Yamaha, a piano company, also makes motorcycles. Bose, an audio company, happens to also make suspension seats for truck drivers. And EcoFlow, a company known for its portable power stations, decided to enter the fashion market. However, it isn’t that much of a curveball, to be honest – because the product in question still somewhat
Likely to remain the UK’s cheapest EV for the foreseeable future, the Spring isn’t without its compromises, but it will more than do the job for someone wanting an EV as a second family car or an urban runabout The Dacia Spring has already been a smash hit for the Renault-owned brand across continental Europe, and we
Scientists from Swansea University have developed a new tool to help identify optimal photovoltaic (PV) materials capable of maximizing crop growth while generating solar power. In a recent study published in Solar RRL, academics from the University's Department of Physics have been exploring the effect of semi-transparent PV materials placed over crops – an
New research shows that petrol and diesel car drivers are tempted to make the switch to electric vehicles as fuel costs increase New research by Octopus Electric Vehicles shows that one in two (47 per cent) drivers of petrol and diesel cars are tempted to switch to electric vehicles (EVs) because of cheaper running costs.
Oxford PV, a global leader in next-generation solar, has started the commercialisation of its record-breaking tandem solar technology with the first shipment to a US-based customer. The 72-cell panels, comprised of Oxford PV’s proprietary perovskite-on-silicon solar cells, can produce up to 20% more energy than a standard silicon panel. They will be used in a
Solar’s development – stalled by Reagan in the US and underinvestment in Europe – offers lessons for today’s policymakers in other technologies If there’s a good news climate change story right now, one to counteract the grim daily scroll of reports about wildfires, droughts, dying coral reefs, and deadly heatwaves, it’s the stunning rise of
Driver services firm Park Garage Group (PGG) and chargepoint operator (CPO) Helix Renewables have installed the UK’s first hyper electric vehicle (EV) chargers in Blackpool. The PGG site has been fitted with three 480kW EV chargers, the most powerful chargers available in the UK and the first time chargers of this power have been installed.
The latest car registration data has revealed that UK sales of new electric cars grew by 10% last month as battery electric cars (BEVs) made up 23.2% of UK car registrations in August 2024. Analysis by New Automotive showed BEVs took a higher market share than at any point since December 2022. Sales of electric
A new report has revealed that the onshore wind pipeline is picking up pace, growing twice as fast in the past 12 months than in the previous. RenewableUK’s latest EnergyPulse Onshore Wind Report shows that the pipeline of onshore wind projects across all stages of development, from pre-planning all the way to operational, has increased
How much energy you can pack into a battery is one limit on how big an EV can get – but meet the EVs ditching batteries altogether to attain mammoth proportions. This is no golf cart. This is one of the biggest mining excavators in the world. The clawed bucket it uses for tearing at