Major changes are needed to electric vehicle purchase incentives, charging infrastructure and UK manufacturing capabilities to ensure drivers adopt EVs and that the UK industry remains viable.
In the first two months of 2018, fewer than 1,000 battery electric vehicles were sold in the UK – 34% less than in the same period in 2017, latest figures from the
The UK and eight other EU Member States are waiting to see if they will face further legal action over persistent breaches of air pollution laws.
Planned legal action to take the Government back to court to address “holes” in its current air quality plans needs to ensure a fair approach is adopted to address the pollution crisis.
Lexus has announced pricing and specification for the UK model range of the company’s flagship luxury saloon, the LS 500h.
No new funds were announced by the Chancellor in the Budget 2017 for the “Levy Control Framework”, which funds renewable electricity projects.
Alternative fuel vehicles increasingly buck the trend of aslumped UK True Fleet market, according to latest DataForce figures.
The first four sites have been secured by eVcentres, who plan to develop solar-powered, fully off-grid electric vehicle charging centres in the UK with up to 20 rapid charge points.
Although the UK is on course to achieve emissions reductions targets to 2022, achieving longer-term goals will require more investment and policies in areas including electric vehicle take-up.
The government has revealed their Clean Growth Strategy, which outlines policies and proposals aiming to accelerate ‘clean growth’, increase economic growth and decrease emissions.
Craig Thomas caught up with Lexus UK MD Ewan Shepherd at the recent launch of the new LC, to take stock of the Toyota-owned premium brand’s current activities…
Nissan has announced that it has entered into a definitive sale and purchase agreement with private investment fund GSR Capital (GSR) for the sale of Nissan’s electric battery operations and production facilities.
Moving to 100% electric vehicle sales in the UK by 2040 would only cause a 10% increase in demand on the electrical grid, according to a study from Cambridge Econometrics.
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.