Motorists and businesses around the UK will be able to save money on electric vans and HGVs this year after the grant scheme was extended again. The Office for Zero Emissions (OZEV) has confirmed an extension to the Plug-in Van Grant, which allows motorists to save money on a new electric vehicle. It is understood that OZEV upgraded
Look at that diesel engine go Old Land Rovers never die, nor do they even fade away. Sometimes they become electrified. The British Army is about to begin a project to modify a quartet of in-service military Land Rovers, and to convert them from diesel to electric power. The conversions are to be done by UK defense contractor Babcock International in partnership with EV experts
Think all electric cars are expensive? Prepare to think again, because we’ve gathered leasing deals starting from just £313 per month on models from Audi to Volvo… Tempted by a new electric car? One way of getting one on your driveway could be with a lease deal. Sometimes called personal contract hire or personal leasing,
Nissan is kicking off a revived van line-up with the Townstar. Ted Welford tries it out in Paris. While Nissan is acknowledged for its Leaf being the first truly mass-market electric car, this firm’s impact on the commercial vehicle segment shouldn’t be underestimated either. Its e-NV200 was one of the first vans to be offered
Wondered what the green stripe you see on the side of some cars’ number plates is for? Wonder no more In June 2020 the Transport Secretary announced that electric cars would be able to wear number plates featuring a vertical green stripe (officially known as a ‘flash’) on the left-hand side of the plates. If you’re curious
French company Elis has acquired eleven electric trucks from Renault Trucks. The textile service will use the new EVs for night-time delivery and collection of linen from Elis customers in the hotel and catering sector in Paris and Clermont-Ferrand. Elis reasons that low-emission zones in Paris and Clermont-Ferrand have made this a necessary step in
German carmaker Volkswagen has “sold out” of battery-electric vehicles in the United States and Europe, meaning new customers will have to wait until 2023 to get one. VW Group CEO Herbert Diess told the Financial Times that the company’s brands – which include Volkswagen, Porsche, Škoda and Audi – had a backlog of 300,000 orders for EVs
(CNN Business)Ford is creating two new business units, one for electric vehicles and software and another for its traditional internal combustion vehicles. These companies will report their financial results separately from the rest of Ford but they will not be spun off as entirely separate companies. This new corporate structure will allow investors to more
One of the major draws of switching to an EV is the chance to avoid the petrol pump – here’s how much you could save Growing numbers of us are switching to electric cars – in fact the latest UK sales data suggests sales of electric cars doubled last year. One of the major draws of
Wandsworth Council EV charger rollout progresses with Liberty Charge installs
On-street electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints are being rolled out across Wandsworth, with 35 sites set to see installations. Wandsworth Council began the rollout of the infrastructure in 2021 across 26 sites, with 10 already live. The latest installations will take the total number of sites to 35, comprising 65 dual socket EV chargepoints able to
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