Category : International News
Campaigners demand VAT suspension for EVs
Willson made the call for action from the Motorexpo in London’s Canary Wharf this week, as part of the Drive the Future green motor show. The event provides motorists with the opportunity to sample … Read More »
EDF Energy offering charging packages for Peugeot and Citroen EVs
The supplier has developed two packages for customers, suiting private and residential properties. Private buyers will be offered a free site survey and uprated charging point, improving charging times by more than a third. … Read More »
Volvo begins production of C30 Electric
The first batch of cars will mostly be delivered to companies, authorities and government bodies in countries across Europe including Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway. Volvo had previously trialled a fleet of 50 … Read More »
VW announces PHEV range for 2013
Speaking at the International Vienna Motor Symposium, group chairman Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn said the models would offer the same performance and range as conventional cars, but with greatly reduced CO2 emissions. ‘The electric … Read More »
Toyota Developing Wireless Charging
WiTricity has patented a resonance charging system which allows electricity to be transmitted efficiently as far as several metres from source. Toyota believes the technology could be adapted to use with EVs, and says … Read More »
US Government buys its first EVs
It’s the first time the government has run any electric vehicles, and precedes ambitious plans to improve the efficiency of its fleet. As of 1st January 2016, all vehicles leased or purchased by government … Read More »
SMMT adds Auris Hybrid to its fleet
Formed as a partnership between the Government and UK automotive industry, the SMMT Industry Forum was set up to show companies skills to reduce waste, improve profitability and lower costs through their supply chain. … Read More »
Reverse charging could offset battery costs, study says
The joint research, carried out by Ricardo and the National Grid, found that by ‘reverse-charging’ vehicles during peak times the stored energy in EV batteries could balance spikes in electricity usage and reduce the … Read More »
Quick charge batteries due ‘in two years’
Manchester Interactive reports that the new units, which use lithium iron phosphate instead of lithium cobalt, break the traditional charging speed limits by adding an ‘energy highway’ to guide ions in and out of … Read More »
Renault receives first order for electric Kangoo
The vehicles will be used to travel between the company’s ‘out of home’ advertising sites, including billboards, street furniture, retail and airports. With a large inner-city presence, this will allow JCDecaux to run a … Read More »
Daimler and Bosch to develop electric motors
By pooling the market knowledge of Mercedes-Benz with the manufacturing experience of Bosch, the companies claim the venture will increase the speed at which new technology can be developed, as well as creating cost-cutting … Read More »
Suzuki Unveils Hybrid Kizashi
The Kizashi EcoCharge concept car is powered by a 2.0-litre four cylinder petrol engine, and uses a 15kW electric motor/generator to provide extra power during acceleration and reduce consumption, but without blunting the driving … Read More »
EU to fund battery pack development
Axeon is one of nine companies to join the EU’s SmartBatt consortium programme. Led by the Austrian Institute for Technology’s Mobility Devision, it aims to make battery packs easier to incorporate into future vehicle … Read More »
EVs clear up at World Car Awards
Nissan collected the 2011 World Car of the Year for the Leaf, commended for making fully electric motoring no more challenging than a conventional car and beating 39 other contenders to the title. The … Read More »
TfL trialing Nissan Leaf
The car will be shared between Surface Transport staff and used for site visits to traffic signals and cameras, and joins FfL’s expanding fleet of electric vehicles. These will be supported by a planned … Read More »
New York to pilot electric taxis
Nissan will also supply charging stations as part of the programme, which follows news that the carmaker was selected as exclusive supplier of purpose built NV200 commercial vehicles, to be used as ‘Yellow Cabs’ … Read More »
EV Technology Displayed at LA Motorexpo
Held at the Bank of America Plaza in downtown LA, the annual Motorexpo showcases vehicles from almost all of the world’s biggest carmakers. This year, visitors to the free five-day event will also be … Read More »
Kia announces US prices for Optima Hybrid
The D-Segment model is Kia’s first US market hybrid. Powered by a 2.4 litre engine with a Kia-developed parallel hybrid powertrain, it is capable of travelling at up to 62mph on electric power alone. … Read More »
Glass’s says residual values favour leased batteries
Speaking at the RAC Foundation’s Shades of Green event last week, Andy Carroll, managing director of Glass’s UK, compared per mile costs for the Nissan Leaf, Vauxhall Ampera and a leased battery vehicle against … Read More »
Germany to invest €1bn in EV development
Speaking to members of the National Platform for Electric Mobility today, she said Germany should be a market leader for the technology, claiming it should have one million electric vehicles on the roads by … Read More »
