New reports from Environmental Defense Fund Europe and Green Alliance suggest the incoming government should prioritise steps to bring down electric vehicle costs (LONDON – 11 November, 2019) Electric vehicles (EVs) can not only help clean the air and cut carbon emissions but also save millions of pounds for people with lower incomes, if the
The latest findings from the Auto Trader Fastest Selling Index reveal that second-hand car buyers are clamouring for EVs. The Renault Zoe is particularly in demand. Renault’s long-serving electric city car takes up three of the top four fastest-selling spots. Zoes dating from 2017, 2016 and 2015 are selling, on average, in no more than
ELECTRIC car sales were up again in October with a massive 151.8 percent boost from figures released 12 months ago as consumers jump to purchase eco-friendly vehicles. New electric car registrations were boosted from just 1,256 in October 2018 to 3,162 last month. New sales of mild hybrid electric vehicles saw an incredible 378.1 percent
Electric overtakes diesel to become second-most popular propulsion choice More than a fifth of motorists plan to buy an electric vehicle as their next car, overtaking diesel to become the nation’s second-favourite choice of powerplant. While petrol continues to be the most popular choice, a survey of 7,205 motorists on behalf of electric vehicle website
Plates will mean perks such as free parking as part of scheme to push zero-emission vehicles Green coloured number plates will be issued for electric cars under government plans to encourage drivers to buy zero-emission vehicles. The government said the new licence plates would make the least polluting cars easily identifiable and help their drivers
In a victory for sustainability, UK restrictions on the use of electric car chargers are to be lifted under plans to increase the use of green vehicles in the UK. Practically, this means only one subscription will be required to use charging points. Additionally, the transport secretary is allocating £2.5 million of funding for more
The figure – dubbed ‘miles per pound’ (mpp) – reveals how much a car can travel for £1 of petrol, diesel or electricity. Electric cars travel up to three times the distance of their petrol or diesel rivals for the same amount of money, according to research. With interest in electric cars rising, many potential
Five-year-old vehicles are now great value and prices are rising as buyers cotton on If the two people behind a major website championing electric cars have both done it, the rest of us should probably take note. Whisper, so not too many people hear it, but used five-year-old electric cars are arguably one of the
Sales of petrol and diesel vehicles could be phased-out by 2035 in new plans revealed by transport secretary Grant Shapps. The intent to examine the phase-out date was announced yesterday (30 September) by Shapps at the Conservative party conference in Manchester. “If we’re to become the world-leader in green technology, we must always be looking
The party says if it gets elected, it’ll offer loans to low income households Labour says that it will offer 2.5 million interest-free loans to buyers of electric vehicles to accelerate the uptake of zero-emission vehicles if it is elected. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell confirmed that the loans would be up to a value of
