Natalie Middleton
Electric car venture Better Place files for liquidation
The company was founded by Shai Agassi in 2007. However on 26th May the company announced that it had filed a motion with the Lord District Court in Israel to ask for the dissolution … Read More »
Peugeot says hybrids are growth area & targets fleet with Mu scheme
Speaking at last week’s ACFO Conference, Foden said hybrid is the growth area but added that there would be room in the fleet parc for traditional internal combustion engine and electric-powered vehicles. Peugeot, which … Read More »
Fleets urged to sign up to Plugged-in Fleets initiative
The call came from Kate Armitage, electric vehicle team manager at EDF Energy, one of the partners in the scheme, at this year’s ACFO Conference and AGM. As part of the Plugged-in Fleets Initiative … Read More »
Hong Kong Government to use electric motorcycles on fleet
At a special launch ceremony, the government was provided with 59 Zero S motorcycles, forming Zero's single largest fleet sale to date. The majority of the units will be provided to the Hong Kong … Read More »
Admiral offers 10% insurance discount for electric cars
The car insurance specialist is offering a discount of up to 10% for electric cars such as the Nissan LEAF and Peugeot iOn. The discount is available now and applies to new and used … Read More »
TfL looks for private investor to develop Source London EV network
The Source London scheme was set up two years ago with the aim of providing 1,300 publicly accessible charging points. These have been achieved through consortium of over 60 public and private partners, led … Read More »
Volvo ramps up V60 Plug-in Hybrid production due to strong European demand
The carmaker says its Plug-in Hybrid is seeing increased demand, especially in Holland, Belgium and Italy. As a result, production at its Torslanda plant in Sweden will be increased continuously from 150 to 282 … Read More »
200 EVs to be put to test in Spain
Dubbed Zem2All (Zero Emissions to All), the project brings together Spanish utility provider Endesa with Mitsubishi and will see an investment of €60m over four years. Under the project, participants will test 200 vehicles … Read More »
Honda hybrid racks up 100,000 miles on fleet
The car is part of a ten-strong fleet made up purely of Honda hybrids, also including Jazz and Insight models, which has racked up an amazing half a million miles since 2010. Renewable … Read More »
Technology Strategy Board chairman to open Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle Event
The event, which takes place on 4-5 September at the Millbrook Proving Ground, will also see the Technology Strategy Board, the UK’s innovation agency, participate in the exhibition and host seminar workshops over the … Read More »
Electric pool car proves popular choice with Asda staff
The Nissan LEAF has been provided by the supermarket giant’s leasing and fleet management partner Zenith and is based at Asda House in Leeds for employees based there to drive for business use. The … Read More »
Microsoft UK adds first EVs to fleet
The company was looking for ways to reduce its vehicle fleet carbon footprint and selected the LEAF after five weeks of company-wide vehicle trials. The trial involved inviting 500 Microsoft UK staff members ranging … Read More »
Greater Manchester launches EV charging scheme
The scheme will see a total of 200 charge points go live in the summer in 10 districts. In addition, private sector partners, such as NCP, Manchester Central, Manchester Metropolitan University, Salford University and … Read More »
Electricity pioneers add Ampera to fleet
Edmundson Electrical which was founded by Joshua Edmundson in 1801, went on to become one of the first suppliers of electricity in the UK and is now one of the leading distributors of electrical … Read More »
Mobile apps to open up EV opportunities, says Frost & Sullivan
Entitled “Leveraging Mobile Apps in the Electric Vehicle Market”, the report finds that the market for mobile apps for EVs is still at a nascent stage but says there’s tremendous scope for innovation and … Read More »
Volvo cuts C30 Electric time to 1.5 hours
The model is now being fitted with a new 22 kW fast-charger that is the first to operate on a three-phase supply and be small enough to be fitted in an electric car. Using … Read More »
TfL introduces tough new rules for congestion charge exemption
The move sees the introduction of the new Ultra Low Emission Discount (ULED) scheme to replace the previous Greener Vehicle Discount (GVD) and the Electric Vehicle Discount, although anyone registered for the latter will … Read More »
Nissan LEAF provides final link in chain for carbon-neutral cheese
Winterdale Cheesemakers has been making sustainable cheeses for six years but it is thanks to the use of the 100% electric LEAF that it can now offer a totally carbon-neutral product The model is … Read More »
Smart to launch fortwo electric drive in China
The two-seater model features a 55kW electric motor with 130Nm of torque, giving it a 0-60km time of less than five seconds and a top speed of 125kph. The 17.6kWh also offers a range … Read More »
Electric car sales to fail expectations, says new report
That’s the finding of a new report, which says that it will be improvements to internal combustion engines that will help average new car emissions meet the EU target of 95g/km by 2020. … Read More »
