Of all the technologies contributing to the ongoing low carbon transition of the UK, it is arguably the electrification of the UK’s cars that holds the most attention.Where the public generally doesn’t care about whether or not their electricity comes from a solar farm or a coal plant – see low uptake of green tariffs
Electric vehicles already have several advantages over gas-powered cars.
Critics of electric vehicles sometimes try to dismiss them as being only for “tree huggers,” but such commenters seem to be overlooking some critically important facts.
The new 2018 Nissan LEAF has been named ‘Best Electric Car’ in the annual DieselCar and EcoCar awards, a celebration of the most capable new cars on sale today.
The Zoe is one of our favourite electric cars – with its improved range, is range anxiety now a thing of the past?
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 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.
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
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.
Projections have suggested that the advent of electric vehicles will have a dramatic impact on oil demand and now its starting to show.