Renault Zoe long-term test review
The Zoe is one of our favourite electric cars – with its improved range, is range anxiety now a thing of the past?
Electric Cars Are Creating a New Kind of Car Enthusiast
The car enthusiast is constantly evolving. Every new automotive era brings with it new tastes, new trends and new ways to just have a good time with a few wheels and an engine. But there’s one emerging brand of car enthusiasts that’s particularly interesting to me, mainly because they’re people who would never normally care
Ford to phase out passenger cars as it focuses on trucks and electric vehicles
Ford doesn’t have much to show for when it comes to all-electric vehicles aside for the Focus Electric, a compliance car converted from the gas-powered version, as it has mainly been focusing hybrids.Now the Dearborn company is more aggressively phasing out its passenger cars as it focuses on trucks and electric vehicles.
Nissan Leaf scores five stars in toughest Euro NCAP crash test
The new Nissan Leaf has kicked off Euro NCAP’s new crash testing procedure for 2018 by earning a full five-star rating.Nissan’s all-electric hatch was commended for its adult occupant protection, with a 93% score in this area. The car scored 86% for child occupant protection, putting it at the top end of the family hatchback
Number of EVs on the road more than doubles in three years
THE number of electric vehicles on Britain’s roads has leapt 128 per cent since 2015, according to automotive data experts cap hpi.The study compared April 2018 to April 2015 and found there are 21,019 more electric vehicles.Overall, the numbers are still small with only 37,483 electric vehicles on the road today.
Electric Vehicles Begin To Bite Into Oil Demand
Projections have suggested that the advent of electric vehicles will have a dramatic impact on oil demand and now its starting to show.
Used Electric Car Values Rose 41% In UK During Quarter 1, 2018
Average used plug-in electric vehicle resale prices rose by 41% in the UK during the first quarter of the year, the online used car service Autorola has reported.This compares to an overall used car resale price rise of 5.3% during the first quarter. In other words, the resale values of used plug-in electric vehicles in
Renault Zoe named Best Green Car at FirstCar Awards 2018
The 100 per cent electric Renault ZOE has earned yet another award, this time for new drivers, with judges naming it ‘Best Green Car’ at the inaugural FirstCar Awards 2018.Hosted by FirstCar at the Royal Automobile Club in London, the awards recognise vehicles that offer excellence for those drivers who are either learning to drive
‘We’re doomed’: Mayer Hillman on the climate reality no one else will dare mention
The 86-year-old social scientist says accepting the impending end of most life on Earth might be the very thing needed to help us prolong it
Banning hybrid cars is a good start, but we must do more if we’re serious about cutting emissions
Leaked reports yesterday appeared to suggest that the government is considering including some hybrid cars in a sale ban to be enforced by 2040, much to the misguided anger of Prius owners and the auto industry.In fact this suggestion doesn’t go far enough, and to clear our air, meet our international responsibilities and seize the