BMW announced this week a more than €300 million expansion of its Leipzig factory, which will enable an annual production capacity increase by “approx. 100,000 units.”It will include a 54% increase of BMW i vehicle production, BMW’s electric vehicle brand. While it’s a significant increase percentage-wise, BMW i production still only represents a small fraction
Latest projection from International Energy Agency sees huge growth in EV numbers globally, but the surge could deliver a major shortfall in fuel tax revenuesThe number of electric vehicles on the world’s roads is set to triple by the end of the decade and under current national policies may soar to as many as 125
The European plug-in electric car market is expanding at its fastest pace since summer of 2017, as sales increased by 62% year-over-year in April.
A London assembly member has called on Sadiq Khan to “spearhead the shift to electric vehicles” in the capital.A report by the London assembly environment committee found that the growth in electric vehicles in London is now outstripping the number of charging points available to them.The charging point database, Zap-Map, showed that the number of
Electric vehicles sales could soar in the coming two decades if a report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance proves accurate.
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has purchased five Renault Zoe cars to begin its move towards a fully electric pool car fleet.
We’re going to be at the Fully Charged Live show this Saturday at Silverstone – and we’d love to see you there! I first met Robert Llewellyn (star of Red Dwarf and Scrapheap Challenge) 5 years ago when I gave him his first ride in a Renault ZOE, as I had one of the first in
UK DRIVERS could make significant savings on the roads by switching to electric cars.
Prospective car buyers told electric vehicles would ‘ruin’ them financially, researchers found
The use of electric car battery packs to create large energy storage projects is becoming increasingly popular.Now, a new one made of BMW i3 battery packs is connecting to the UK National Grid and has become one of the largest to date. The project is made of six shipping container sized units, five of which