A MAJOR law change which is set to be introduced this year will see all new homes and buildings equipped with electric car chargers have been hailed as “really effective”. It is expected that a law will be passed this year which will require all new houses and buildings to have electric vehicle charging stations.
The electric Fiat 500 is not related to the regular petrol 500 that’s been on our streets since 2007. For starters it is 60mm longer and the same measurement in extra width Dacia is looking likely to bring its Spring electric car to the UK. I applied thumbscrews to a Dacia spokesman at the recent launch
A new solar-powered hub could charge up to 100 electric vehicles a day, according to the authority behind it. The hub is opening in the car park of Gamston Community Centre in Nottinghamshire. Rushcliffe Borough Council said the facility formed part of its carbon management plan and would, in time, largely be powered by natural
Stop trying to re-create your gas engine car from electricity and the answer will become clear. If you’re considering an electric vehicle, don’t make the mistake of buying one with too much range. Unlike combustion engine cars with virtually unlimited range, electric cars make the most sense when they have the right amount of range, not a
We have picked the top EVs you can buy now in terms of range, efficiency and desirability ahead of a ban on fossil-fuelled cars by 2030 Thinking about buying an electric car? You’re not the only one. Plenty of British buyers are wondering about when to switch from petrol or diesel to an electric model and
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
We can do better than electrified sprawl, if we try The electric vehicle revolution is nigh. As recently as 2017, electric cars comprised just 1.4 percent of global sales. By 2021, they made up 8.6 percent, roughly a sixfold increase in just four years, with that last figure coming in a year when auto manufacturing was hamstrung
Though only 12% of new sales were zero-exhaust electric vehicles, emissions fell by 11.2% in 2021 The carbon dioxide emissions of new cars sold in the UK dropped to the lowest level ever in 2021 thanks to the unprecedented surge in electric vehicle sales, industry data suggests. Average new car CO2 emissions fell by 11.2%, to
Shell has replaced existing petrol and diesel pumps at its Fulham fuel station with ultra-fast chargers to open its first electric vehicle (EV) charging hub in the UK. The hub features nine 175kW chargepoints, as well as a timber canopy with built-in solar panels. These chargers run on 100% certified renewable electricity, with this certified
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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