European Parliament lawmakers on Wednesday voted to support an effective EU ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, rejecting attempts to weaken the proposal to speed Europe’s shift to electric vehicles. The EU assembly voted in Strasbourg, France to require automakers to cut carbon-dioxide emissions by 100 percent by the middle
The average annual electricity cost of a popular small EV such as a Nissan Leaf or Renault Zoe is around £250. Soaring fuel prices mean the per mile cost of running an electric vehicle (EV) has sunk to around 80% below the bill for petrol and diesel models, according to new analysis. Green motoring consultancy New
Electric vehicles (EVs) have seen what can only be described as a boom in interest over the last three years, as commercially viable iterations of EVs have exploded onto the market from popular manufacturers and industry disruptors alike. Previous designs of EV would struggle for range and power, rendering them weak competition against the dominant combustion engine
At first glance the UK’s transition to electric vehicles looks like a policy success story. Electric vehicles (EVs) are increasingly visible on our streets; some 40% of drivers say their next car will be electric.[i] This shift is happening elsewhere, too, but the government can claim some credit for policies that have helped put the
EB Charging is to roll out nearly 600 electric vehicle charging points across 80 sites in the UK and Ireland in a new partnership with Q-Park. The electric vehicle (EV) charging company – which was recently acquired by US charging firm Blink Charging – is to be responsible for the installation of EV charging hardware and the
Electric vehicle (EV) use rose by 71% in 2021 to 748,394 cars, vans, buses and trucks according to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The SMMT said EV ownership is continuing to grow rapidly, with the 748,394 figure breaking down into 720,053 cars, 26,990 vans, 993 buses and 313 trucks.
CAR BUYERS are beginning to focus on EVs as half of all new car buyers want battery power. The speed of the switch to electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK continues to surprise the automotive industry and a new study says almost half of all buyers in the UK are now seeking to purchase a
Sales of non-plug-in internal combustion-powered vehicles peaked in 2017, according to a report by industry analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, and have been in “permanent decline” since then as sales of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles increase. Sales of plug-in vehicles are also expected to triple their current levels by 2025, according to the report. “Most
Analysis suggests electric operations will become rapidly more profitable than petrol and diesel arms within five years The world’s largest traditional carmakers could improve their profit margins and boost their value to investors by accelerating the transition to electric cars in the next decade, a new analysis has found. The electric carmaking operations of Toyota, Volkswagen,
Motorists are driving a car-buying revolution — with electric vehicles accounting for one in three new car sales. There are 400,000 already on the roads, up from 130,000 five years ago. And this figure is rising rapidly as the Government seeks to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030. Surging
