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
EVs are finally making their presence felt in the True Fleet registrations. By the end of 2019, electric cars will probably hit six figures in the EU18 market. On some markets, the TCO is on a par with ICE cars – all depends on discounts, subsidies and residual values. Electric is finally appearing to make
‘I make no bones about it. We want to remove all the subsidy’ THINKING of upgrading to a new pure-electric car? You may want to consider putting your order in sooner rather than later, as the Department for Transport (DfT) plans to fully phase out the Plug-in Car Grant subsidy. In an interview with The
Research shows ‘electric cars’ will simply be called ‘cars’ by the end of the next decade. More than two-thirds of British adults expect electric cars to become so ‘normal’ that they will simply be called ‘cars’ by 2030, new research has found. A study of 2,000 UK adults found that 69 percent said they expected
I have a love-hate relationship with international motor shows such as this week’s extravaganza in Frankfurt. On the one hand, if you like cars, if you have a single drop of petrol in your veins, it’s impossible not to be impressed by the array of awesome engineering on display. And that of course is the
The concerns of the average electric-car buyer are starting to look more like those of any other car buyer. Their biggest worry? How much the cars will cost. Range anxiety, how far an electric vehicle (EV) can travel before needing to be recharged, has topped the list of prospective EV buyers’ concerns for years. And
Oil consumption continues to rise in the U.S. and around the world, but as electric vehicles keep growing as a percentage of vehicle sales, there will ultimately be a tipping point on multiple fronts. The first will be manufacturers investing in more EVs to ultimately overtake internal combustion engines, which is happening today from Tesla
The future is not looking bright for oil, according to a new report that claims the commodity would have to be priced at $10-$20 a barrel to remain competitive as a transport fuel. The new research, from BNP Paribas, says that the economics of renewable energy make it impossible for oil to compete at current
As automakers race to electrify their model lineups, the competition to stand out has never been greater. Luckily, thanks to electrification, the opportunities to develop new designs are abundant. But if automakers want to succeed, designers need to seize these new opportunities and start developing the cars of the future. Car companies have followed the
