% EV users still reliant on their EV for essential travel and almost three in ten (29%) are still using the public charging network Almost a quarter of these EV users (24%) identify as ‘key workers’ 98%
Electric cars are driven for 26% more miles in their first three years on the road than petrol models, research from the RAC Foundation has found. The analysis, which pre-dates the steep fall in road traffic seen since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, is based on the MOT data for 516,936 vehicles. It found
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is looking at portable electric vehicle (EV) chargers in a new project. The £320,000 Local Electric Vehicle Energy Loop (LEVEL) project, which has secured funding from Ofgem’s Network Innovation Allowance (NIA), is to scope out the design and capabilities of portable EV charging devices. The project is to last
Nearly 20 per cent of all new cars that joined UK roads last year were either fully electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles, an all-time record, new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show. While the number of vehicles on UK roads surpassed 40 million for the first time, CO2 emissions fell
Make electric car charge point signs green to ‘help them stand out’
An AA survey suggests 85% of drivers think the signs would have ‘more impact’ if they were green. More than four out of five drivers believe signs for electric vehicle (EV) charge points would be easier to spot if they were green, a new survey suggests. Some 85% of 17,500 drivers polled by the AA
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