(REPOST: forbes)The average cost to operate an EV in the United States is $485 per year, while the average for a gasoline-powered vehicle is $1,117, according to the study by Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute.
(REPOST: BBC News)Wales is ahead of the UK average of 27% growth, figures from the Go Ultra Low partnership show.
(REPOST: Design Products & Applications)Before they hit the market and became relatively mainstream, many imagined (or at least, hoped) that electric cars would resemble the Light Runner from Tron: Legacy. After all, without the need for an internal combustion engine, an exhaust system and a fuel tank, electric car designers should have the creative freedom
(REPOST: API)If ultra-low emission vehicles could display the fact that they are greener – by wearing a new green registration plate – then this would demonstrate their green credentials to others and create instant awareness wherever the vehicles travel.
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(REPOST: Absolute Reg)I have to be honest with you: when I think of a Tesla car my mind expands and my senses get heightened.
(REPOST: ThisIsMoney) Some 46,522 new electric and plug-in hybrid cars were bought in the UK in 2017 Experts estimated that 60,000 low-emissions models will be registered in 2018 Currently, there are around 130,000 electrified vehicles on UK roads The East of England saw demand increase by 21% but had the second fewest public chargers installed
(REPOST:The Guardian)The UK should speed up preparations for the rise of electric vehicles, according to the chief executive of ABB, the world’s largest supplier of fast-charging points.
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(REPOST: Earther)Another year, another step closer to climate doom unless we cut carbon pollution. What’s happening with electric cars at the start of 2018 is a sign that maybe, just maybe, we might be beginning to steer the ship toward less catastrophic waters.