Diesel sales crash in Europe, petrol and electrified cars are on the rise
The diesel scare plummets low-CO2 cars’ sales
No more diesel sales in Europe says Nissan
Now it is on Nissan to discontinue diesel engines in its line-up in Europe.
Nissan to Introduce New All-Electric Van, e-NV200
Nissan has announced plans to introduce its new all-electric e-NV200 5-passenger van at the Consumer Vehicle Show in Birmingham, England this month.Specifications include a 40 kWh battery pack, contributing to a 186-mile (300 kilometers) range per Japan’s more liberal EPA standards. A full charge can be achieved in eight hours using a 6kW charger.
UK plug-in car market grows to almost 150,000 vehicles
The first three months of this year saw 13,327 new electric and plug-in hybrid cars registered, a 16% increase on the same quarter last year, bringing the total on UK roads to 147,431.Plug-in hybrids have fuelled the growth so far this year, with more than 10,000 hitting the roads, with registrations of battery electric cars
How electric cars are driving change for UK real estate
Once the realm of a niche audience, electric vehicles are on the cusp of becoming mainstream as savvy motorists search for ways to cut costs and reduce emissions. Demand for plug-in cars in the UK has surged over the last four years, with more than 130,000 registered by the end of 2017. And this number
UK drives into e-vehicle fast lane with 11% sales rise
Sales of electric cars in the UK have risen 11% on last year, putting the country in the premier league of those ditching petrol and diesel engines, though it is still miles behind Norway and China.
Review: 2018 Nissan Leaf’s self-driving features make for a relaxed ride
You know what they say about cars: once you go self-driving, you never go back.Or at least that’s my experience after recently spending some time behind the wheel of the 2018 Nissan Leaf. Getting back into my own older car and having to work the steering and pedals myself now seems laborious. First-world problems, right?The
PowerBanx: Living Without an Electricity Bill – Day 5
My experience on Day 1 with a PowerBanx home battery showed that it’s perfectly possible to run a house with using any grid electricity, i.e. for free. However, my experiences on Day 2 and Day 3 showed that it was quite hard to also charge an electric car for free
Renault Celebrates Production Of ZOE #100,000
Renault recently reached a milestone of 100,000 ZOEs produced at the Flins facility in France. Renault ZOE, with its 41 kWh battery and now with an 80 kW electric motor, is one of the best selling electric cars in Europe (it was the best selling in 2015, 2016 and 2017).
The need to adapt in the energy storage era
The traditional automotive industry had been reluctant to embrace the electricity revolution. But Porsche’s recent announcement that it would be doubling its investment in electric vehicles (EVs) to €6 billion by 2022 can be seen as a wakeup call. The battery vehicles are coming. And Porsche is not the only one. Other automotive companies are