NGC Autumn Budget 2017 report – Boost for EV market
(REPOST: Next Green Car)Chancellor Philip Hammond made the following motoring-related announcements in the Autumn Budget 2017 (extracts reproduced in italics):
BMW considering electric SUV as manufacturers invest in future mobility
(REPOST:Autovista Group)German manufacturers are ramping up their plans to introduce electric vehicles (EVs) to their fleets with new investment and model plans surfacing as companies look to move on from the debate around diesel.
FREE CHARGE POINT FROM ELECTRIC NATION FOR MILTON KEYNES RESIDENTS
In March this year Electric Nation launched their ‘Free Home Smart Chargers for Electric Vehicles’ campaign in Milton Keynes.
UK Government set to approve fully driverless trials on public roads
(REPOST:Autovista Group)The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, is expected to outline the plans for funding of such research in his Budget statement due on 22 November. It is part of a suite of measures designed to offer a boost to the UK’s technology and science industries, and aims to build on plans to make the country a
2018 Nissan LEAF Wins 2018 Best of Innovation Awards at CES Unveiled
(REPOST: The News Wheel)The new and improved 2018 Nissan LEAF was named one of the overall “2018 Best of Innovation” honorees at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Unveiled ceremony earlier this month, establishing the latest iteration of Nissan’s zero-emission vehicle as a critical darling ahead of its arrival in early 2018.
A SHORT SUMMARY OF SCRAPPAGE SCHEMES
In a bid to encourage motorists to move to more modern cleaner engines many car manufacturers have developed various scrappage schemes.
How your electric car could be ‘a virtual power station’
(REPOST: BBC)There are currently more than a billion vehicles on the road worldwide, 38 million of them registered in the UK. The overwhelming majority run on petrol or diesel.
Tesla gives a peek at the supercharging rest stops it wants to build around the world
(REPOST: Quartz Media)Tesla plans to build more than 10,000 electric cars per week by the end of 2018. Now, it’s trying to build enough stations to charge them. On Nov. 15, the company announced its two largest Supercharger stations in North America along popular two California routes in and out of Los Angeles.
Tesla Roadster: nine things we know about the ‘smackdown to gasoline cars’
(REPOST: The Guardian)Tesla announced a new version of its very first car, the Roadster, turning it into an electric supercar described as a “hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars” by company founder Elon Musk.