Renault Helps an Island Ditch Fossil Fuels With Vehicle-to-Grid Technology
The Portuguese isle of Porto Santo has joined a growing list of Atlantic “smart islands” using cleantech to cut fossil fuel use.
National Grid backs plan for earlier petrol and diesel ban
Network thinks infrastructure and capacity can be in place a decade earlier in 2030
National Grid plans to install superfast electric car chargers across the UK’s network of motorways
The plans would put 90% of drivers within 50 miles of an EV charger that would give cars a boost in just five minutes The National Grid plans to roll out a network of superfast electric vehicle (EV) chargers across Britain’s motorway network, tapping directly into its transmission infrastructure to provide charging rates of up
Green light for hundreds of new electric car charging points
Councillors have unanimously agreed a radical programme to install more than 700 new charging points on lampposts. The move will boost air quality and turn Wandsworth into a borough where electric cars are the ‘norm, not the exception.’
Electric cars: What if you live in a flat?
In the street where I live no one yet owns an electric car – because there are no driveways on which to charge them.
Nissan Leaf: the electric vehicle to grid tech that can power your home
The new model Nissan Leaf will be the first electric vehicle in Australia that can send power back to a home battery using vehicle to grid technology.
Oil firms charging up for electric vehicles
(REPOST: Petroleum Economist)Two of the main European players have taken their first steps into the market and can be expected to beef up their offerings in future, as can petrol station operators around the world, as EVs rapidly gain market share from California to Guangdong.
‘Game changing’ electric car chargers return power to grid
(REPOST: SkyNews)Electric car chargers that are able to return power back to the grid network are being trialled by Newcastle University.
Central London’s largest lamp post electric vehicle charging network almost complete
(REPOST: Clean Energy News) The Council is installing 57 lamp post charging points in total across the borough, allowing motorists to plug their electric vehicle directly into chargers installed in Council lamp posts.