The United Kingdom’s newly published Road to Zero report recommends that all new homes should be equipped with chargers for electric vehicles as part of plans to move toward zero emissions and in line with its objective to eliminate diesel and gasoline vehicles by 2040. The plan includes public charging being incorporated into streetlights, gas
If motor manufacturers are right about the prospects for electric vehicle sales, an oil price crash won’t be far behind. LONDON, 5 July, 2018 – Oil and gas companies have underestimated probable electric vehicle sales and the effect they will have on their own businesses and profits, a new report says. If the car manufacturers’
Men generally want speed, acceleration, style. Women want there to be a planet when their children grow up. That’s pretty much the findings of a University of Sussex study into who will buy electric vehicles and why, writes BRENDAN MONTAGUE A rapid and comprehensive transition to electric mobility will require a combination of technological, regulatory,
Globally, plug-in electric car sales in May exceeded 159,000, which is second best result ever. A new all-time record is now expected in June. The 159,346 deliveries reported for May translates into an outstanding growth rate of 75% year-over-year. 63% of sales came from BEVs, compared to 37% for PHEVs. After the first five months
The Nordic country leads the world due to environmental concerns, but also big subsidies There is a low hum that Norwegians have grown used to as they walk down their streets. The sound of Teslas, Nissan Leafs, BMW i3s, VW e-Golfs and Kia Souls gliding past each other. While electric cars are increasingly noticeable in
My grandfather was quite intrigued with those horseless carriages. Here he is, with a big grin on his face, testing out a Model T back in 1913. A few years earlier, Henry Ford had debuted his Detroit assembly line and began cranking out Model Ts – the world’s first mass-produced automobile. The rest is history.
EV sales are rising in the UK as political changes in Europe help fuel the transition away from fossil-fuel engines Sales of hybrid and electric vehicles in the UK hit a record high in May as buyers turned their back on diesel cars. Data for May released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Nissan is celebrating the 100,000th delivery of the LEAF car this month in Europe, in a move hailed as a victory for electric mobility. Globally, over 320,000 Nissan LEAF have been sold, making it the most sold EV in the world. Susana de Mena, of Madrid, milestone buyer of the 100,000th LEAF said, “I’ve spent
New petrol and diesel vehicles will be banned from 2040 but bringing it forward ten years could help the car industry, it is claimed Ministers have been urged to bring a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars into force ten years early, to cut air pollution deaths and help the car
The market share of electric cars, which was only a fraction of that of gasoline cars a few years ago, has reached 50 percent in Norway. Over the past 12 months, an identical number of electric vehicles as gasoline cars have been manufactured in Norway, demonstrating the country’s exponential adoption of electric cars. Electric Cars
