“Extortionate” fees to access public charging networks are damaging uptake for electric vehicles in the UK, Rolec EV has warned, adding that drivers should only have to pay for the energy used.
Drivers in Birmingham are four times more likely to drive a plug-in hybrid or vehicle than those in London, according to the latest Department for Transport figures.
Insurgent luxury brand Tesla can only widen its appeal with an electric SUV, reckons Alex Grant.
Bigger battery, faster charging, greater range: Smart’s ‘Electric Drive’ is much improved, as Kyle Fortune explains.
Doubling the ZOE’s range takes it into the mainstream company car market, says Steve Moody.
Over 40% of Norway’s new cars were a hybrid, electric or hydrogen fuel cell models last year, with plug-ins set to overtake petrol and diesel volumes during 2017.
Ford will launch an electric SUV and hybrid versions of the Transit Custom, Mustang and F-150 by the end of the decade, as part of plans to broaden its line-up of electrified
Commercial vehicles and the start of a broader mobility solution are driving new opportunities for Nissan’s electric range, explains Gareth Dunsmore, electric vehicle director at Nissan Europe.
A network of 400 ultra-fast charging stations for electric vehicles along major European routes is to begin construction next year, equally funded by a joint venture comprising BMW, Daimler, Ford and the Volkswagen
The Autumn Statement has identified several new incentives for businesses to run plug-in vehicles, including tax breaks for charging equipment, additional public infrastructure and a new Benefit in Kind system from 2020.
POD Point and Airparks have partnered to offer free electric vehicle charging at Birmingham and Luton airport car parks.
Hybrid and electric vehicles will be required to emit an audible warning at low speeds, following a new federal safety standard set in the United States.
Said to be a world first, a new IVV Diamond accredited defensive driver education programme that focuses entirely on the use of electric vehicles launches today (21 November) by Strategic Analytics Team
Volkswagen has said future electric vehicles and components will be built by its plant in Germany as looks to streamline operations under a €3.5bn restructuring plan.
Juha Stenberg, managing director of Ensto Chago, on the post-Brexit environmental landscape and the challenges of the shift to electric mobility.
Nissan has launched a range-extended electric drivetrain in the Note compact MPV; the first time it has offered its EV technology with a petrol backup.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] The e-POWER system was previewed in the
The updated Renault ZOE is available to order in the UK, now offering a 250-mile range and unlimited mileage leasing options for its new higher-capacity battery.
The UK has become Europe’s largest market for plug-in hybrids, with over a quarter of the region’s rapidly-growing volumes sold here during the three quarters of 2016.
Nissan has collaborated with UK-based design workshop Studio Hardie to convert an electric e-NV200 van into a ‘mobile office’ – named the e-NV200 WORKSPACe. This conversion features integrated fold-out desk, touchscreen computer,
Take-up of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles is being held back by a lack of understanding of the technology and how it can best be used, according to Arval.