Following in Volvo’s announcement on the 5th July, when the company stated it will only produce cars with an electric motor launched in or after 2019, BMW is the latest manufacturer to reveal electrification plans. The strategy, called NUMBER ONE > NEXT, will begin with a MINI 3-door hatchback and the electrification of BMW’s entire […]
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When Ecotricity first launched the Electric Highway – a series of rapid charge points across England, Scotland and Wales – the service was free to use. This helped attract many new owners of electric vehicles who were otherwise put off at the prospect of running out of juice along the roadside, with nowhere in-between towns
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From today, electric vehicle (EV) drivers can visit Chargie (www.chargie.net) to book a charge at domestic chargepoints across the UK. That means at someones house or driveway, not usually public points. Chargie is the world’s first dedicated and bookable peer-to-peer electric vehicle charging service, which will enable EV drivers to access the domestic, wall-mounted chargepoints
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Evolt, the nationwide electric vehicle (EV) charge point supplier, is exhibiting four new products at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV) Event, 14 – 15 September at the Millbrook car testing facility near Bedford. The first live demonstration of its energy storage solution e-Stor, which supports EV charging equipment will be shown. Similar to home
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DS Automobiles, the off-shoot company from Citroen that has branched away from the main offerings of Citroen, providing more bespoke, premium and luxury products has come out with a tease of their latest concept and it’s electric.
Perhaps not too surprising, given electric concepts are coming thick and fast to motor shows of late and given that DS Automobiles partnered with Virgin Racing in the all-electric Formula E championship. An electric direction was inevitable as was…
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Drivers have only one weekend left to get a £5,000 discount on an ultra-green car. From 1st March 2016 the maximum subsidy available to purchasers of the greenest cars will be cut from £5,000 to £4,500 as ministers reduce taxpayer support for each vehicle sold. As part of the overhaul of the plug-in car grant scheme, vehicles will also be divided into three sub categories depending on the extent of their green credentials. For certain vehicles this will result in a maximum pay out of no more than…
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BMW UK sold over 3,000 electric vehicles as its dedicated BMW i brand saw sales of the i3 and i8 grow by more than 80% compared to 2014. BMW has also expanded its range of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) with the introduction of X5 PHEV and 3 Series PHEV models. Neither of these has contributed to the dramatic sales increase but BMW is confident they will be popular amongst customers who value cheap…
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Chevrolet have revealed a few more details about the forthcoming and hotly anticipated Volt replacement. The American company says they have listened to requests from owners and drivers to deliver, “range, range and more range.” The all-new second-generation Volt features the Voltec extended-range electric propulsion system, delivering 53 miles of pure EV range (based on
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New analysis by plug-in vehicle campaign Go Ultra Low suggests that British motorists could no longer have to rely on the conventional petrol station. More than 90% of electric vehicle charging takes place at home while total charging volumes have almost tripled since 2014 (163% increase), according to new usage data from leading infrastructure provider
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Just as reports spread of the new BMW 5-Series sporting two inlets, one for fuel and another for electricity, BMW have officially announced their first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in their mainstream line-up, the BMW X5 PHEV. Incomprehensible names are nothing new from car makers and this latest technological beast is no different with its
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