Electric vehicles - Page 54

The Algorithm People has secured £500,000 from the North East Venture Fund (NEVF) to bring to market a new transport planning platform.

The first £70m of funding will create 3,000 new rapid charge points, more than doubling the number of rapid charge points across the UK by 2024.

Honda has released the official pricing of its new Honda e electric vehicle, as the vehicle makes its public debut at the Frankfurt motor show.

Volkswagen AG and Northvolt AB have created a 50/50 collaboration to build a factory for lithium-ion batteries.

Volkswagen is now accepting orders for the plug-in hybrid Passat GTE, which is priced from £36,390.

The UK’s most dependable new and used cars are hybrid and electric, says a survey undertaken by What Car?

Greater Manchester start-up Zoom, has launched the UK’s first car insurance aimed exclusively at electric vehicle (EV) owners

Renault's third-generation Zoe will be available to order from mid-September priced from £18,670.

City of London has purchased three Mitsubishi Outlander PHEVs to help protect Epping Forest.

New versions of the Volvo XC90 are now available to order, featuring a new mild-hybrid diesel engine.

Volkswagen UK has reduced the price of its fully electric e-Golf by £2,765 to £31,075.

Boots UK is introducing five electric Renault Kangoo ZE electric vans to deliver prescriptions in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

Peugeot has confirmed its new plug-in hybrid 3008, the Hybrid4, will emit 29g/km.

With a 13kWh battery pack, the Tarraco PHEV will offer an all-electric range of more than 30 miles and CO2 below 50g/km.

Registrations of electric vehicles (EVs), including hybrids, totalled 96,600 units in July in Europe – as demand increased by 29% from July 2018.

Funding of up to £300 million has been announced to develop a range of new technologies, including flying taxis and freight-carrying drones.

Science and Technology Committee also calls for a ban on new ‘conventional’ petrol and diesel vehicles, including hybrids, by 2035, at the latest.

The development and launch of the app, available at the Google Play Store, was made possible thanks to a £36,000 funding boost from the Green Economy Fund.

EO Charging has partnered with Moixa to create a smart home battery and solar package for electric vehicle drivers.

Leicester City Council is considering introducing a workplace parking levy to help fund local transport improvements and cut congestion and traffic pollution.

By Emily Hardy, road safety expert at Brigade Electronics UK

Electric Vehicles (EVs) and its charging accessibility remain the biggest factor for those who have not made the permanent switch, says a new survey by Venson Automotive Solutions

Key stakeholders from Optimise Prime, the world’s biggest electric vehicle (EV) trial, will be presenting and holding a Q&A session on the project at this year’s Fleet Live in October.

London EV Company (LEVC) has agreed a partnership with EO Charging to supply customers of its electric taxi with smart home charge points

ACIS has launched a training programme to upskill bodyshop technicians to cater for the growth in the electric vehicle (EV) market.

There have been many comments in these pages, on the importance of electrification – a deeply encouraging sign of the commitment.

There are now 9,300 EV charging locations compared to 8,400 fuel stations – almost 1,000 more public places to charge electric cars than there are fuel stations.

BP Chargemaster has opened its first 150kW ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers on a BP retail site.

Demand for petrol and diesel models declined in the second quarter, down by 3.7% and 2.5% respectively, but still made up 98.3% of the market, according to the SMMT.

Volkswagen Financial Services Fleet (VWFS) has launched an advanced EV Maturity Tool.

The Government has allocated an additional £2.5 million to fund more than 1,000 new chargepoints on residential streets.

Residual values for used electric vehicles (EVs) are growing as demand for zero-emission vehicles ramps up.

EV chargepoints part of work which will include converting the airport's own fleet to zero emissions.

SMMT claims that political and economic uncertainty, and confusion over future Government policy on different fuel types, is damaging business confidence.

A fleet of used Nissan E-NV200 electric vans achieved 116% of their CAP value at Manheim’s annual pop-up commercial vehicle auction for Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions.

Vauxhall has announced the Grandland X Hybrid4, its first plug-in hybrid SUV, will cost £35,590 (OTR).

The British public continue to opt for shared electric vehicles (EVs), says Zipcar UK.

Ford and Centrica will offer new electric vehicle services to Ford customers and dealers in the UK and Ireland as Ford accelerates its EV plans in Europe.

East Lothian Council has chosen SWARCO eVolt to supply its electric vehicle (EV) charging units.

Fleet operators will be key to mass electric vehicle (EV) adoption and should be given the tools, information and incentives required to switch to EVs and drive adoption of the technology.