Alex Grant
Long Termers: Nissan LEAF 30kWh Tekna
In the five years since Nissan launched the LEAF, the electric vehicle landscape has changed markedly. And few areas show this better than public charging.
NEVS to drop Saab brand from its future EVs
NEVS, the Chinese-Swedish consortium which owns Saab Cars, is to drop the Saab brand from its future models, aiming to be recognised in its own right.
Volkswagen Group plans 30 EVs by 2025
Announced as part of the ‘Together – Strategy 2025’ initiative, proposed by the Board of Management and approved by the Supervisory Board, the Group will invest ‘double digit billions’ of Euros in sustainable mobility … Read More »
Whole-life costs vital to charging point selection, study shows
The advice follows a study, commissioned by the Finnish company, which surveyed operators with a combined 1,000 units spread across Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the UK, finding that as little as 20% of … Read More »
DfT figures show Birmingham is the UK's EV capital
The DfT’s data shows a total of 57,207 electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell passenger cars registered in the United Kingdom in the first quarter of 2016. That’s 0.18% of the 31.4 million … Read More »
Mercedes-Benz fuel cell SUV to launch in 2017
Based on the conventionally-powered GLC, the car is a result of Daimler developing a fuel cell system which can fit into a conventional engine compartment. It’s 30% more compact and uses 90% less platinum … Read More »
Entry-level Tesla Model S offers in-life range upgrades
Priced at £53,400 after the Plug-in Car Grant, the Model S 60 offers a range of 248 miles and is available as a dual-motor 60D, which adds £4,400 to the list price and marginally … Read More »
DC rapid charging speeds to triple this year
Developed by the Japanese CHAdeMO Association, the standard is used by Kia, Mitsubishi, Nissan and PSA Groupe and typically has a maximum power output of 50kW. That’s enough to offer an 80% charge in … Read More »
Zipcar launches 50-strong PHEV fleet in London
It follows the Car Club Strategy for London, launched by the London councils, Greater London Authority and Transport for London last year, which set out a 50% electric vehicle share for car clubs by … Read More »
Long Termers: Nissan LEAF 30kWh Tekna
It’s a little over a year since I’ve had an electric vehicle at my disposal for longer than the usual week-long press demonstrators. I’ve spent my first month with the LEAF remembering why I … Read More »
Rolec EV becomes official salsac charging point provider
The company will manufacture and install domestic charging equipment for salary sacrifice drivers in a fleet which includes over 20,000 vehicles and 170 public sector organisations nationwide. Bianca Alsop-Orrey, Rolec EV’s Business Development … Read More »
DS to get high-performance plug-in hybrid in 2019
PSA Groupe will launch its first plug-in hybrid in 2019 as a high-performance DS model, it has confirmed, with eleven plug-ins planned to follow over the following two years.
Road Test: Mercedes-Benz C 350 e Sport
It might not have seemed it in 1982, but when Mercedes-Benz took the covers off its electric prototype car at the Hanover Trade Fair, it was unveiling what was to become an important technology. … Read More »
Our Fleet: Ensto Chago Point
Following a year where plug-in sales doubled in the UK, the Fleet World office is ready to accommodate the ever-increasing number of hybrid and fully-electric models with our own charging point, supplied by Finnish … Read More »
Plugging into Tomorrow’s Fleets
Chargemaster CEO, David Martell, on the growth of public charging and why EVs will become much more usable over the coming years.
UK the third-largest market for Outlander PHEV
According to Mitsubishi Motors UK, 21,052 have been registered since the model launched in April 2014. Over half of the carmaker’s sales in the UK are the plug-in hybrid. Its biggest global market … Read More »
German government greenlights EV incentive scheme
Outlined in April, these include a €4,000 purchase incentive for electric vehicles and €3,000 for plug-in hybrids, funded equally by the government and manufacturers, valid until 2019 or until the €600m federal funding has … Read More »
Long Termers: Nissan LEAF 30kWh Tekna
With each small update to the LEAF range, Nissan’s spearhead EV has become a bit more… normal. That’s not a negative – what once could have looked like a leftfield choice is now a … Read More »
Supplier partnership to make EV fleet deployment easier
Based at the Future Technology Centre in Sunderland, the EV Works partnership will offer support covering policy, vehicles and charging needs, funding, marketing, management and maintenance, with applications across multiple sites. Elm EV’s … Read More »
UK project aims to futureproof the electrical grid
The CarConnect project is looking to recruit 700 EV drivers, and is aiming to investigate ways to reduce the potential investment required in the grid from mass adoption of plug-in vehicles – claimed to … Read More »
