Toyota planning 10 purely electric vehicles by 2020’s
(REPOST: Phys.Org)Toyota Motor Corp. now offers no purely electric vehicles, although it leads in hybrid models, which switch between an electric motor and a gas engine.
Solar ‘fundamentals’ behind BP’s decision to reinvest
(REPOST: PV Tech)BP has announced that it is to pay US$200 million for a 43% stake in prolific UK solar developer Lightsource to establish a new partnership.
Company car drivers could save thousands by switching to electric
(REPOST:Next Green Car)Research by Go Ultra Low shows that company car drivers could save more than £7,000 by picking an electric vehicle over a diesel. New tax regulations will see yearly savings increase as of April next year too.
‘Hybrid power plant’ enabled for 65% renewable energy island Graciosa
(REPOST: Energy Storage News)A “hybrid power plant”, controlling the grid for an entire island and its inhabitants, will be created with the addition of a management and control platform from energy storage system integrator Greensmith.
UK Government picks site for country’s push on electric vehicle technologyYour Blog Post Title Here…
(REPOST: Autovista Group)The National Battery Manufacturing Development Facility, as it will be named, comes thanks to a partnership between the Warwick Manufacturing Group, Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership and Coventry City Council.
New Florida legislation could make solar-plus-storage the go-to for disaster relief and resiliency
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EV registrations take record market share in November
(REPOST: Inside EVs)The electric car market continues to go from strength to strength, taking a new record market share in November 2017 as diesel sales slump. Plug-in cars made up 2.4% of total UK registrations in last month, according to
Solar deployment just over half BEIS expectations as FiT enters final straight
(REPOST:Solar Power Portal)Last Friday Ofgem released its most recent FiT deployment statistics, revealing how much solar had been installed during Q4 2017 – the eighth quarterly deployment period since the scheme was revised.
Eighth month of decline for new cars sales in UK as diesel pulls market down
(REPOST: Autovista Group)For the eighth consecutive month, figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed a market falling rapidly, with an 11.2% drop in sales compared to the same month in 2016. In total, 163,541 vehicles